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O. Investigative data (Minnesota-Statutes' 15.162, Subd. 2a) Data collected by a civil or criminal inves- tigative agency as part of an active investigation undertaken for the purpose of the commence- ment of a legal action is con)~identiah E. Elected officials correspondence (Minnesota Statutes 15.1697) Correspondence between individuals and elected officials is private data on individuals, but may be made public by either the sender or the recipient. F. Medical data (Minnesota Statutes 15.1698) 1. Access to medical data in the possession of the city by the individual who is the subject of the data is subject to the pro- visions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 144.335. 2. If a person is a patient in a hospital operated by the city pursuant to legal com- mitment, the following information is public: the name of the patient, date ad- mitred, general condition, and date re- leased. If a person is a patient in a hospital controlled by the city other than pursuant to commitment, the following information is public unless the patient requests other- wise, in which case it is private data on individuals: name of the patientl date admitted, general condition, and date re- leased. The name of the patient, date ad- mitted, general condition, and date re- leased, when pertaining to an emergency patient who is unable to communicate, shall not be released until a reasonable effort is made to notify the next of kin. Even when an individual has requested that his name, date admitted: general condi- tion, and date released, be private, a hos- pital controlled by this city may release this information to a law enforcement agency pursuant to a lawful investigation pertaining to that individual. G. Ambulance serwce reports (Minnesota Statutes 144.807) Ambulance service reports prepared pur- suant to Minnesota Statutes 144.807 are con- .fidenlial as provided in Subdivision 3 of that section. H. Other (List any additional types of information your city has which have been classified by federal law, state statute or temporary classi- fication the Department of Administration.) (Note to Responsible Authority: All govern- ment data collected, created, received, main- tained or disseminated by your city is public unless classified by statute, federal law, or tem- porary classification pursuant to Minr~esota Sta- tute, Section 15.1642. Before any additional information may be listed above and classified as private, confidential, or not public, you, as the Respons. ible Authority, must find a statute, or federal law, which classifies that data, or you must apply for a temporary classification to the Comissioner of Administration on forms provided by the Commissioner of Administration--a sample form is available from the League office. Neither the city council nor a Responsible Authority may classify any data. Private, confidential, and non- public data may be classified only by statute, fed- eral or temporary classification through the appli- cation procedure.) (Note to Responsible Authority: All forms used to collect private and confidential data must be included as an Appendix to this document. These forms should be only the blank forms, without any private or confidential data contained on them.) (Note to Responsible Authority: You, as the Responsible Authority must update this document annually and make any changes necessary to main- tain the accuracy of the document. After each legislative session, the League will inform each Responsible Authority, through the city clerk, of any additions or changes made in the classifica- tion of information.) -6-