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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor
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H.B. 900
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program which, is providing treatment or care to a child who is the subject of a report
of child abuse or neglect for a purpose relevant to the provision of the treatment or
care;
(vi) To a parent or other person who has permanent or temporary
care and custody of a child, if provisions are made for the protection of the identity of
the reporter or any other person whose life or safety is likely to be endangered by
disclosing the information;
(vii) To the appropriate public school superintendent for the purpose
of carrying out appropriate personnel or administrative actions following a report of
suspected child abuse involving a student committed by:
1. A public school employee in that school system;
2. An independent contractor who supervises or works
directly with students in that school system; or
3. An employee of an independent contractor, including a bus
driver or bus assistant, who supervises or works directly with students in that school
system;
(viii) To the director of a licensed child care facility or licensed child
placement agency for the purpose of carrying out appropriate personnel actions
following a report of suspected child neglect or abuse alleged to have been committed
by an employee of the facility or agency and involving a child who is currently or who
was previously under that facility's or agency's care; or
(ix) To the Office of the Independent Juvenile Justice Monitor
established under Article 49D of the Code.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit:
(1) The publication, for administrative or research purposes, of statistics
or other data so classified as to prevent the identification of particular persons or
cases;
(2) The Department of Human Resources from obtaining an individual's
financial records from a fiduciary institution in the course of verifying the
individual's eligibility for public assistance; or
(3) Disclosures as permitted by § 1-303 of the Financial Institutions
Article.
(d) The Department of Human Resources shall issue regulations governing
access to and use of confidential information which is in the possession of the
Department or local departments of social services.
(e) Any offense against the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor
and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment for not
exceeding 90 days, or both, in the discretion of the court.
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