Commissioner of commerce and commissioner of health access permission to certain data collected

This bill allows Minnesota's Commissioner of Commerce and Commissioner of Health to access and use certain health data collected by the state, including private or nonpublic information. The data can be shared with researchers and organizations working on health care outcomes, access, quality, disparities, or spending, provided the use serves a public benefit and follows strict privacy rules. Key provisions include establishing data access requirements, creating a fee schedule that won't block access for those most affected by disparities, forming a research advisory group to review applications, and prohibiting the use of data to create unfair market advantages or reidentify individuals. Additionally, the bill requires the Commissioner of Commerce to share collected data with the Commissioner of Health for intra-governmental use.