FRIDAY HEARING ON DATA-SHARING | OBAMA'S EXCHANGE (MN)

email/CCHF ^ | 1-30-13 | twila brase

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Section 7 of House File 5 reads: Sec. 7. [62V.06] DATA. (a) The definitions in section 13.02 apply to this section. (b) Government data of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace on individuals, employees of employers, and employers using the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace are private data on individuals or nonpublic data. The Minnesota Insurance Marketplace may share not public data with state and federal agencies and other entities if the exchange of the data is reasonably necessary to carry out the functions of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace.

State agencies shall share not public data with the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace if the exchange of the data is reasonably necessary to carry out the functions of the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace. Notwithstanding the provisions governing summary data in sections 13.02, subdivision 19, and 13.05, subdivision 7, the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace may derive summary data from nonpublic data under this section.

The full text of the bill can be found at: http://wdoc.house.leg.state.mn.us/leg/LS88/HF0005.1.pdf

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Twila Brase will be testifying at this meeting but the committee and the public need to hear your voice as well. This is our chance at getting the message out about stopping the sharing of medical data between the state and federal agencies and keeping the doctor-patient relationship intact. If you are interested in testifying, please contact Charlotte Antin at 651-296-5360 or charlotte.antin@house.mn to get added to the testifying list.