Minnesota § 181.954 - PRIVACY, CONFIDENTIALITY, AND PRIVILEGE SAFEGUARDS
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§ 181.954. PRIVACY, CONFIDENTIALITY, AND PRIVILEGE SAFEGUARDS
Subdivision 1.Privacy limitations.
A laboratory may only disclose to the employer test result data regarding the presence or absence of drugs, cannabis, alcohol, or their metabolites in a sample tested.
Subd. 2.Confidentiality limitations.
Test result reports and other information acquired in the drug or alcohol testing or cannabis testing process are, with respect to private sector employees and job applicants, private and confidential information, and, with respect to public sector employees and job applicants, private data on individuals as that phrase is defined in chapter 13, and may not be disclosed by an employer or laboratory to another employer or to a third-party individual, governmental agency, or private organization without the written consent of the employee or job applicant tested.
Subd. 3.Exceptions to privacy and confidentiality disclosure limitations.
Notwithstanding subdivisions 1 and 2, evidence of a positive test result on a confirmatory test may be: (1) used in an arbitration proceeding pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, an administrative hearing under chapter 43A or other applicable state or local law, or a judicial proceeding, provided that information is relevant to the hearing or proceeding; (2) disclosed to any federal agency or other unit of the United States government as required under federal law, regulation, or order, or in accordance with compliance requirements of a federal government contract; and (3) disclosed to a substance abuse treatment facility for the purpose of evaluation or treatment of the employee.
Subd. 4.Privilege.
Positive test results from an employer drug or alcohol testing or cannabis testing program may not be used as evidence in a criminal action against the employee or job applicant tested.
History:
1987 c 388 s 5; 2023 c 63 art 6 s 40; 2024 c 121 art 2 s 31
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 181.954 ("PRIVACY, CONFIDENTIALITY, AND PRIVILEGE SAFEGUARDS") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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