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Amendment to Rules Governing Communicable Disease Reporting
Updated: 9/27/2024
The Minnesota Department of Health has made changes to the communicable disease reporting rules to address new and emerging communicable diseases, remove unnecessary provisions, clarify reporting conditions, and address other technical changes.
These amendments were published 9/23/2024 and go into effect 9/27/2024, prior to this the Communicable Disease Reporting Rule was last modified in October 2018.
- Minnesota State Register: Monday, September 23, 2024; Volume 49, Number 13; Pages 309-352 (PDF)
Adopted Permanent Rules Relating to Communicable Diseases is on page 329.
More about the rulemaking process for the 2024 amendment:
Comments
All interested or affected persons, including representatives of associations and other interested groups, were encouraged to comment on the proposed rules.
SONAR
More information on the reasons behind the changes, analysis of each requirement, statutory authority, and a modified cost/benefit analysis.
Proposed Rule
Summary of changes made to the communicable disease reporting rule, draft of the proposed rule, and links to the current rule and poster (revised 2024).