Section 7 AAC 54.440 - Disclosure to public officials and legislators(a) The division may disclose safeguarded information, including lists of juveniles in its custody, to other branches of the state or federal government, and to local government entities, that finance programs or services used by juveniles in the custody of the division, if the disclosure is necessary to ensure continued levels of funding and the recipient of the information has confidentiality standards equivalent to those in AS 47.12 and this chapter.(b) The division may disclose safeguarded information to a committee of the state legislature only under the following conditions:(1) the commissioner of family and community services has has approved the disclosure;(2) only information necessary to accomplish the purpose of the investigation may be disclosed; and(3) the committee has standards equivalent to the standards of the division for safeguarding the information revealed and restricting the use of the information to purposes directly connected with the purpose of the committee.(c) The division may make safeguarded information available to auditors working under the authority of the legislature or state administration, if the auditors have written guidelines for safeguarding the confidentiality of the information obtained.(d) The division may make safeguarded information available to the state office of the ombudsman if the office of the ombudsman has regulations for safeguarding the confidentiality of the information obtained.Eff. 1/14/2000, Register 153; am 7/1/2022, Register 242, July 2022Authority:AS 47.06.010
AS 47.06.040
AS 47.10.080
AS 47.14.010