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7 MU125\11\850810.v2 4.7C Denial of Parent or Guardian Access. The Responsible Authority may deny parent or guardian access to private data when the individual requests this denial and the Responsible Authority determines that withholding the data would be in the best interest of the individual. The request from the individual must be in writing, stating the reasons for the request. In determining the best interest of the individual, the Responsible Authority will consider: 4.7C1 Whether the individual is of sufficient age and maturity to explain the reasons and understand the consequences; 4.7C2 Whether denying access may protect the individual from physical or emotional harm; 4.7C3 Whether there are reasonable grounds to support the individual’s reasons; and 4.7C4 Whether the data concerns medical, dental, or other health services provided under Minnesota Statutes Sections 144.341 to 144.347. If so, the data may be released only if failure to inform the parent or guardian would seriously jeopardize the health of the individual. The Responsible Authority may also deny parental/guardian access without a request from the juvenile or incapacitated person under any state or federal statute that allows or requires denial of parental or guardian access and that provides standards for denying parental or guardian access 5.0 Access to Private and Confidential Data on Decedents. Private data on decedents means data which, prior to the death of the data subject, were classified by statute, federal law, or temporary classification as private data. Confidential data means data which, prior to the death of the data subject, were classified by statute, federal law, or temporary classification as confidential data. A list of the private and confidential information maintained by the City is contained in Appendix A, although such list is subject to the Act, as it may be amended, and therefore is not necessarily exhaustive. Information about individuals who are deceased will be treated the same as data that is about individuals who are living except: 5.0A Private and confidential data on decedents will become public data 10 years after the death of the data subject and 30 years after the creation of the data in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Section 13.10, subd. 2. An individual is presumed dead if either 90 years have elapsed since the creation of the data or 90 years have elapsed since the individual’s birth, whichever is earlier, except that an individual is not presumed to be dead if the Responsible Authority has information readil y available to him or her indicating the individual is still living. 5.0B A representative of the decedent may exercise the rights that the decedent could have exercised as a living individual. A “representative of the decedent”