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| Citation |
Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. 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. 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. 7B-2902 | State statute |
Information held by DSS related to child welfare cases is subject to several confidentiality laws. |
| 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 143B-933 | State statute |
G.S. |
| 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. 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. 7B-307 | State statute |
Notify DA/LE of abuse: DSS must immediately notify the district attorney and the appropriate local law enforcement agency if it finds evidence that a juvenile may have been abused, as defined in G. |
| G.S. 110-129.1(a)(1) | State statute |
Information obtained pursuant to an administrative subpoena issued by the Secretary of the state DHHS in connection with a child support enforcement case is confidential and may be used only by the |
| 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. 48-3-309(f) | State statute |
Requires NC DHHS to obtain criminal history checks of all prospective adoptive parents and any individuals 18 and older who live in the prospective adoptive home. |
| 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. 110-139.1 | State statute |
Nonjudicial records maintained by the state DHHS’ parent locator service are confidential and may be disclosed only to persons directly connected with the child support enforcement program or to ju |
| G.S. 131D-10.3A(g) | State statute |
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| G.S. 130A-12 | State statute |
Protects the confidentiality of certain health information maintained by the NC DHHS and local health departments. |
| 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. 7B-303(e) | State statute |
In a hearing to prevent an individual’s or agency’s interference with an assessment of suspected child abuse, neglect, or dependency, a court may order DSS to reveal the identity of the person who |
| 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. 48-9-102 | State statute |
All records created or filed in connection with an adoption (except the decree of adoption and the entry in the special proceedings index) in the possession of the court, an agency, the State, a co |
| 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-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. 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. 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. 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. 48-2-203 | State statute |
Judicial hearings in adoption proceedings must be held in closed court. |
| 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 |
| G.S. 108A-73 | State statute |
GS Chapter 108A, Article 3 (G.S. 108A-71) provides general authorization for the state to accept grants-in-aid to administer social services programs. |
| G.S. 143B-932 | State statute |
Criminal record checks of employees, applicants for employment, and volunteers provided by the state Department of Justice to licensed residential child care facilities, licensed child care facilit |
| G.S. 132-1.10 | State statute |
North Carolina has a comprehensive scheme governing the use of social security numbers, including by isolating them on separate pages in certain situations, offering explanations of their intended |
| G.S. 108A-80 | State statute |
This is the general, overarching confidentiality law that applies to "any list of names or other information concerning persons applying for or receiving public assistance or social services t |
| G.S. 48-10-105 | State statute |
Unauthorized disclosure of identifying or nonidentifying information contained in confidential adoption records is a class 1 misdemeanor. |
| G.S. 48-10-104 | 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. 108A-103(a) | State statute |
After completing an adult protective services investigation, the county social services department must notify the individual who reported the suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation. |
| G.S. 8-53 | State statute |
Information that a physician (1) obtains in the course of providing physician services and (2) is necessary to providing those services is considered privileged information. |
| G.S. 7B-1413 | State statute |
This statute governs access to records by The state Child Fatality Prevention Team and community child protection or child fatality prevention teams and the relatively strict confidentiality rules |
| 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. 15B-8.1 | 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-141 | State statute |
Authorizing NC DHHS to have access to confidential information in the course of inspecting home care agencies, unless a client objects in writing to review of that client's records. |
| G.S. 131E-97 | State statute |
Personal financial and medical records maintained by hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health agencies, and other health care facilities in connection with the admission, treatment, and di |
| 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. 143B-939 | 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. 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. 90-85.36 | State statute |
Prescription orders on file in a pharmacy may be disclosed only in limited circumstances, including: |
| 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. 7B-3100 | State statute |
State law requires the Division of Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety (DJJ) to adopt rules designating local agencies that will be required to share information concerning juvenile |
| 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. 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. 160A-208.1 | 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. 131D-27 | State statute |
NC DHHS (typically through the county DSS) may have access to adult care home residents' records when investigating potential violations of state law by the home. |
| 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. 143B-181.20 | State statute |
The confidentiality restrictions in 45 C.F.R. |
| G.S. 7B-3101 | State statute |
Juvenile court records are confidential pursuant to GS 7B-3000. |
| G.S. 48-9-109 | State statute |
Authorizes disclosures of adoption records in limited circumstances. |
| G.S. 130A-99 | 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. 132-1 through 11 | State statute |
North Carolina’s public records law (G.S. Ch. 132) generally applies to all state and local government agencies, including county social services departments. |
| 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. 90-21.4(b) | State statute |
When an unemancipated minor child gives consent for the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of pregnancy, alcohol or substance abuse, emotional disturbance, or venereal disease or other diseases re |
| 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. 130A-102 | State statute |
Medical information contained in a birth certificate shall not be public records open to inspection. |