Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 015 - Attorney General
Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing
Chapter 9 - OPERATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER PROGRAMS
Section 9-9 - Confidentiality of Victim Information and Shelter Location

(a) Generally, the Program shall not disclose confidential communication, as define d in Wyo. Stat. § 1-12-116, without the express written consent of the victim. The Program shall adhere to the provisions of Wyo. Stat. § 1-12-116 at all times. Programs shall also provide assurances that the address or location of shelter facilities shall not be made public except with written authorization of the person or persons responsible for operating the shelter.

(b) The governing board shall be excluded both as a joint body and as individual board members from any access to confidential victim information except to the extent necessary to resolve a victim-initiated grievance.

(c) All volunteers shall be excluded from access to confidential victim information except in regard to the writing of individual case notes regarding the victim to whom they have provided services, and when directed by the program director.

(d) When providing statistical data on program activities, individual identifiers of client records shall not be used.

(e) Programs shall keep and store all victims' files to insure safety and confidentiality. After a victim's file has been inactive for five (5) years, it may be destroyed.