Minnesota § 144.68 - RECORDS AND REPORTS REQUIRED
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§ 144.68. RECORDS AND REPORTS REQUIRED
Subdivision 1.Person practicing healing arts.
Every person licensed to practice the healing arts in any form, upon request of the commissioner of health, shall prepare and forward to the commissioner, in the manner and at such times as the commissioner designates, a detailed record of each case of cancer treated or seen by the person professionally.
Subd. 2.Hospitals and similar institutions.
Every hospital, medical clinic, medical laboratory, or other institution for the hospitalization, clinical or laboratory diagnosis, or care of human beings, upon request of the commissioner of health, shall prepare and forward to the commissioner, in the manner and at the times designated by the commissioner, a detailed record of each case of cancer.
Subd. 3.Reporting without liability.
The furnishing of the information required under subdivisions 1 and 2 shall not subject the person, hospital, medical clinic, medical laboratory, or other institution furnishing the information, to any action for damages or other relief.
History:
1949 c 350 s 3; 1976 c 173 s 47,48; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 403 art 2 s 11
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 144.68 ("RECORDS AND REPORTS REQUIRED") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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