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| Citation | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. 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. |
| 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-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 |
| 10A N.C.A.C. 13B .5206 | State regulation |
Facilities providing psychiatric or substance abuse services must develop procedures to comply with the confidentiality requirements of G.S. |
| 10A N.C.A.C. 26B .0202 | State regulation |
Provides if an area or state mental health facility obtains patient consent to release information, the form must specify what information is to be released and, if applicable, that the information |
| 10A N.C.A.C. 27G .0206 | State regulation |
Mental health, developmental disability, and substance abuse facilities and services must comply with the confidentiality requirements of G.S. |
| 10A N.C.A.C. 70G .0507 | State regulation |
Foster care placing agencies must ensure that information about AIDS or related conditions is disclosed only in accordance with the communicable disease laws specified in G.S. 130A-143. |
| 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. |
| 42 U.S.C. § 503(d) | Federal statute |
Wage, benefit, employment, and other specified information regarding claimants for unemployment benefits provided by a state unemployment compensation agency to a state or local social services age |
| 7 C.F.R. 272.1(c) | Federal regulation |
State and local social services agencies that administer the federal Food Stamp Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program must adopt safeguards to limit the use or disclosure of information obtaine |
| 7 U.S.C. § 2020(e)(8) | Federal statute |
State and local social services agencies that administer the federal Food Stamp Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program must adopt safeguards to limit the use or disclosure of information obtaine |
| 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. 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 |
| 45 C.F.R. 164 | Federal regulation |
Federal regulations promulgated pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) limit the use and disclosure of protected health information by covered health care provi |
| 26 U.S.C. § 3304(a)(16) | Federal statute |
This federal statute in the Internal Revenue Code requires state agencies to compare wage information to determine TANF eligibility. |
| 42 U.S.C. § 1320b-7 | Federal statute |
State and local social services agencies that administer the Food Stamp Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pprogram must share information with |
| 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. 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-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-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-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 |
| 14B N.C.A.C. 11A .0302 | State regulation |
G.S. |
| 14B N.C.A.C. 11A .0301 | State regulation |
G.S. |
| 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. 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-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 ( |
| 8 U.S.C. § 1644 | Federal statute |
Notwithstanding any other federal, state, or local law to the contrary, a state or local government entity may not be prohibited from providing information to the federal Immigration and Naturaliza |
| 42 U.S.C. § 611a | Federal statute |
State and local social services agencies that administer the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program are required to notify the federal Immigration and Naturalization Service when th |
| 7 U.S.C. § 2020(e)(15) | Federal statute |
State and local social services agencies that administer the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are required to notify the federal Immigration and Naturalization Service when they det |
| 10A N.C.A.C. 69 .0101 through 69 .0605 | State regulation |
The rules adopted by the state Social Services Commission pursuant to G.S. |
| G.S. 7B-302 | State statute |
This statute is one of the most important confidentiality laws related to child protective services. |
| 10A N.C.A.C. 70A .0106 | State regulation |
In conducting a child protective services investigation, the county social services department must exercise discretion in contacting collateral sources and disclosing information in order to prote |
| 10A N.C.A.C. 70A .0113 | State regulation |
All information received by a county DSS in connection with its investigation of reports involving suspected child abuse, neglect, or dependency are confidential pursuant to other laws. |
| 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 |
| 42 U.S.C. § 671(a)(8) | Federal statute |
As a condition of receiving federal funding for child welfare services under Title IV-B of the Social Security Act, a state must establish safeguards that restrict the use of or disclosure of infor |
| 45 C.F.R. 1355.21(a) | Federal regulation |
As a condition of receiving federal funding for child welfare services under Title IV-B of the Social Security Act, a state must establish safeguards that restrict the use of or disclosure of infor |
| 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. 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. 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 |
| 10A N.C.A.C. 70A .0102 | State regulation |
Central Registry |
| 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. |
| 10A N.C.A.C. 70E .0902 | State regulation |
Licensed foster parent must agree to preserve the confidentiality of information received from a child placing agency regarding a foster child and to discuss that information only with appropriate |
| 10A N.C.A.C. 70A .0107 | State regulation |
The county social services department must notify the district attorney and the appropriate local law enforcement agency if it finds evidence that a juvenile has been abused. |
| 10A N.C.A.C. 70F .0208 | State regulation |
Agencies that receive children for the purpose of placement in family foster homes, therapeutic foster homes, adoptive homes, and residential maternity homes shall develop and enforce a confidentia |
| 42 U.S.C. § 405(c)(2)(C)(ii) | Federal statute |
Parents are required to provide their Social Security numbers in connection with the registration of the birth of their child. |
| 10A N.C.A.C. 70E .0903 | State regulation |
When a county Department of Social Services places children in a foster home in a different county, the two county departments of social services shall agree in writing that the supervising county |
| 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. |
| 10A N.C.A.C. 70A .0109 | State regulation |
The social services department generally must notify a person who reports suspected child abuse or neglect whether the report has been accepted for investigation, whether the report has been referr |
| 10A N.C.A.C. 70A .0203 | State regulation |
Members of community child protection teams may share confidential information during an official meeting if the information is needed for the team to carry out its responsibilities. |
| 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. 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. |
| 42 U.S.C § 5106a(b)(2) | Federal statute |
The federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act [CAPTA] (as amended in 1996) requires North Carolina, as a condition of receiving federal CAPTA and Title IV-B funding for child protective serv |
| 42 U.S.C. § 5106a(c) | Federal statute |
Citizen review panels established pursuant to the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act may not disclose any identifying information about any specific child protection case that the pan |
| 10A N.C.A.C. 70I .0305 | State regulation |
Residential child care facilities licensed by DHHS must adopt policies restricting the disclosure of confidential information. |
| 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. 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. 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. 7B-2902 | State statute |
Information held by DSS related to child welfare cases is subject to several confidentiality laws. |
| 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-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. 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. 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. 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. 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 |
| 42 U.S.C. § 5106a(b)(3) | Federal statute |
The federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) allows, but does not require, a state to refuse to disclose identifying information concerning an individual who makes a report or compl |
| 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. 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. 130A-102 | State statute |
Medical information contained in a birth certificate shall not be public records open to inspection. |
| 42 U.S.C. § 3058i | Federal statute |
States shall use federal allotments under the Older Americans Act to develop systems to detect elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and information gathered pursuant shall not be released except |
| 42 U.S.C. § 3027(a)(12)(C) | Federal statute |
If a state receives funding for elder abuse programs through the federal Older Americans Act, it must submit a state plan that provides that information gathered in investigations of abuse reports |
| 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. 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 |
| 10A N.C.A.C. 70F .0208 | State regulation |
Agencies that receive children for the purpose of placement in family foster homes, therapeutic foster homes, adoptive homes, and residential maternity homes shall develop and enforce a confidentia |
| 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. |