LD 1497
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LR 1961
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F.__To persons who directly supervise or report on the
health, behavior or progress of a juvenile, to the
superintendent of a juvenile's school and the
superintendent's designees and to agencies that are or might
become responsible for the health or welfare of a juvenile
if the information is relevant to and disseminated for the
purpose of creating or maintaining an individualized plan
for the juvenile's rehabilitation, including reintegration
into the school.

 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may
release the names, dates of birth and social security numbers of
juveniles receiving services from the department and, if
applicable, eligibility numbers and the dates on which those
juveniles received services to the Department of Human Services
for the sole purpose of determining eligibility and billing for
services under federally funded programs administered by the
Department of Human Services and provided by or through the
department.__The department may also release to the Department of
Human Services information required for and to be used solely for
audit purposes, consistent with federal law, for those services
provided by or through the department.__Department of Human
Services personnel must treat this information as confidential in
accordance with federal and state law and must return the records
when their purpose has been served.

 
2.__Release of certain information to victims.__
Notwithstanding subsection 1, upon the request of a person who
was the victim of a crime for which a client was incarcerated, as
verified by the department or the prosecuting attorney, the
department shall disclose the following information to the
victim:

 
A. Whether the client has been charged with committing any
crime while incarcerated and, if so, the crime with which
the client has been charged; and

 
B. Whether the client has been disciplined while
incarcerated and, if so, the offense for which the
disciplinary action was taken and the type of disciplinary
action taken.

 
3.__Civil violation.__A person who discloses information in
violation of this section commits a civil violation for which a
fine not to exceed $1,000 may be adjudged.

 
4.__Disclosure of confidential information.__The disclosure of
confidential information as provided by this section is also
governed by Title 5, section 9057, subsection 6.


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