18-14 Enact Chp. 148 Personal Information Systems

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(1) Inform the person of the existence of any personal information in the system of which he or she is the subject; (2) Except as provided in subsection (c) hereof, permit the person, his or her legal guardian, or an attorney who presents a signed written author- ization made by the person, to inspect all personal information in the system of which he or she is the subject; and (3) Inform the person about the types of uses made of any such personal in- formation, including the identity of any users usually granted access to the system. (b) Any person who wishes to exercise a right provided for by this section may be accompanied by another individual of his or her choice. (c) Every personal information system officer, upon request, shall disclose medical, psychiatric or psychological information to a person who is the subject of the information or to his or her legal guardian unless a physician, psychiatrist or psychologist determines for the agency that the disclosure of the information is likely to have an adverse effect on the person in which case the information shall be released to a physician, psychiatrist or psy- chologist designated by the person or by his or her legal guardian. (d) Upon the payment of a reasonable, lawful fee per page, the personal infor- mation system officer shall supply a copy of personal information regarding a particular individual to any person who would be entitled to inspect the in- formation pursuant to this section. (e) This section does not provide a person who is the subject of personal infor- mation maintained in a personal information system, his or her legal guardi- an or an attorney authorized by the person, with a right to inspect or have copied, or require an agency that maintains a personal information system to permit the inspection of or to copy, a confidential law enforcement inves- tigatory record or trial preparation record. 148.12 DISPUTES CONCERNING INFORMATION IN A SYSTEM. (a) If any person disputes the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of the personal information pertaining to him or her that is maintained in any personal information system, he or she may request the personal infor- mation system officer to investigate the current status of the information. Within a reasonable time thereafter and following a reasonable, diligent in- vestigation, the disputant shall be notified of the results of the investigation and the nature of any corrective action which will be taken. The information retained in the system must be in compliance with Section 148.08(b), and any inaccurate or unverifiable information must be deleted. (b) If a disputant is not satisfied with the result of actions taken under subsec- tion (a) hereof, the personal information system officer shall assist the dis- putant in preparing: (1) A statement of 100 words or less which explains the basis for his or her dispute and which will be included in any subsequent transfer, report of dissemination of the information; or