Connecticut Department of Social Services Uniform Policy Manual: 1020.05 Disclosure of Information - Types of Information to be Safeguarded

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF INCOME MAINTENANCEPRIVATE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 4-1-87 Transmittal: UP-87-1 1020.05 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: Rights and Responsibilities POLICY ______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: AFDC Disclosure of Information AABD _______________________________________________________________ MA Subject: FS Types of Information to Be Safeguarded ______________________________________________________________________________

1020.05 A. Information Regarding the Assistance Unit

The following are examples of information to be safeguarded from the public. This list is not all-inclusive:

1. the fact that an individual is an applicant or recipient;

2. name and address of the assistance unit;

3. amount or type of benefits or services provided to or on behalf of the assistance unit;

4. social or economic situation or circumstances of the assistance unit;

5. Departmental evaluation of personal information regarding the assistance unit;

6. medical data, including diagnosis and past history of disease or disability.

B. Lists of Applicants or Recipients

In addition to safeguarding information regarding individual assistance units, the Department does not publish lists containing the names of groups of assistance units.