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Type |
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| G.S. 7B-3000 | State statute |
Court records maintained by the clerk of superior court in cases involving delinquent or undisciplined juveniles are not open to public inspection and may be examined only pursuant to court order o |
| G.S. 143B-934 | State statute |
All information received by the state DHHS related to criminal history checks of child care providers is “privileged,” is not a public record, and may be used only by DHHS and persons authorized to |
| G.S. 7B-700 | State statute |
Discovery authorized, subject to restrictions: DSS may share information relevant to an abuse, neglect, and dependency proceeding and participate in discovery, except that it is not authorized to d |
| G.S. 90-21.8(d) | State statute |
Court proceedings and court records involving waiver of parental consent for an abortion for an unemancipated minor pursuant to G.S. 90-21.7 and G.S. 90-21.8 are confidential. |
| G.S. 130A-93 | State statute |
The names of children and parents, the addresses of parents (other than county of residence and postal code), and the Social Security numbers of parents contained in birth records in the possession |
| G.S. 131D-28 | State statute |
Allows patients, NC DHHS, guardians, and guardians ad litem to file a civil action for injunctive relief to enforce the Adult Care Home Residents' Bill of Rights in GS 131D-21(6) (including th |
| G.S. 48-9-104 | State statute |
Prohibits release from adoption records "the name, address, or other information that reasonably could be expected to lead directly to the identity of an adoptee, an adoptive parent of an ado |
| G.S. 130A-101(g) | State statute |
Parents are required to provide their Social Security numbers in connection with the registration of the birth of their child. |
| G.S. 108A-26.1 | State statute |
County DSSs are required to notify applicants for Work First and Food and Nutrition assistance that the agency may release confidential information from the record if there is an outstanding arrest |
| G.S. 8-53.3 | State statute |
The psychologist-patient privilege is similar to the physician-patient privilege established by G.S. 8-53. |
| G.S. 131D-32 | State statute |
A county adult care home advisory committee may not disclose the identity of a complainant or the identity of a resident involved in a complaint except as permitted under the federal Older American |
| G.S. 7B-2901(b) through (c) | State statute |
The county social services department’s records involving abused, neglected, or dependent juveniles who are in the department’s protective custody or placed with the department pursuant to court or |
| G.S. 131E-108 | State statute |
Another law, G.S. 131E-117(5), provides that nursing home residents have a right to confidentiality of their medical records. |
| G.S. 110-90.2 | State statute |
All information received by the state DHHS related to criminal history checks of child care providers is “privileged,” is not a public record, and may be used only by DHHS and persons authorized to |
| G.S. 14-409.42 | State statute |
After the expiration of an inpatient or outpatient commitment, a person may petition a court to have disabilities removed from his or her record. |
| G.S. 7B-2901(d) | State statute |
Court proceedings and court records involving waiver of parental consent for an abortion for an unemancipated minor pursuant to G.S. 90-21.7 and G.S. 90-21.8 are confidential. |
| G.S. 143-318.11(a)(3) | State statute |
A county social services board or other public body subject to the state’s open meetings law may hold a closed session to consult with an attorney employed or retained by the public body in order t |
| G.S. 131E-117 | State statute |
Provides that personal and medical records of nursing home patients are confidential. They may be disclosed: |
| G.S. 8-53.4 through G.S. 8-53.12 | State statute |
State law recognizes qualified evidentiary privileges with respect to confidential communications to and confidential information obtained by |
| G.S. 131D-27 | State statute |
The state DHHS and its agents are authorized to inspect the records of adult care home residents maintained at an adult care home when the inspection is necessary to investigate an alleged violatio |
| G.S. 7B-601 | State statute |
A guardian ad litem appointed for a juvenile who is alleged to be abused, neglected, or dependent has the authority to obtain any information or reports, whether or not confidential or privileged ( |
| G.S. 7B-2102 | State statute |
Fingerprints and photographs of juveniles taken by law enforcement officers, law enforcement agencies, and county juvenile detention facilities are not public records, shall not be included in the |
| G.S. 143B-931(e) | State statute |
Criminal history checks of employees, applicants for employment, and applicants to volunteer at schools within the Department of Health and Human Services shall be kept confidential. |
| G.S. 131E-123 | State statute |
Allows patients, NC DHHS, guardians, and guardians ad litem to file a civil action for injunctive relief to enforce the Nursing Home Patients' Bill of Rights in GS 131E-117 (including the conf |
| G.S. 130A-102 | State statute |
Medical information contained in a birth certificate shall not be public records open to inspection. |
| G.S. 130A-25 | State statute |
A violation of the state's public health statutes, including the confidentiality provisions of G.S. 130A-143, is a Class 1 misdemeanor. |
| GS 131D-10.6C | State statute |
Requires the state Division of Social Services to maintain a register of all licensed family foster and therapeutic foster homes. The register must include: |
| G.S. 108A-109 | State statute |
The county social services director must notify the district attorney when an adult protective services investigation finds evidence that a person has abused, neglected, or exploited a disabled adu |
| G.S. 7B-302 | State statute |
This statute is one of the most important confidentiality laws related to child protective services. |
| G.S. 153A-148.1 | State statute |
Local tax records that contain information about a taxpayer’s income or receipts are not subject to public inspection and disclosure under the state’s public records law (G.S. Ch. |
| G.S. 132-1.1(a) | State statute |
Written communications to a state or local governmental body made within the scope of the attorney-client relationship by any attorney serving the public body concerning a claim against or on behal |
| G.S. 131D-21.1 | State statute |
Another law, G.S. 131D-21(6), provides that adult care home residents have a right to confidentiality of their medical records. |
| G.S. 122C-52 through 56 | State statute |
Any information, whether or not recorded, relating to services provided to an identifiable individual by a mental health facility is confidential and may not be disclosed except as authorized by la |
| G.S. 131D-40 | State statute |
Criminal history checks of prospective adult care home employees that are provided by the state Department of Justice to licensed adult care homes are confidential and may not be disclosed to anyon |
| G.S. 7B-3001 | State statute |
Records of juvenile court counselors regarding juveniles under their supervision and all other records and files maintained by the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) of the Department of Public Saf |
| G.S. 143B-935 | State statute |
Criminal record checks of employees and , applicants for employment at the state Division of Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety, as well as of independent contractors who provide d |
| G.S. 131E-129 | State statute |
Authorizes NC DHHS to impose administrative penalties for violations of the Nursing Home Patients' Bill of Rights in GS 131E-117, including the confidentiality provision. |
| G.S. 105-259 | State statute |
State agencies may disclose state tax returns and other state tax information concerning individual taxpayers only when required by court order or as otherwise provided by law. |
| G.S. 131D-21(6) | State statute |
Personal and medical records of adult care home residents are confidential and may not be disclosed except as permitted or required by applicable State or federal law. |
| G.S. 48-9-105 | State statute |
The court that exercised original jurisdiction with respect to an adoption may, upon motion and notice, enter an order allowing the disclosure of identifying or nonidentifying information from conf |
| G.S. 7B-3100(b) | State statute |
Prohibits the disclosure of information concerning a juvenile who is under investigation or alleged to be within the juvenile court’s jurisdiction that would reveal the juvenile’s identity other th |
| G.S. 131E-124 | State statute |
Requires NC DHHS to investigate complaints related to nursing homes and authorizes the agency to have access to medical records in the course of the investigation. |
| G.S. 132-1.11A through 1.12 | State statute |
Specific public records exception applicable to information about children participating in certain parks and recreation programs. |
| G.S. 7B-311 | State statute |
DSS is required to submit certain information to (1) the central registry and (2) to the responsible individuals list. |
| G.S. 130A-212 | State statute |
Provides that "clinical records or reports of individual patients" collected by the NC DHHS cancer registry are confidential and not public records. |
| G.S. 143B-933 | State statute |
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| G.S. 143B-139.6 | State statute |
All privileged patient medical records in the possession of the state DHHS are confidential and are not subject to public disclosure under the state’s public records law (G.S. Ch. 132). |
| G.S. 48-9-103 | State statute |
An agency that placed a child for adoption (or the state Division of Social Services) must provide, upon request, any background information transmitted under G.S. |
| G.S. 7B-2901 | State statute |
Juvenile court records maintained by the clerk of superior court in cases involving abuse, neglect, or dependency are not open to public inspection and may be examined only pursuant to court order |
| G.S. 8-53.13 | State statute |
Information that a nurse (1) obtains in the course of providing nursing services and (2) is necessary to providing those services is considered privileged information. |
| G.S. 131D-4.8 | State statute |
DSS may be part of an adult care home resident discharge team, especially for residents "whose primary unmet needs are related to health, including Alzheimer's disease and other forms of |
| G.S. 143B-168.14(a)(2) | State statute |
Local Smart Start partnerships must adopt policies comparable to those contained in the state’s public records and open meetings laws. |
| G.S. 130A-45.8 | State statute |
Medical records compiled and maintained by public health authorities in connection with the admission, treatment, and discharge of individual patients are not public records. |
| G.S. 143-318.9 through G.S. 143-318.18 | State statute |
County social services boards are subject to the state’s open meetings law. |
| G.S. 143-518 | State statute |
Medical records compiled by emergency medical services (EMS) providers and the state DHHS in connection with the dispatch, response, treatment, or transport of individual patients or in connection |
| G.S. 7B-310 | State statute |
Laws regarding privileged communications (other than the attorney-client privilege) are not sufficient grounds for excluding evidence of abuse, neglect, or dependency in any juvenile, civil, or cri |
| G.S. 131D-10.3A(g) | State statute |
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| G.S. 110-139(b) | State statute |
Nonjudicial records maintained by the state DHHS pertaining to child support enforcement are confidential and may be disclosed only to authorized representatives of social services agencies, public |
| G.S. 130A-12 | State statute |
Protects the confidentiality of certain health information maintained by the NC DHHS and local health departments. |
| G.S. 48-3-205 | State statute |
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual or agency that places a minor for adoption must provide to the prospective adoptive parent a written document containing specified backgrou |
| G.S. 131D-10.5A | State statute |
A residential child-care facility providing continuing full-time foster care must collect data on its use of physical restraint of children and make the data available to the state Department of He |
| G.S. 8-53.1 | State statute |
The physician- and nurse-privileges may not be used as grounds for excluding evidence regarding the abuse or neglect of, or illness or injury suffered by, a child under the age or 16 in a juvenile |
| G.S. 7B-2902 | State statute |
Information held by DSS related to child welfare cases is subject to several confidentiality laws. |
| G.S. 131D-2.14 | State statute |
Another law, G.S. 131D-2.11, requires NC DHHS (through the county departments of social services) to conduct annual inspections of licensed adult care homes. |
| G.S. 7B-301 | State statute |
This statute imposes a general duty for individuals and institutions to report to DSS if they have cause to suspect that a child has been abused, neglected, is dependent, or died due to maltreatmen |
| G.S. 90-113.74 | State statute |
Information about prescriptions maintained in the state's Controlled Substances Reporting System is "privileged and confidential, is not a public record pursuant to G.S. |
| G.S. 108A-11 | State statute |
Members of the county board of social services are authorized to “inspect and examine” any record of the county social services department relating to applications for or provision of public assist |
| G.S. 131D-10.6B | State statute |
A residential child-care facility providing continuing full-time foster care must notify the state Department of Health and Human Services of a death of any resident of the facility. |
| G.S. 143B-936 | State statute |
Criminal history checks of individuals 18 and older who live in the prospective adoptive home, licensed foster parents, applicants for foster parent licenses, and adults living in foster care homes |
| G.S. 110-129.2(i) | State statute |
Information contained in the state directory of new hires maintained by the state DHHS is confidential and may be used only by the state child support enforcement program or as otherwise allowed by |
| G.S. 8-53.7 | State statute |
Information that a licensed private social worker (1) obtains in the course of providing professional social services and (2) is necessary to providing those services is considered privileged infor |
| G.S. 52C-3-311 | State statute |
Provides that if a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety, or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of specific identifying informat |
| G.S. 15B-12 | State statute |
Private social workers may not be compelled disclose any information acquired in rendering professional social services unless compelled by a superior or district court. |
| G.S. 131E-144.3(5) | State statute |
A client of a home care agency has the right to "have his or her personal and medical records kept confidential and not be disclosed except as permitted or required by applicable State or fed |
| G.S. 130A-143 | State statute |
All information and records, whether publicly or privately maintained, that identify a person who has or may have any reportable communicable disease are “strictly confidential” and may be disclose |