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Department
of Human Services Families
First Online Policy Manual General Administrative Procedures |
Revised: |
41.6 |
EXCEPTIONS TO CONFIDENTIALITY |
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Release to
law enforcement officials to assist in prosecuting fraud against the
Department or child abuse. ·
Release to
appropriate agencies assisting in collection of child support in the Families
First program. ·
Release to
service providers, such as mental health professionals, providing services to
abusive or neglectful parents. ·
Release to
contracting agencies working with the Department who are providing Families
First work services. ·
Release to
the child’s guardian ad litem in child custody and
guardianship cases. ·
Release
disbursement reports, total expenditures of funds, number of recipients and
other statistical information, social data, and reports on surveys; (
Disbursement reports cannot be copied). ·
Release to
agencies where the information operates to the welfare of the individual and
will not be used for embarrassment or exploitation and the agency assures
that confidentiality will be protected and gives assurance that the
information will be used only for the purposes it was requested. ·
Information
may be released to appropriate law enforcement officials as may be needed in
the apprehension and/or conviction of a felon. (This information will not be released to
process servers or for civil reasons). ·
Information
that is requested through a valid subpoena or court order will be
provided. The court will be asked to
limit the scope of discovery if it appears that this gives the attorney an
opportunity to review information that is not part of the intended request. ·
Release to
the applicant or recipient. |
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