New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 123 - SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
Subchapter 2 - BOARDING HOMES
Section 10:123-2.7 - Confidentiality

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:123-2.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) The county welfare agencies and the Division of Family Development shall maintain confidentiality with respect to the Central Registry and all matters in relation to any report or investigation and evaluation. The identities of the complainants, witnesses, residents and other involved parties and all evaluations, findings, recommended actions and all the information received and compiled, shall not be a public record and shall not be disclosed or released. This confidentiality provision is in accordance with P.L. 1979, c. 496 (the Rooming and Boarding House Act of 1979), 30:4-24.3, Department of Human Services Administrative Order 2:01, 45 CFR 205.50 and other applicable State and Federal laws and regulations. Exceptions to prohibited disclosure are limited to situations where:

1. The individual identified or his or her legal guardian has consented to the release of information in writing;

2. The disclosure or release is necessary to enable the county welfare agency or the Division of Family Development to perform its duties, coordinate investigations and to support any opinions or recommendations that may result from a report of investigation; or

3. A court, upon its determination, directs that disclosure is necessary for the conduct of proceedings before it and that failure to make such disclosure would be contrary to the public interest.

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