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Volume II OMTL-428 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program R. 11/1/12 MS 7200 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION – SNAP (1) All SNAP case records are confidential and information contained in them cannot be disclosed or opened for public inspection. The use or disclosure of information obtained from the applicant household is available only to employees of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and USDA officials in the performance of duties directly connected with the administration and enforcement of the SNAP. The local office may withhold confidential information, such as the names of individuals who have disclosed information about the household without the household’s knowledge or the nature or status of pending criminal prosecutions. Disclose information to others only as follows: A. Cooperate in providing information directly connected with the administration of federal or federally aided, means-tested assistance programs such as K-TAP or the School Lunch Program. B. If there is a written request by a responsible member of the household, its current representative, or a person acting on the household’s behalf, the material and information contained in the case file is made available for inspection during normal business hours. C. Employees of the United States Comptroller General’s office for authorized audit examination purposes. D. Provide Local, State or Federal law enforcement officials with the recipient’s address, Social Security Number, and photograph, if available when they: 1. Furnish the recipient’s name and indicate that the individual: a. Is fleeing to avoid prosecution, custody, or confinement for a felony; b. Is violating a condition of parole or probation; or c. Has information necessary for the officer to conduct an official duty, related to a felony or parole violation. 2. Are investigating an alleged violation of the SNAP and provide a written request. The written request must include, at minimum, the following information: a. The identity of individuals requesting information and their authority to do so; b. The violation being investigated; and c. The identity of the person for whom the information is requested. 3. If the requesting officer indicates that they wish to take the case record material with them, make the determination of whether the material is available in a hard copy case record (as it may be older