1997 Minnesota Statutes

     319A.17 Examination by board.  

    Any board, or any employee designated by such board, shall 
 have the right at all reasonable times of free access to all 
 books and records of any professional corporation and any 
 foreign professional corporation holding a certificate of 
 authority to do business in this state and may summon and 
 examine under oath the officers, directors, and employees of any 
 such corporation in all matters concerning the operations of any 
 such corporation which are governed by sections 319A.01 to 
 319A.22 or the corporation laws of Minnesota or the rules of 
 such board provided, however, that nothing contained in this 
 section shall authorize anyone to have access to, or to compel 
 anyone to testify with respect to, books, records, or 
 information of any type subject to a privilege recognized by 
 law.  Any information obtained by the board as a result of any 
 proceeding authorized by this section shall be confidential 
 except that on request a copy thereof shall be made available to 
 a duly authorized representative of the professional corporation 
 or foreign professional corporation involved, and shall be 
 immune from subpoena and inadmissible as evidence at a trial, 
 hearing or proceeding before any court, board or commissioner 
 except a proceeding to cancel the corporate charter or to revoke 
 the certificate of authority to render professional service in 
 this state.  

    HIST: 1973 c 40 s 17; 1985 c 248 s 70