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13.461 HUMAN SERVICES DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
    Subdivision 1. Scope. The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 26 are codified outside
this chapter. Those subdivisions classify human services data as other than public, place
restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.
    Subd. 2. Adult mental health. (a) Client consent. Consent for release of information needed
to bill the county for services provided to clients is governed by section 245.467, subdivision 5.
(b) Identity disclosure.Disclosure of the names and addresses of persons receiving mental
health services is governed by section 245.467, subdivision 6.
    Subd. 3. Child mental health. (a) Client consent. Informed written consent necessary for a
child to receive mental health services is governed by section 245.4876, subdivision 5.
(b) Identity disclosure. Disclosure of identities of children receiving mental health services
under sections 245.487 to 245.4887, and the identities of their families, is governed by section
245.4876, subdivision 7.
(c) Children's mental health collaborative. Data shared on individuals served by the
collaborative are governed by section 245.493.
    Subd. 4. Mental health clinics and centers. Data collected by mental health clinics and
centers approved by the commissioner of human services are classified under section 245.69,
subdivision 2
.
    Subd. 5. Data collection system. Research involving effective mental health treatment
methods and access to data and other information is governed by section 245.696, subdivision 2.
    Subd. 6. Ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities. Access by the
ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities to private data on individuals is
provided under section 245.94, subdivision 1.
    Subd. 7. Application procedures. Tribal licensing agency access to criminal history data is
governed by section 245C.12.
    Subd. 7a. Background studies. Access to and sharing of data for human services background
studies under chapter 245C are governed by that chapter.
    Subd. 8. State hospital patients. Contents of, and access to, records of state hospital patients
required to be kept by the commissioner of human services are governed by section 246.13.
    Subd. 9. Chemical dependency service agreements. Certain data received by the
commissioner of human services from chemical dependency programs are classified under section
246.64, subdivision 4.
    Subd. 10. Blood test results. Blood test results obtained under sections 246.71 to 246.722
are classified under section 246.719.
    Subd. 11. Bloodborne pathogen test results. Data relating to bloodborne pathogen test
results are governed by sections 246.719 and 246.72.
    Subd. 12. Prepetition screening. Prepetition screening investigations for judicial
commitments are classified as private under section 253B.07, subdivision 1, paragraph (b).
    Subd. 13. Medical records. Access to health records of a patient being treated for a mental
illness for purposes of medication administration is governed by section 253B.0921.
    Subd. 14. Civil commitment. County attorney access to data relating to commitment of
certain persons under section 253B.185 is governed by that section.
    Subd. 15. Subject of research; recipients of alcohol or drug abuse treatment. Access to
records of individuals who are the subject of research or who receive information, assessment, or
treatment concerning alcohol or drug abuse is governed by section 254A.09.
    Subd. 16. Child mortality review panel. Data practices of the commissioner of human
services as part of the child mortality review panel are governed by section 256.01, subdivision 12.
    Subd. 17. Maltreatment review panels. Data of the vulnerable adult maltreatment review
panel or the child maltreatment review panel are classified under section 256.021 or 256.022.
    Subd. 18. State agency hearings. Disclosure of private data relating to an investigation
conducted by the agency is governed by section 256.045.
    Subd. 19. Action to recover assistance furnished. Disclosure of private data on the location
of a party to the action is governed by section 256.87.
    Subd. 20. Ombudsman for older Minnesotans. Access to data of a state agency that is
required to fulfill the ombudsman's duties is governed by section 256.9742.
    Subd. 21. Ombudsman on aging. Data held by the ombudsman on aging are classified
under section 256.9744.
    Subd. 22. Child support. Access to information and disclosure of information collected for
purposes of child support enforcement is governed by section 256.978, subdivisions 1 and 2.
    Subd. 23. Medical assistance dental plans. Access to welfare data by dental plans contracted
to provide services under the medical assistance program is governed by section 256B.037.
    Subd. 24. Medical assistance cost reports. Medical records of medical assistance recipients
obtained by the commissioner of human services for purposes of section 256B.27, subdivision
5
, are classified under that section.
    Subd. 25. Medical assistance enrollee safeguards. Privacy, data collection, and
confidentiality safeguards under the coordinated service delivery system are required under
section 256B.77, subdivision 9.
    Subd. 26. MinnesotaCare. Data sharing with other government agencies that is needed to
verify income for eligibility and premium payment is governed by section 256L.05.
    Subd. 27. State soldiers assistance program. Access to information for purposes of
verifying eligibility for the state soldiers assistance program is governed by section 197.065.
    Subd. 28. Child care assistance program. Data collected, maintained, used, or disseminated
by the welfare system pertaining to persons selected as legal nonlicensed child care providers by
families receiving child care assistance are classified under section 119B.02, subdivision 6.
    Subd. 29. Program services. Data on individuals receiving services under certain programs
administered by the Department of Human Services are classified under sections 256E.32,
subdivision 4
, and 256E.34, subdivision 7.
    Subd. 30. Transitional housing data. Certain data collected, used, or maintained by
the recipient of a grant to provide transitional housing are classified under section 256E.33,
subdivision 9
.
    Subd. 31. Family services collaborative. Data sharing involving family services
collaboratives is governed by section 124D.23, subdivision 5.
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; 2000 c 422 s 2; 2000 c 451 s 2;
2000 c 465 s 1; 2000 c 468 s 17; 2001 c 178 art 2 s 1; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 11 s 1; 2002 c 379 art 1 s
2,113; 2003 c 15 art 1 s 33; 2003 c 25 s 1; 2003 c 130 s 12; 2004 c 228 art 1 s 3; 2004 c 290 s
10; 2004 c 294 art 2 s 1; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2005 c 98 art 1 s 2,24

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