Subd. 6.

Local government.

"Local government" has the meaning given in section
12.03, subdivision deleted text begin 5ddeleted text end new text begin 5fnew text end .

Subd. 8.

Local government.

"Local government" has the meaning given in section
12.03, subdivision deleted text begin 5ddeleted text end new text begin 5fnew text end .

Subdivision 1.

Health data generally.

(a) Definitions. As used in this subdivision:

(1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.

(2) "Health data" are data on individuals created, collected, received, or maintained by
the Department of Health, political subdivisions, or statewide systems relating to the
identification, description, prevention, and control of disease or as part of an epidemiologic
investigation the commissioner designates as necessary to analyze, describe, or protect the
public health.

(b) Data on individuals. (1) Health data are private data on individuals. Notwithstanding
section 13.05, subdivision 9, health data may not be disclosed except as provided in this
subdivision and section 13.04.

(2) The commissioner or a community health board as defined in section 145A.02,
subdivision 5, may disclose health data to the data subject's physician as necessary to locate
or identify a case, carrier, or suspect case, to establish a diagnosis, to provide treatment, to
identify persons at risk of illness, or to conduct an epidemiologic investigation.

(3) With the approval of the commissioner, health data may be disclosed to the extent
necessary to assist the commissioner to locate or identify a case, carrier, or suspect case, to
alert persons who may be threatened by illness as evidenced by epidemiologic data, to
control or prevent the spread of serious disease, or to diminish an imminent threat to the
public health.

deleted text begin (c) Health summary data. Summary data derived from data collected under section
145.413 may be provided under section 13.05, subdivision 7.
deleted text end

Subd. 2.

Department of Management and Budget.

(a) Financial documents. Data
sharing of financial documents between agencies and the commissioner of management
and budget is governed by section 16A.055.

(b) Electronic payments. Data relating to government services transactions is governed
by section 16A.626.

(c) Register of ownership of bonds or certificates. Information in a register of
ownership of state bonds or certificates is classified under section 16A.672, subdivision 11deleted text begin ,
or, for tobacco securitization bonds, under section 16A.98, subdivision 5, paragraph (l)deleted text end .

Subd. 2.

Compiled rules.

The text of the rules in the first compilation published by the
revisor is prima facie evidence of the text of the rules as against any previous documents.
However, the previous documents may be used to construe the text of a rule. Except as
provided in section 14.47, subdivision 6, the compilation shall not be construed as repealing
any unpublished rule. The rules published in the compilation shall be construed as
continuations of prior rules and not as new rules.

Any subsequent compilation or supplement published by the revisor and containing the
revisor's certificate is prima facie evidence of the administrative rules in all courts and
proceedings. Except as provided in section 14.47, subdivision 6, a compilation or supplement
shall not be construed as repealing an unpublished rule. If there is any material inconsistency
through omission or otherwise between the first compilation, a subsequent compilation or
supplement, the State Register, and a rule filed with the secretary of state, and the omission
or change was not due to the provisions of section 14.47, subdivision 6 or the correction of
an obvious error or unintentional omission as required by new text begin section 14.47, new text end subdivision 3, the
rule filed with the secretary shall prevail.

Subdivision 1.

Applicability.

This section applies to the following departments or
agencies: the Departments of Administration; Agriculture; Children, Youth, and Families;
Commerce; Corrections; Direct Care and Treatment; Education; Employment and Economic
Development; Health; Human Rights; Human Services;new text begin Iron Range Resources and
Rehabilitation;new text end Labor and Industry; Management and Budget; Natural Resources; Public
Safety; Revenue; Transportation; and Veterans Affairs; the Housing Finance and Pollution
Control Agencies; deleted text begin the Office of Commissioner of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation;deleted text end
the Department of Information Technology Services; the Bureau of Mediation Services;
and their successor departments and agencies. The heads of the foregoing departments or
agencies are "commissioners."