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involving parental rights and responsibilities, grandparent | | visitation, custody, guardianship or involuntary commitment.__ | | The access of the guardian ad litem, visitor or attorney to | | the records or information under this paragraph is limited to | | reviewing the records in the offices of the department.__Any | | other use of the information or records during the proceeding | | in which the guardian ad litem, visitor or attorney is | | appointed is governed by paragraph B; |
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| | | This bill makes the following changes to the laws governing | | access to information in child protection proceedings. |
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| | | 1. It specifies that, within the Department of Health and | | Human Services, information in records, as well as the record | | itself, is protected and confidential. It also clarifies that a | | person who receives records from the department may not further | | disseminate the record. |
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| | | 2. It limits use of department records to the purpose for | | which the release was intended and prohibits further | | dissemination of those records. |
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| | | 3. It expands the list of persons to whom the department is | | authorized to disclose relevant information. |
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