General provisions. The annual report of the commissioners to the supreme court

is public information after it is filed with the court. Upon prior approval of the commission, such information as the commission may approve concerning payments made to applicants for reimbursement, including information with regard to the lawyer involved and the facts upon which the reimbursement is made, may be released as public information. Other than as set out above, other information regarding applications for reimbursement, payments made by the fund, or any actions of the commissioners are not considered public information without the express prior approval of the court. [Regulation Order January 4, 1974; February 15, 1979; November 9, 2001, effective February 15, 2002; December 13, 2017, effective January 1, 2018]