Section 192-4-006 - Confidentiality006.01.PUBLIC RECORDS AND CONFIDENTIALITY. State law provides that records that the agency has are available for review unless another law expressly provides that the record is not public. Supervisors will review with each employee the state and federal laws and regulations governing the release of records to which they have access on a routine basis as part of their work assignments. Employees shall know the internal agency process for access to and security of such records. Application forms for vocational rehabilitation and independent living services of NCBVI state that all information provided by the applicant will be kept confidential, except as specifically released for purposes of information exchange, for the purpose of service provision, or for public information. 006.01A. Employees shall comply with those laws, regulations, and internal processes in providing access to public records and maintaining the confidentiality of the records in accordance with 34 CFR 361.38 (Appendix).006.01B. Employees who have access to confidential records through interagency agreements or similar sharing arrangements shall comply with the conditions under which access to the confidential information is permitted. 006.01C. Employees who gain access to a record, or information from a record, which has been designated by law or regulation as confidential, whether as part of their regular job duties or by accident, may not further share that information with anyone other than those people within the agency who have the right to know this information.006.02.RELEASE OF INFORMATION. If a NCBVI employee appears before a legislative committee, the courts, the Parole Board, Pardons Board or any other administrative or judicial body, the employee shall not purport to speak on behalf of the NCBVI, unless so authorized by the director or designee. 006.02A. There may be some situations when information may be released to individuals who normally do not have access to NCBV1 confidential records and information. Written release of information must be obtained in such situations.192 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 4, § 006
Amended effective 7/2/2019