Minnesota Statutes 13.791 – Rehabilitation Data
Subdivision 1.General.
Unless the data is summary data or is otherwise classified by statute or federal law, all data collected and maintained by the Department of Labor and Industry or the Department of Employment and Economic Development that pertain to individuals applying for or receiving rehabilitation services is private data on individuals.
Subd. 2.Harmful data.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 13.791
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of the Department of Administration. See Minnesota Statutes 13.02
- Data on individuals: means all government data in which any individual is or can be identified as the subject of that data, unless the appearance of the name or other identifying data can be clearly demonstrated to be only incidental to the data and the data are not accessed by the name or other identifying data of any individual. See Minnesota Statutes 13.02
- individual: includes a parent or guardian or an individual acting as a parent or guardian in the absence of a parent or guardian, except that the responsible authority shall withhold data from parents or guardians, or individuals acting as parents or guardians in the absence of parents or guardians, upon request by the minor if the responsible authority determines that withholding the data would be in the best interest of the minor. See Minnesota Statutes 13.02
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Summary data: means statistical records and reports derived from data on individuals but in which individuals are not identified and from which neither their identities nor any other characteristic that could uniquely identify an individual is ascertainable. See Minnesota Statutes 13.02
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 13.791
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of the Department of Administration. See Minnesota Statutes 13.02
- Data on individuals: means all government data in which any individual is or can be identified as the subject of that data, unless the appearance of the name or other identifying data can be clearly demonstrated to be only incidental to the data and the data are not accessed by the name or other identifying data of any individual. See Minnesota Statutes 13.02
- individual: includes a parent or guardian or an individual acting as a parent or guardian in the absence of a parent or guardian, except that the responsible authority shall withhold data from parents or guardians, or individuals acting as parents or guardians in the absence of parents or guardians, upon request by the minor if the responsible authority determines that withholding the data would be in the best interest of the minor. See Minnesota Statutes 13.02
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Summary data: means statistical records and reports derived from data on individuals but in which individuals are not identified and from which neither their identities nor any other characteristic that could uniquely identify an individual is ascertainable. See Minnesota Statutes 13.02
Medical, psychological, or other rehabilitation data determined to be harmful to the individual by either the commissioner of labor and industry or the commissioner of employment and economic development shall not be released directly to the individual but must be provided through the individual’s legal representative, a physician, or a psychological practitioner.
Subd. 3.Data on blind vendors.
The commissioner of employment and economic development may release the name, business address, and business telephone number of an individual licensed under section 248.07, subdivision 8. The State Committee of Blind Vendors organized in accordance with 34 C.F.R. § 395.14, has access to private data in the Department of Employment and Economic Development on an individual licensed under section 248.07, subdivision 8, to the extent necessary to complete its duties.