Minn. Stat. § 13.856
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§ 13.856 OMBUDSPERSON FOR CORRECTIONS; DATA.
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§ Subdivision 1. Private data. The following data maintained by the ombudsperson for corrections are classified as private data, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12 : (1) all data on individuals pertaining to contacts made by clients seeking the assistance of the ombudsperson, except as specified in subdivisions 2 and 3; (2) data recorded from personal and phone conversations and in correspondence between the ombudsperson's staff and persons interviewed during the course of an investigation; (3) client index cards; (4) case assignment data; and (5) monthly closeout data.
§ Subd. 2. Confidential data. The written summary of the investigation maintained by the ombudsperson is, to the extent it identifies individuals, classified as confidential data, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3 .
§ Subd. 3. Public data. The following data maintained by the ombudsperson are classified as public data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 15 : (1) client name; (2) client location; and (3) the inmate identification number assigned by the Department of Corrections.
§ Subd. 4. Access to data. The ombudsperson for corrections has access to corrections and detention data and medical data as provided under section 241.94 .
§ Subd. 2. Confidential data. The written summary of the investigation maintained by the ombudsperson is, to the extent it identifies individuals, classified as confidential data, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3 .
§ Subd. 3. Public data. The following data maintained by the ombudsperson are classified as public data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 15 : (1) client name; (2) client location; and (3) the inmate identification number assigned by the Department of Corrections.
§ Subd. 4. Access to data. The ombudsperson for corrections has access to corrections and detention data and medical data as provided under section 241.94 .
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