R986-100-108. Safeguarding and Release of Information

(1) All information obtained on specific clients, whether kept in the case file, in the computer system, maintained by the Department, the state, or somewhere else, is safeguarded in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act and 7 CFR 272.1(c) (2000) and 7 CFR 272.8 (2000) and PRWORA Title VIII, Section 837. (2)(a) General statistical information may be released if it does not identify a specific client, including information obtained by the Department from another source. (b) Information obtained from the federal government for purposes of income match may never be released.