2004 Minnesota Statutes

     148.691 Officers; executive director. 

    Subdivision 1.    Officers of the board.  The board 
 shall elect from its members a president, a vice-president, and 
 a secretary-treasurer.  Each shall serve for one year or until a 
 successor is elected and qualifies.  The board shall appoint and 
 employ an executive secretary.  A majority of the board, 
 including one officer, constitutes a quorum at a meeting.  

    Subd. 2.    Board authority to hire.  The board may 
 employ persons needed to carry out its work.  

    Subd. 3.    Disclosure.  Subject to the exceptions 
 listed in this subdivision, all communications or information 
 received by or disclosed to the board relating to any person or 
 matter subject to its regulatory jurisdiction are confidential 
 and privileged and any disciplinary hearing shall be closed to 
 the public.  

    (a) Upon application of a party in a proceeding before the 
 board, the board shall produce and permit the inspection and 
 copying, by or on behalf of the moving party, of any designated 
 documents or papers relevant to the proceedings, in accordance 
 with the provisions of rule 34, Minnesota Rules of Civil 
 Procedure.  

    (b) If the board imposes disciplinary measures of any kind, 
 whether by contested case or by settlement agreement, the name 
 and business address of the licensee, the nature of the 
 misconduct, and the action taken by the board are public data.  
 If disciplinary action is taken by settlement agreement, the 
 entire agreement is public data.  The board shall decide 
 disciplinary matters, whether by settlement or by contested 
 case, by roll call vote.  The votes are public data.  

    (c) The board shall exchange information with other 
 licensing boards, agencies, or departments within the state, as 
 required under section 214.10, subdivision 8, paragraph (c). 

    (d) The board shall upon request furnish to a person who 
 made a complaint, a description of the activities and actions of 
 the board relating to that complaint, a summary of the results 
 of an investigation of that complaint, and the reasons for 
 actions taken by the board. 

    HIST: 1999 c 245 art 9 s 50; 2000 c 284 s 3