2025 Session Last amended: 1986 session

§ 147.131 — Physician Cooperation

Plain-Language Summary

A physician under investigation by the Board of Medical Practice must fully cooperate. This means answering all questions promptly and providing copies of patient medical records when requested. If the board does not have patient consent, the physician must remove identifying patient information before sharing the records.

147.131 PHYSICIAN COOPERATION.

A physician who is the subject of an investigation by or on behalf of the board shall cooperate fully with the investigation. Cooperation includes responding fully and promptly to any question raised by or on behalf of the board relating to the subject of the investigation and providing copies of patient medical records, as reasonably requested by the board, to assist the board in its investigation. The board shall pay for copies requested. If the board does not have a written consent from a patient permitting access to the patient’s records, the physician shall delete any data in the record which identifies the patient before providing it to the board. The board shall maintain any records obtained pursuant to this section as investigative data pursuant to chapter 13.

History:

1985 c 247 s 16; 1986 c 444

History: History: 1985 c 247 s 16; 1986 c 444

Practical Notes

A physician who is the subject of a board investigation must respond fully and promptly to its questions and provide patient medical records the board reasonably requests. The board pays for the copies it requests. When the board lacks a patient’s written consent, the physician must delete patient-identifying data before turning the record over. The board keeps any records it obtains as investigative data under chapter 13 (the state data practices act), so they remain confidential.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes