2005 Minnesota Statutes - 176.861 — Disclosure of information.

     176.861 Disclosure of information. 


    Subdivision 1.    Insurance information.  The 
 commissioner may, in writing, require an insurance company to 
 release to the commissioner any or all relevant information or 
 evidence the commissioner deems important which the company may 
 have in its possession relating to a workers' compensation claim 
 including material relating to the investigation of the claim, 
 statements of any person, and any other evidence relevant to the 
 investigation.  The writing from the commissioner requiring 
 release of the information shall contain a statement that the 
 commissioner has reason to believe a crime or civil fraud has 
 been committed with respect to an insurance claim, payment, or 
 application. 


    Subd. 2.    Information released to authorized persons.  
 If an insurance company has evidence that a claim may be 
 fraudulent, the company shall, in writing, notify the 
 commissioner and provide the commissioner with all relevant 
 material related to the company's inquiry into the claim. 


    Subd. 3.    Good faith immunity.  An insurance company 
 or its agent acting in its behalf and in good faith who releases 
 oral or written information under subdivisions 1 and 2 is immune 
 from civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be 
 incurred or imposed. 


    Subd. 4.    Self-insurer; assigned risk plan.  For the 
 purposes of this section "insurance company" includes a 
 self-insurer and the assigned risk plan and their agents. 


    HIST: 1995 c 231 art 1 s 31