Ky. Rev. Stat. § 205.796

Current through Acts Received April 24, 2024
Section 205.796 - [Effective Until 7/1/2025] Divulging of information by employees or agents of the Commonwealth - Penalties for unauthorized disclosure

No employee or agent of the Commonwealth shall divulge any information referred to in KRS 205.715 to 205.800, except in the manner prescribed in KRS 205.715 to 205.800 to any public or private agency or individual; provided, however, that information may be disclosed and shared by and between any employee of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and any designee, local administering agency, or any local housing authority for the purpose of verifying eligibility and detecting and preventing fraud, error, and abuse in the programs included in the reporting system. Unauthorized disclosure of any information shall be a violation that is punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) per offense; except that the unauthorized release of the information about any individual shall be a separate offense from information released about any other individual.

KRS 205.796

Effective:6/20/2005
Amended 2005, Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 272, effective6/20/2005. -- Created 1998, Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 45, effective 7/15/1998.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.