Section DHS 109.74 - Safeguarded information(1) Except for purposes directly related to direct program administration, the department may not use or disclose any information concerning past or present applicants and participants in SeniorCare.(2) For purposes of direct program administration, the department may permit disclosure to, or use of safeguarded information by, legally qualified persons or agency representatives outside the department. Governmental authorities, the courts, and law enforcement officers are persons outside the department who shall comply with sub. (3).(3) Persons or agency representatives outside the department to whom the department may disclose or permit use of safeguarded information shall meet all of the following qualifications: (a) The persons' or agency representatives' purpose for use or disclosure shall involve direct program administration.(b) The person or agency shall be bound by law or other legally enforceable obligation to observe confidentiality standards comparable to those observed by the department.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 109.74
CR 02-154: cr. Register April 2003 No. 568, eff. 5-1-03.