Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

144.1509 PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner of health shall establish a pediatric primary care mental health training grant program. The commissioner shall award grants for the development of child mental h…

144.1511 MENTAL HEALTH CULTURAL COMMUNITY CONTINUING EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM. The mental health cultural community continuing education grant program is established in the Department of Health to provide grants for the continuing education necessary for social workers, marriage a…

144.1911 INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The international medical graduates assistance program is established to address barriers to practice and facilitate pathways to assist immigrant international medical graduates to integra…

144.1912 GREATER MINNESOTA FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY GRANT PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health. (c) "Eligible family medicine residency program" me…

144.1913 CLINICAL DENTAL EDUCATION INNOVATION GRANTS. (a) The commissioner of health shall award clinical dental education innovation grants to teaching institutions and clinical training sites for projects that increase dental access for underserved populations and promote innov…

144.192 TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS AND HEALTH DATA HELD BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HEALTH BOARDS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Biological specimen" means tissue, fluids, excretions, or…

144.193 INVENTORY OF BIOLOGICAL AND HEALTH DATA. By February 1, 2014, and annually after that date, the commissioner shall prepare an inventory of biological specimens, registries, and health data and databases collected or maintained by the commissioner. In addition to the inven…

144.196 CANNABIS DATA COLLECTION AND BIENNIAL REPORTS. § Subdivision 1.General. The commissioner of health shall engage in research and data collection activities to measure the prevalence of cannabis flower use and the use of cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and he…

144.197 CANNABIS AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. § Subdivision 1.Youth prevention and education program. The commissioner of health, in consultation with the commissioners of human services and education and in collaboration with local health departments a…

144.211 CITATION. Sections 144.211 to 144.227 may be cited as the "Vital Records Act." History: 1978 c 699 s 1; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 109

144.212 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. As used in sections 144.211 to 144.227, the following terms have the meanings given. § Subd. 1a.Amendment. "Amendment" means completion or correction made to certification items on a vital record after a certification has been issued or…

144.213 OFFICE OF VITAL RECORDS. § Subdivision 1.Creation; state registrar; Office of Vital Records. The commissioner shall establish an Office of Vital Records under the supervision of the state registrar. The commissioner shall promulgate rules for the collection, filing, and r…

144.2131 SECURITY OF VITAL RECORDS SYSTEM. The state registrar shall: (1) authenticate all users of the system of vital records and document that all users require access based on their official duties; (2) authorize authenticated users of the system of vital records to access sp…

144.215 BIRTH REGISTRATION. § Subdivision 1.When and where to file. A record of birth for each live birth which occurs in this state shall be filed with the state registrar within five days after the birth. § Subd. 2.Rules governing birth registration. The commissioner shall esta…

144.2151 FETAL DEATH RECORD AND CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH RESULTING IN STILLBIRTH. § Subdivision 1.Registration. A fetal death record must be established for each fetal death reported and registered under section 144.222, subdivision 1. § Subd. 2.Information to parents. The party resp…

144.216 FOUNDLING REGISTRATION. § Subdivision 1.Reporting foundling. Whoever finds a live born infant of unknown parentage shall report within five days to the Office of Vital Records such information as the commissioner may by rule require to identify the foundling. § Subd. 2.St…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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, …

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.…

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,…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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: (…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …