Section 470IAC2.1-3-1. Release of information from county department case records

   (a) The county department shall give the applicant or recipient or his authorized representative, upon request, the opportunity to examine the entire case record.

  (b) Before releasing information from public assistance case records in circumstances not required by state or federal laws or regulations the county department shall obtain a written release of information, signed by the applicant or recipient, authorizing the county department to release the information to the requesting agency or individual. The written authorization must specify the scope of information the county department is authorized to release and the specific agency or individual to whom the information is to be released.

  As permitted by Section 2636 of Public Law 98-369, the county department shall release the name and current address of any AFDC recipients who are fugitive felons to law enforcement officers when requested. The law enforcement officer must provide the county department with the AFDC recipient's social security number and sufficient information to demonstrate that the AFDC recipient is a fugitive felon. (Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 2.1-3-1; filed Mar 1, 1984, 2:31 pm: 7 IR 993, eff Apr 1, 1984; filed Mar 7, 1985, 2:54 pm: 8 IR 797; readopted filed Jul 12, 2001, 1:40 p.m.: 24 IR 4235; readopted filed Oct 24, 2007, 11:25 a.m.: 20071121-IR-470070448RFA; readopted filed Aug 23, 2013, 3:36 p.m.: 20130918-IR-470130306RFA)