La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § V-11703

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-11703 - Loan of Birth Rosters

A. To protect the integrity of vital records and ensure their proper use, the state registrar of vital records shall disclose information in accordance with the provisions set forth as follows:

1. All birth rosters released to city and parish supervisors of child welfare and attendance shall remain the property of the Vital Records Registry.

2. The rosters shall be requested in writing by the supervisor charged with enforcing school attendance and that person shall be responsible for the roster while it is in his/her custody, the Vital Records Registry shall be notified when a change in the supervision occurs.

3. The rosters shall retain the seal of confidentiality while in the custody of supervisors and shall not be considered public records under R. S.44:1 et seq.

4. The rosters are not transferable, shall not be duplicated and shall

be utilized only for administrative purposes; they shall not be divulged or shared with any other person or city or parish entity, public or private.

5. Annual rosters will be available beginning May 1, 1986, reflecting calendar year 1985 with subsequent rosters becoming obtainable May 1 of each year thereafter.

6. Upon completion of enforcement procedures, the rosters shall be returned to the Vital Records Registry.

7. Recipients of the roster shall sign an agreement holding Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Preventive and Public Health Services harmless for any breach in confidentiality set forth herein above.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § V-11703

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Preventive and Public Health Services, LR 13:246 (April 1987).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:33, and R.S. 40:41.