Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Division 40 - Family Support Division
Chapter 2 - Income Maintenance
Section 13 CSR 40-2.180 - Confidentiality of Case Records

Universal Citation: 13 MO Code of State Regs 40-2.180

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024

PURPOSE: This amendment updates terminology and identifies instances in which the disclosure of confidential information is authorized.

(1) Pursuant to sections 208.120 and 208.155, RSMo, the Family Support Division shall protect from public disclosure any information concerning an applicant or recipient of public assistance, and the file and record of an applicant or recipient shall be open to inspection only to those persons directly connected with the administration of the relevant assistance program. The division may disclose information that is protected by this rule if the specific type of disclosure is not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law and if-

(A) The disclosure is of a specific kind that is authorized by state or federal law;

(B) The federal laws and regulations, if any, governing the program that is relevant to the information being disclosed allow for such a disclosure; or

(C) The division has the written consent of the applicant or recipient, or the applicant or recipient's legal guardian or conservator, to disclose the information.

*Original authority: 207.020, RSMo 1945, amended 1961, 1965, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1986.

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