Minnesota Statutes Health (Ch. 144-159) § 144.69. Classification of data on individuals

Subdivision 1. Data collected by the cancer reporting system. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, includingsection 13.05, subdivision 9, data collected on individuals by the cancer reporting system, including the names and personal identifiers of persons required insection 144.68to report, shall be private and may only be used for the purposes set forth in this section andsections 144.671,144.672, and144.68. Any disclosure other than is provided for in this section andsections 144.671,144.672, and144.68, is declared to be a misdemeanor and punishable as such. Except as provided by rule, and as part of an epidemiologic investigation, an officer or employee of the commissioner of health may interview patients named in any such report, or relatives of any such patient, only after notifying the attending physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or surgeon. Research protections for patients must be consistent withsection 13.04, subdivision 2, andCode of Federal Regulations, title 45, part 46.