Section 71-2-308 - Improper use of names of recipients - Penalty(a) It is unlawful for any person, except for purposes directly connected with the administration of this chapter, to solicit, disclose, receive, make use of, authorize or knowingly permit, participate in, or acquiesce in the use of, any list or names of, or any information concerning, persons applying for or receiving medical assistance, directly or indirectly derived from the records, papers, files or communications of the department or divisions of the department, or acquired in the course of the performance of official duties.(b) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.Acts 1961, ch. 96, § 14; impl. am. Acts 1975, ch. 219, § 1 (a, b); T.C.A., §§ 14-1614, 14-3-108; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.