The identity of persons who have made complaints about child maltreatment or vulnerable adult maltreatment is confidential and remains confidential even after the investigation is closed. Close attention should also be paid to data privacy provisions regarding maltreatment of minors and vulnerable adults. 626.556 and 626.557. By law, foster parents must be fully informed of the provisions of the case plan developed for the child. If this includes releasing private information about the child's birth parents, then the birth parents should receive a Tennessen Warning.
Data becomes public when used as evidence in a court proceeding or administrative law proceeding.
Also, when the investigation becomes inactive, much of that data will become public, unless classified as not-public by another statute. See also manual section on Investigations. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. To provide notices required or permitted by statute. Before issuing a license, the Commissioner must do a background check of the applicant, any person over 13 living in the household where the licensed program will be provided, current employees or contractors of the applicant and volunteers who have direct contact with clients of the applicant and who are not directly supervised by the applicant or employees or contractors of the applicant.