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Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

1,133 chapters · 28,363 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title Minnesota Statutes28,406 Ch 336, UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE642 Ch 524, UNIFORM PROBATE CODE394 Ch 609, CRIMINAL CODE377 Ch 144, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH361 Ch 469, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT257 Ch 473, METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT247 Ch 148, PUBLIC HEALTH OCCUPATIONS206 Ch 169, TRAFFIC REGULATIONS200 Ch 60A, GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS196 Ch 256B, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY PERSONS196 Ch 13, GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES177 Ch 115A, WASTE MANAGEMENT171 Ch 325F, CONSUMER PROTECTION; PRODUCTS AND SALES168 Ch 383B, HENNEPIN COUNTY168

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Minn. Stat. § 144.217 DELAYED RECORDS OF BIRTH.
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144.217 DELAYED RECORDS OF BIRTH. § Subdivision 1.Evidence required for filing. Before a delayed record of birth is registered, the person presenting the delayed vital record for registration shall offer evidence of the facts contained in the vital record, as required by the rule…
Minn. Stat. § 144.218 REPLACEMENT BIRTH RECORDS.
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144.218 REPLACEMENT BIRTH RECORDS. § Subdivision 1.Adoption. Upon receipt of a certified copy of an order, decree, or certificate of adoption, the state registrar shall register a replacement vital record in the new name of the adopted person. The original record of birth is priv…
Minn. Stat. § 144.2181 AMENDMENT AND CORRECTION OF VITAL RECORDS.
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144.2181 AMENDMENT AND CORRECTION OF VITAL RECORDS. (a) A vital record registered under sections 144.212 to 144.227 may be amended or corrected only according to sections 144.212 to 144.227 and rules adopted by the commissioner of health to protect the integrity and accuracy of v…
Minn. Stat. § 144.221 DEATH REGISTRATION.
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144.221 DEATH REGISTRATION. § Subdivision 1.When and where to file. A death record for each death which occurs in the state shall be filed with the state registrar within five days after death and prior to final disposition. § Subd. 2.Rules governing death registration. The commi…

Minn. Stat. § 144.2215 MINNESOTA BIRTH DEFECTS INFORMATION SYSTEM.

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144.2215 MINNESOTA BIRTH DEFECTS INFORMATION SYSTEM. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner of health shall establish and maintain an information system containing data on the cause, treatment, prevention, and cure of major birth defects. The commissioner shall consult w…

Minn. Stat. § 144.2216 BIRTH DEFECTS RECORDS AND REPORTS REQUIRED.

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144.2216 BIRTH DEFECTS RECORDS AND REPORTS REQUIRED. § Subdivision 1.Hospitals and similar institutions. With the informed consent of a parent or guardian, as provided in subdivision 4, a hospital, medical clinic, medical laboratory, or other institution for the hospitalization, …

Minn. Stat. § 144.2217 CLASSIFICATION OF BIRTH DEFECTS INFORMATION.

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144.2217 CLASSIFICATION OF BIRTH DEFECTS INFORMATION. Information collected on individuals for the birth defects information system are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, and may only be used for the purposes in sections 144.2215 to 144.2219.…

Minn. Stat. § 144.2218 TRANSFERS OF INFORMATION TO OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

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144.2218 TRANSFERS OF INFORMATION TO OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. Information collected by the birth defects information system may be disseminated to a state or local government agency in Minnesota or another state solely for purposes consistent with sections 144.2215 to 144.2219,…

Minn. Stat. § 144.2219 TRANSFERS OF INFORMATION TO RESEARCH ENTITIES.

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144.2219 TRANSFERS OF INFORMATION TO RESEARCH ENTITIES. Information from the birth defects information system that does not contain identifying information may be shared with research entities upon request for studies approved by the commissioner and appropriate institutional rev…

Minn. Stat. § 144.222 FETAL DEATH REPORTS AND REGISTRATION.

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144.222 FETAL DEATH REPORTS AND REGISTRATION. § Subdivision 1.Fetal death report required. A fetal death must be registered or reported within five days of the death of a fetus for whom 20 or more weeks of gestation have elapsed, except for abortions defined under section 145.411…

Minn. Stat. § 144.223 REPORT OF MARRIAGE.

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144.223 REPORT OF MARRIAGE. Data relating to the number of certificates of marriage registered must be reported to the state registrar by the local registrar or designee of the county board in each of the 87 registration districts in a format and with the frequency determined by …

Minn. Stat. § 144.225 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION FROM VITAL RECORDS.

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144.225 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION FROM VITAL RECORDS. § Subdivision 1.Public information; access to vital records. Except as otherwise provided for in this section and section 144.2252, information contained in vital records shall be public information. Physical access to vital r…

Minn. Stat. § 144.2252 ACCESS TO ORIGINAL BIRTH RECORD AFTER ADOPTION.

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144.2252 ACCESS TO ORIGINAL BIRTH RECORD AFTER ADOPTION. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Person related to the adopted person" means: (1) the spouse, child, or grandchild of an adopted person, if the…

Minn. Stat. § 144.2253 BIRTH PARENT CONTACT PREFERENCE FORM.

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144.2253 BIRTH PARENT CONTACT PREFERENCE FORM. (a) The commissioner must make available to the public a contact preference form as described in paragraph (b). (b) The contact preference form must provide the following information to be completed at the option of a birth parent: (…

Minn. Stat. § 144.2254 PREVIOUSLY FILED CONSENTS TO DISCLOSURE AND AFFIDAVITS OF NONDISCLOSURE.

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144.2254 PREVIOUSLY FILED CONSENTS TO DISCLOSURE AND AFFIDAVITS OF NONDISCLOSURE. (a) The commissioner must inform a person applying for an original birth record under section 144.2252 of the existence of an unrevoked consent to disclosure or an affidavit of nondisclosure on file…

Minn. Stat. § 144.2255 CERTIFIED BIRTH RECORD FOR HOMELESS YOUTH.

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144.2255 CERTIFIED BIRTH RECORD FOR HOMELESS YOUTH. § Subdivision 1.Application; certified birth record. A subject of a birth record who is a homeless youth in Minnesota or another state may apply to the state registrar or a local issuance office for a certified birth record acco…

Minn. Stat. § 144.226 FEES.

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144.226 FEES. § Subdivision 1.Which services are for fee. (a) The fees for the following services shall be the following or an amount prescribed by rule of the commissioner: (b) The fee for the administrative review and processing of a request for a certified vital record or a ce…

Minn. Stat. § 144.227 PENALTIES.

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144.227 PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.False statements. A person who intentionally makes a false statement in a certificate, vital record, or report required to be filed under sections 144.211 to 144.2131 or 144.216 to 144.227, or in an application for an amendment thereof, or in an…

Minn. Stat. § 144.29 HEALTH RECORDS; CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE.

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144.29 HEALTH RECORDS; CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE. It shall be the duty of every school nurse, school physician, school attendance officer, superintendent of schools, principal, teacher, and of the persons charged with the duty of compiling and keeping the school census records, to c…

Minn. Stat. § 144.291 MINNESOTA HEALTH RECORDS ACT.

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144.291 MINNESOTA HEALTH RECORDS ACT. § Subdivision 1.Short title. Sections 144.291 to 144.298 may be cited as the "Minnesota Health Records Act." § Subd. 2.Definitions. For the purposes of sections 144.291 to 144.298, the following terms have the meanings given. (a) "Group purch…

Minn. Stat. § 144.292 PATIENT RIGHTS.

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144.292 PATIENT RIGHTS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. Patients have the rights specified in this section regarding the treatment the patient receives and the patient's health record. § Subd. 2.Patient access. Upon request, a provider shall supply to a patient within 30 calendar days of …

Minn. Stat. § 144.2925 CONSTRUCTION.

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144.2925 CONSTRUCTION. Sections 144.291 to 144.298 must be construed to protect the privacy of a patient's health records in a more stringent manner than provided in Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, part 164. For purposes of this section, "more stringent" has the meaning gi…

Minn. Stat. § 144.293 RELEASE OR DISCLOSURE OF HEALTH RECORDS.

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144.293 RELEASE OR DISCLOSURE OF HEALTH RECORDS. § Subdivision 1.Release or disclosure of health records. Health records can be released or disclosed as specified in subdivisions 2 to 9 and sections 144.294 and 144.295. § Subd. 2.Patient consent to release of records. A provider,…

Minn. Stat. § 144.2935 HEALTH RECORDS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

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144.2935 HEALTH RECORDS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "reproductive health care services" means medical, surgical, counseling, or referral services relating to the human reproductive system, including but not limited…

Minn. Stat. § 144.294 RECORDS RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

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144.294 RECORDS RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. § Subdivision 1.Provider inquiry. Upon the written request of a spouse, parent, child, or sibling of a patient being evaluated for or diagnosed with mental illness, a provider shall inquire of a patient whether the patient wishes to auth…

Minn. Stat. § 144.295 DISCLOSURE OF HEALTH RECORDS FOR EXTERNAL RESEARCH.

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144.295 DISCLOSURE OF HEALTH RECORDS FOR EXTERNAL RESEARCH. § Subdivision 1.Methods of release. (a) Notwithstanding section 144.293, subdivisions 2 and 4, health records may be released to an external researcher solely for purposes of medical or scientific research only as follow…

Minn. Stat. § 144.296 COPIES OF RECORDINGS.

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144.296 COPIES OF RECORDINGS. A provider may not release a copy of a recording of a child victim or alleged victim of physical or sexual abuse without a court order under section 13.03, subdivision 6, or as provided in section 611A.90. This section does not limit the right of a p…

Minn. Stat. § 144.297 INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION.

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144.297 INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION. Sections 144.291 to 144.298 apply to the subject and provider of an independent medical examination requested by or paid for by a third party. Notwithstanding section 144.293, a provider may release health records created as part of an ind…

Minn. Stat. § 144.298 PENALTIES.

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144.298 PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Licensing action. A violation of sections 144.291 to 144.298 may be grounds for disciplinary action against a provider by the appropriate licensing board or agency. § Subd. 2.Liability of provider or other person. A person who does any of the fo…

Minn. Stat. § 144.30 COPIES OF RECORDS EVIDENCE IN JUVENILE COURT.

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144.30 COPIES OF RECORDS EVIDENCE IN JUVENILE COURT. When any child shall be brought into juvenile court the court shall request, and the custodian of the record shall furnish, a complete certified copy of such record to the court, which copy shall be received as evidence in the …

Minn. Stat. § 144.32 FALSE STATEMENTS CAUSE FOR DISCHARGE.

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144.32 FALSE STATEMENTS CAUSE FOR DISCHARGE. Any intentionally false statement in such certificate and any act or omission of a superintendent or superior officer to connive at or permit the same shall be deemed good cause for summary discharge of the person at fault regardless o…

Minn. Stat. § 144.334 RIGHT TO REQUEST PATIENT INFORMATION.

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144.334 RIGHT TO REQUEST PATIENT INFORMATION. Upon an oral or written request by a spouse, parent, child, or sibling for information about a patient who is being evaluated for or diagnosed with mental illness, a provider must notify the requesting individual of the right under se…

Minn. Stat. § 144.3345 INTERCONNECTED ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD GRANTS.

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144.3345 INTERCONNECTED ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD GRANTS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The following definitions are used for the purposes of this section. (b) "Eligible community e-health collaborative" means an existing or newly established collaborative to support the adopt…

Minn. Stat. § 144.3351 IMMUNIZATION DATA.

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144.3351 IMMUNIZATION DATA. Providers as defined in section 144.291, subdivision 2; group purchasers as defined in section 62J.03, subdivision 6; elementary or secondary schools or child care facilities as defined in section 121A.15, subdivision 9; public or private postsecondary…

Minn. Stat. § 144.3352 HEPATITIS B MATERNAL CARRIER DATA; INFANT IMMUNIZATION.

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144.3352 HEPATITIS B MATERNAL CARRIER DATA; INFANT IMMUNIZATION. The commissioner of health or a community health board may inform the physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant attending a newborn of the hepatitis B infection status of the biological m…

Minn. Stat. § 144.336 REGISTRY OF PERSONS TYPED FOR HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGENS.

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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 …

Minn. Stat. § 144.338 DATA SHARING FOR PATIENT REGISTRIES LIMITED.

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144.338 DATA SHARING FOR PATIENT REGISTRIES LIMITED. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Disability" means any condition or characteristic that renders a person a disabled person. A disabled person is an…

Minn. Stat. § 144.34 INVESTIGATION AND CONTROL OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES.

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144.34 INVESTIGATION AND CONTROL OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES. Any physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant having under professional care any person whom the physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant believes to be suffering f…

Minn. Stat. § 144.341 LIVING APART FROM PARENTS AND MANAGING FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.

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144.341 LIVING APART FROM PARENTS AND MANAGING FINANCIAL AFFAIRS. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any minor who is living separate and apart from parents or legal guardian, whether with or without the consent of a parent or guardian and regardless of the duration of s…

Minn. Stat. § 144.342 MARRIAGE OR GIVING BIRTH, CONSENT FOR HEALTH SERVICE FOR SELF OR CHILD.

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144.342 MARRIAGE OR GIVING BIRTH, CONSENT FOR HEALTH SERVICE FOR SELF OR CHILD. Any minor who has been married or has borne a child may give effective consent to personal medical, mental, dental and other health services, or to services for the minor's child, and the consent of n…

Minn. Stat. § 144.343 PREGNANCY, VENEREAL DISEASE, ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE, ABORTION.

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144.343 PREGNANCY, VENEREAL DISEASE, ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE, ABORTION. § Subdivision 1.Minor's consent valid. Any minor may give effective consent for medical, mental and other health services to determine the presence of or to treat pregnancy and conditions associated therewith, …

Minn. Stat. § 144.3431 NONRESIDENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

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144.3431 NONRESIDENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. (a) A minor who is age 16 or older may give effective consent for nonresidential mental health services, and the consent of no other person is required. For purposes of this section, "nonresidential mental health services" means out…

Minn. Stat. § 144.344 EMERGENCY TREATMENT.

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144.344 EMERGENCY TREATMENT. Medical, dental, mental and other health services may be rendered to minors of any age without the consent of a parent or legal guardian when, in the professional's judgment, the risk to the minor's life or health is of such a nature that treatment sh…

Minn. Stat. § 144.3441 HEPATITIS B VACCINATION.

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144.3441 HEPATITIS B VACCINATION. A minor may give effective consent for a hepatitis B vaccination. The consent of no other person is required. History: 1993 c 167 s 1

Minn. Stat. § 144.345 REPRESENTATIONS TO PERSONS RENDERING SERVICE.

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144.345 REPRESENTATIONS TO PERSONS RENDERING SERVICE. The consent of a minor who claims to be able to give effective consent for the purpose of receiving medical, dental, mental or other health services but who may not in fact do so, shall be deemed effective without the consent …

Minn. Stat. § 144.346 INFORMATION TO PARENTS.

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144.346 INFORMATION TO PARENTS. The professional may inform the parent or legal guardian of the minor patient of any treatment given or needed where, in the judgment of the professional, failure to inform the parent or guardian would seriously jeopardize the health of the minor p…

Minn. Stat. § 144.347 FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

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144.347 FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. A minor so consenting for such health services shall thereby assume financial responsibility for the cost of said services. History: 1971 c 544 s 7

Minn. Stat. § 144.35 POLLUTION OF WATER.

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144.35 POLLUTION OF WATER. No sewage or other matter that will impair the healthfulness of water shall be deposited where it will fall or drain into any pond or stream used as a source of water supply for domestic use. The commissioner shall have general charge of all springs, we…

Minn. Stat. § 144.36 APPEAL TO DISTRICT COURT.

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144.36 APPEAL TO DISTRICT COURT. Within five days after service of the order, any person aggrieved thereby may appeal to the district court of the county in which such polluted source of water supply is situated. During the pendency of the appeal the pollution against which the o…

Minn. Stat. § 144.37 OTHER REMEDIES PRESERVED.

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144.37 OTHER REMEDIES PRESERVED. Nothing in section 144.36 shall curtail the power of the courts to administer the usual legal and equitable remedies in cases of nuisances or of improper interference with private rights. History: (5377) RL s 2149; 1987 c 309 s 17