Prohibited Releases

(1) Any report of abuse or neglect is confidential pursuant to T.C.A. §§ 37-1-409(a)(1), 37-1- 612(a), and 37-5-107 (2016 and as amended). (2) Any unauthorized release of a report of abuse, severe child abuse, child sexual abuse, or neglect constitutes a class B misdemeanor. (3) Until an individual has exhausted all reviews, excluding the review set out in Rule 0250-07- 09-.12, permitted by these Rules, the Department shall not release any information from its records to any organization or person for purposes of pre-employment screening or licensing, to identify the individual as a perpetrator of any form of abuse or neglect, unless such disclosure is necessary to comply with T.C.A. § 49-5-413(e) (2016 and as amended) or other applicable law. (4) Until an individual has exhausted all reviews permitted by these Rules, excluding the review set out in Rule 0250-07-09-.12, the Department shall not release any information from its CLASSIFICATION AND REVIEW OF REPORTS OF CHILD CHAPTER 0250-07-09 ABUSE/NEGLECT AND DUE PROCESS PROCEDURES FOR RELEASE OF CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT RECORDS records to identify the individual as a perpetrator of any form of abuse or neglect to any organization or person that requests this information for purposes of routine or random screening of current employees, volunteers, or associates.