2002 Minnesota Statutes

     144.336 Registry of persons typed for human leukocyte 
  antigens. 

    Subdivision 1.    Release restricted.  No person, 
 including the state, a state agency, or a political subdivision, 
 that maintains or operates a registry of the names of persons, 
 their human leukocyte antigen types, and their willingness to be 
 a tissue donor shall reveal the identity of the person or the 
 person's human leukocyte antigen type without the person's 
 consent.  If the data are maintained by a governmental entity, 
 the data are classified as private data on individuals as 
 defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.  

    Subd. 2.    Duties.  Persons that maintain or operate a 
 registry described in subdivision 1 have no responsibility for 
 any search beyond their own records to identify potential donors 
 for the benefit of any person seeking a tissue transplant and 
 have no duty to encourage potential donors to assist persons 
 seeking a tissue transplant, and are not liable for their 
 failure to do so.  

    HIST: 1984 c 436 s 33; 1986 c 444