Nothing in this chapter may be construed to limit, expand or otherwise modify any civil liability or remedy that may exist under this or any other law.

§173.__Confidentiality

1.__Reports confidential.__A report made pursuant to section 172 is confidential and may be disclosed only as provided in

subsection 2.__A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime.

2.__Reports may be disclosed.__Reports of suspected financial abuse of an elder or a dependent adult and information contained in those reports may be disclosed only to the following:

A.__Persons or agencies to whom disclosure of information or the identity of the reporting party is permitted; and

B.__Persons trained and qualified to serve on multidisciplinary personnel teams, who may disclose to one another information and records that are relevant to the prevention, identification or treatment of financial abuse of elderly or dependent persons.

Except as provided in this paragraph, any multidisciplinary personnel team or agency that receives information pursuant to this chapter is under the same obligations and subject to the same confidentiality penalties as the person disclosing or providing that information. The information obtained must be maintained in a manner that ensures the maximum protection of privacy and confidentiality rights.

3.__Not construed to allow certain disclosures.__This section may not be construed to allow disclosure of any reports or records relevant to the reports of financial abuse of an elder or a dependent adult if the disclosure would be prohibited by any other provisions of state or federal law applicable to the reports or records relevant to the reports of the financial abuse, nor may it be construed to prohibit the disclosure by a financial institution of any reports or records relevant to the reports of financial abuse of an elder or a dependent adult if the disclosure would be required of a financial institution by otherwise applicable state or federal law or court order.

§174.__Mandated reporter of suspected financial abuse of

elder or dependent adult not liable