H.F. 164 Summary

• Prohibits the commissioner of health from requiring contagious persons to participate in contact tracing, except as otherwise provided by law.

• Prohibits mandatory use of proximity-tracking applications or mandatory disclosure of location information; allows voluntary participation in contact tracing programs that do not require name or address.

• Prohibits employers from requiring employees to install proximity-tracking applications on personal devices, provide location information for disease exposure purposes, or suffer employment consequences for refusing such requirements.

• Classifies contact tracing data as health data and data on individuals under Minnesota's data privacy statutes.

• Allows aggrieved persons to bring civil actions for violations, with remedies including up to three times actual damages, punitive damages, attorney fees, and injunctive relief.