256.9744 OFFICE DATA.
Subdivision 1.
Classification. Except as provided in this section, data maintained by the
office under sections
256.974 to
256.9744 are private data on individuals or nonpublic data as
defined in section
13.02, subdivision 9 or 12, and must be maintained in accordance with the
requirements of the Older Americans Act, as amended, United States Code, title 42, section
3058g(d).
Subd. 2.
Release. Data maintained by the office that does not relate to the identity of a
complainant, a client receiving home-care services, or a resident of a long-term facility may be
released at the discretion of the ombudsman responsible for maintaining the data. Data relating to
the identity of a complainant, a client receiving home-care services, or a resident of a long-term
facility may be released only with the consent of the complainant, the client or resident or by
court order.
History: 1987 c 403 art 2 s 70; 1989 c 282 art 2 s 120; 1997 c 203 art 9 s 7; 2007 c 147
art 6 s 15