Section 214-RICR-10-00-1.25 - Media Interviewing or Photographing Children in CareA. On occasion, the media may request to interview or photograph a child or youth in the care of the Department. To ensure the confidentiality of children, youth and families, photographs or visual representations depicting faces or allowing for recognition of the individuals are not allowed for publicity or any other reason unless the request is approved by the Department. The Department is responsible to ensure that minimal program disruption occurs, that confidentiality is maintained and that the appropriate consents have been secured.B. In addition to Department approval for a child or youth to be interviewed or photographed, the following consent requirements must be met:1. If the child is under the age of fourteen (14), his/her parent, legal guardian and/or attorney can consent to an interview by signing the consent form.2. If the child is age fourteen (14) or older, he/she and his/her parent, legal guardian and/or attorney can consent by signing the consent form.3. If the youth is age eighteen (18) or older, he/she alone may consent and sign the form. His/her parent, legal guardian or attorney may also sign, but this is not required.214 R.I. Code R. 214-RICR-10-00-1.25
Adopted effective 12/27/2018