as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 10/26/2022 10:08am
A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; protecting data about individuals connected to farming or
agriculture who seek mental or behavioral health assistance or who contact the
Minnesota Farm and Rural Helpline; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section
13.643, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 13.643, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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(a) The following data collected and
maintained by the Department of Agriculture and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
about any individual connected to farming or agriculture who seeks assistance with a mental
or behavioral health issue or who contacts the Minnesota Farm and Rural Helpline are
private or nonpublic:
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(1) data that identify the individual; and
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(2) data provided by the individual identifying another person.
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(b) The Department of Agriculture and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities may
release data collected under this subdivision to appropriate parties in connection with an
emergency if knowledge of the data is necessary to protect the health or safety of any person.
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