2006 Minnesota Statutes

13.3806 PUBLIC HEALTH DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
    Subdivision 1. Scope. The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 20 are codified outside
this chapter. Those sections classify data on public health as other than public, place restrictions
on access to government data, or involve data sharing.
    Subd. 1a. Death investigation data. Data gathered by the commissioner of health to identify
the body of a person believed to have died due to a declared emergency as defined in section
12.03, subdivision 1e, the circumstances of death, and disposition of the body are classified in and
may be released according to section 12.381, subdivision 2.
    Subd. 2. Certain epidemiologic studies. Use of data collected by the commissioner of health
under sections 176.234, 268.19, and 270B.14, subdivision 11, is governed by section 144.0525.
    Subd. 3. Public health studies. Data held by the commissioner of health in connection with
public health studies are classified under section 144.053.
    Subd. 4. Vital statistics. (a) Parents' Social Security number; birth record. Parents'
Social Security numbers provided for a child's birth record are classified under section 144.215,
subdivision 4 .
(b) Foundling registration. The report of the finding of an infant of unknown parentage is
classified under section 144.216, subdivision 2.
(c) New record of birth. In circumstances in which a new record of birth may be issued
under section 144.218, the original record of birth is classified as provided in that section.
(d) Vital records. Physical access to vital records is governed by section 144.225,
subdivision 1 .
(e) Birth record of child of unmarried parents. Access to the birth record of a child whose
parents were not married to each other when the child was conceived or born is governed by
sections 144.225, subdivisions 2 and 4, and 257.73.
(f) Health data for birth registration. Health data collected for birth registration or fetal
death reporting are classified under section 144.225, subdivision 2a.
(g) Birth record; sharing. Sharing of birth record data and data prepared under section
257.75, is governed by section 144.225, subdivision 2b.
(h) Group purchaser identity for birth registration. Classification of and access to the
identity of a group purchaser collected in association with birth registration is governed by section
144.225, subdivision 6.
    Subd. 4a. Birth defects information system. Information collected for the birth defects
information system is governed by section 144.2217.
    Subd. 5. School health records. (a) Student health data. Data collected for the health
record of a school child are governed by section 144.29.
(b) Tuberculosis screening. Access to health records of persons enrolled in or employed by
a school or school district for tuberculosis screening purposes is governed by section 144.441,
subdivision 8 .
    Subd. 6. Health records. Access to health records is governed by section 144.335.
    Subd. 7. Immunization data. Sharing of immunization data is governed by section 144.3351.
    Subd. 8. Hepatitis B maternal carrier. Sharing of information regarding the hepatitis B
infection status of a newborn's mother is governed by section 144.3352.
    Subd. 9. Human leukocyte antigen type registry. Data identifying a person and the
person's human leukocyte antigen type which is maintained by a government entity are classified
under section 144.336, subdivision 1.
    Subd. 10. Health threat procedures. Data in a health directive issued by the commissioner
of health or a board of health are classified in section 144.4186.
    Subd. 10a. Isolation or quarantine directive. Data in a directive issued by the commissioner
of health under section 144.4195, subdivision 2, to isolate or quarantine a person or group of
persons are classified in section 144.4195, subdivision 6.
    Subd. 11. Tuberculosis health threat. Data collected by the commissioner of health in
connection with a tuberculosis health threat are classified under section 144.4813.
    Subd. 12. Epidemiologic data. Epidemiologic data that identify individuals are classified
under section 144.6581.
    Subd. 13. Traumatic injury. Data on individuals with a brain or spinal injury collected by
the commissioner of health are classified under section 144.665.
    Subd. 14. Cancer surveillance system. Data on individuals collected by the cancer
surveillance system are classified pursuant to section 144.69.
    Subd. 15. Bloodborne pathogens. Data sharing between the emergency medical services
agency and facilities is governed by section 144.7402, subdivision 3.
    Subd. 16. Test information. Information concerning test results is governed by section
144.7411.
    Subd. 17. Lead exposure. Data on individuals exposed to lead in their residences are
classified under sections 144.9502, subdivision 9, and 144.9504, subdivision 2.
    Subd. 18. Terminated pregnancies. Disclosure of reports of terminated pregnancies made
to the commissioner of health is governed by section 145.413, subdivision 1.
    Subd. 19.[Repealed, 2001 c 211 s 4]
    Subd. 19a. Maternal death. Access to and classification of medical data and health records
related to maternal death studies are governed by section 145.901.
    Subd. 20. Hazardous substance exposure. Disclosure of data related to hazardous substance
exposure is governed by section 145.94.
History: 1991 c 106 s 6; 1992 c 511 art 7 s 1; 1992 c 569 s 4; 1993 c 13 art 1 s 12; 1993 c
65 s 1; 1993 c 177 s 1; 1993 c 240 s 1; 1993 c 326 art 2 s 1; 1993 c 345 art 3 s 18; 1993 c 351 s
20-22; 1994 c 483 s 1; 1994 c 589 s 1; 1994 c 616 s 1; 1994 c 618 art 1 s 17; art 2 s 9-64; 1994 c
632 art 2 s 10; art 3 s 17; 1994 c 636 art 4 s 4; 1995 c 142 s 1; 1995 c 155 s 1,2; 1995 c 186 s
8; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 59; 1995 c 229 art 4 s 3; 1995 c 234 art 5 s 1; 1995 c 259 art 1 s 27; art
4 s 4; art 5 s 1-51; 1996 c 305 art 1 s 3-5; 1996 c 334 s 1; 1996 c 408 art 9 s 1; 1996 c 415 s
1; 1996 c 440 art 1 s 18; art 2 s 1-14; 1996 c 471 art 7 s 1; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 3; 1997 c 22 art 2
s 1,8; 1997 c 66 s 79; 1997 c 129 art 2 s 15; 1997 c 193 s 1; 1997 c 199 s 14; 1997 c 202 art
2 s 63; 1997 c 203 art 6 s 2; 1997 c 215 s 1; 1997 c 218 s 1; 1997 c 239 art 8 s 1; 1Sp1997 c
3 s 8-18; 1998 c 273 s 1; 1998 c 361 s 1; 1998 c 367 art 11 s 2; 1998 c 371 s 6,7; 1998 c 373
s 1; 1998 c 382 art 2 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 1998 c 407 art 2 s 1; 1999 c 99 s 23; 1999 c
139 art 4 s 2; 1999 c 205 art 1 s 70; 1999 c 227 s 22; 1999 c 245 art 9 s 1,2; 2001 c 211 s 1;
1Sp2001 c 9 art 15 s 32; 2002 c 402 s 16,17,21; 2003 c 2 art 3 s 1; 2004 c 279 art 11 s 7; 2004 c
288 art 6 s 1; 2004 c 290 s 3; 2005 c 149 s 7; 2005 c 150 s 13,14
NOTE: Subdivision 4a, as added by Laws 2004, chapter 288, article 6, section 1, and Laws
2004, chapter 290, section 3, is effective upon receipt of a federal grant to establish a birth defects
information system. Laws 2004, chapter 288, article 6, section 1, the effective date, and Laws
2004, chapter 290, section 3, the effective date.