Except as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 144.664, subdivision 3, the commissioner will release only summary registry data.
The commissioner must provide assistance in response to requests from public or private entities engaged in research regarding the compilation or analyses of summary registry data. The assistance must include interpreting data analysis results and providing recommendations concerning the subsequent use of this information.
The commissioner may charge fees in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 13.03, subdivision 3, to recover all expenses and costs. These costs may include employee hourly wages, employee expenses, electronic data processing costs, duplicating, and clerical charges incurred by the commissioner as a result of requests by public and private entities for summary registry data compilation or analyses under the following conditions:
Minn. R. agency 144, ch. 4643, pt. 4643.0040
Statutory Authority: MS s 144.05; 144.12; 144.661 to 144.665