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UNOFFICIAL 1702-3 accordance with HRS section 325-101, HIV/AIDS confidentiality statute. [Eff 08/01/94 ] (Auth: HRS §§92F-18, 346-10, 346-14, 325-101, 42 C.F.R. §431.300) (Imp: HRS §§92F-14, 346-10, 325-101; 42 C.F.R. §431.305)

§17-1702-5 Disclosure of information to administer the public assistance or other federal programs. (a) The use or disclosure of any of the information specified in section 17-1702-4(a) shall be limited to the persons or purposes stipulated in this section and, unless otherwise stated, this excludes inspection of the entire case record. b) Disclosure for purposes directly connected with the administration of the medical assistance program shall be allowed: (1) To an employee of the DHS and the U.S. government in the performance of the employee’s official duties, who shall have access to the entire case record; (2) To the extent necessary to provide services and to determine eligibility or the amount of medical assistance for applicants or beneficiaries; (3) To the following, who shall be subject to the standards of confidentiality that are comparable to those of the Medicaid agency: (A) Fiscal intermediary; (B) Other individuals contracted by the Medicaid agency to provide a service; (C) Medicaid providers who require eligibility, cost share or TPL information for billing or recovery purposes; (D) Participating health plans that require eligibility, co-payment, or TPL information for billing or recovery purposes; (E) Private social service agencies, including purchase of service (POS) providers, from which a beneficiary receives services; and (F) Agencies administering programs under the Social Security Act under such titles as XVI-SSI (42 U.S.C. §§1381- 1383), IV-A AFDC (42 U.S.C.

§§630-644), or XX-Social Services (42