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7 AAC 37.040. Authorization for disclosure of information. (a) The commissioner of health and social services has exclusive control and custody of all public assistance information. For purposes of facilitating administration of public assistance programs, the commissioner delegates authority to the eligibility staff of the department to disclose information. Any request for information not clearly covered by this delegation, or requiring a special determination, will be referred to the director of the division of public assistance by the eligibility staff. (b) All public assistance information procured by or available to division of public assistance staff, both professional and clerical, may be used by staff members only, in accordance with 7 AAC 37. (In effect before 7/28/59; am 8/15/82, Register 83) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.05.030

AS 47.05.020 AS 47.05.040 7 AAC 37.050. Disclosure to law enforcement officers. (a) Public assistance information may not be released to federal, state, or local law enforcement officers, including district attorneys, U.S. marshals, or local police officers, without a court order, except for purposes directly connected with the administration of a public assistance program. (b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a provider of medical assistance as defined in 7 AAC 43.090(18), an employee of a provider, or the division of medical assistance, shall

(1) comply with the reporting requirements of AS 47.17.010 — 47.17.022, if the recipient is a child; AS 47.24.010 — 47.24.100, if the recipient is a dependent adult; and AS 47.24.110 — 47.24.120, if the recipient is a disabled adult; and

(2) report to the department and to the local law enforcement authority

(A) the same information reported under (b)(1) of this section;