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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

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

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.

County social services boards are subject to the state’s open meetings law.

Medical records compiled and maintained by public health authorities in connection with the admission, treatment, and discharge of individual patients are not public records.

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

Facilities providing psychiatric or substance abuse services must develop procedures to comply with the confidentiality requirements of G.S.

Residential child care facilities licensed by DHHS must adopt policies restricting the disclosure of confidential information.

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.

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A county social services department must create a separate case record, or a separate section of an existing case record, containing information regarding adult protective services. 

Except as otherwise provided by law, the state Division of Aging, area aging agencies, and providers who provide programs or services to senior citizens administered under the supervision of the st

This regulation specifies what must be included in an application for services funded with Social Services Block Grant funding.

Requires DSS to provide certain information to the Division of Health Services Regulation:

This regulation includes many requirements related to the physical space for DSS offices.

Allows the client to authorize a personal representative to exercise right of access on the client's behalf.
Requires that the client make the request in writing.

Information received by DSS from another agency or individual will be treated as information generated by DSS. The implication is that it will be subject to the same confidentiality protections.

Providing that residents in a special care unit for mental health disabilities shall have privacy rights set out in G.S. 131D-21(6) and G.S. 122C Article 3, Part 1.

See .304 subsection (b).

G.S. 108A-80 requires DSS to keep social services and public assistance information confidential.

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

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

Information submitted by county departments of social services to the adult protective services registry maintained by the state Division of Social Services is confidential. 

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

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.

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.
 

Addresses how DSS must handle adult protective services reports alleging abuse, neglect, or exploitation by a social services board member, department of social services staff member, county commis

Mental health, developmental disability, and substance abuse facilities and services must comply with the confidentiality requirements of G.S.

(a) Confidentiality of information about himself or herself is the right of the client.

Upon receiving a report of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of a disabled adult, DSS may immediately tell the District Attorney's office and local law enforcement agencies if  there i

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

After completing an adult protective services investigation, the county social services department must notify the individual who reported the suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation.

A defendant charged with sexual abuse of a minor has a constitutional right of in camera review by the trial judge of all the records of the agency charged with investigating allegations of child a

Addressing assertion of psychologist-patient privilege on appeal in a neglect case. 
 

In civil custody case, father sought DSS testimony and records related to alleged neglect. DSS argued that the information and records, including the identity of the reporter, were confidential.

Found not to be an abuse of discretion when judge failed to review confidential DSS information before denying a party's discovery request.