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BRIDGES ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
state employment subject to rules as established by the civil service commission. (7) The county department shall give prompt notice to appropriate law enforcement officials of the furnishing of temporary assistance for needy families in each case where a child has been deserted or abandoned by a parent and assistance is being furnished to the child. (8) Documents, reports, or records authored by or obtained from another agency or organization shall not be released or open for inspection under subsection (1) unless required by other state or federal law, in response to an order issued by a judge, magistrate, or other authorized judicial officer. EXHIBIT III - 42 CFR, SECTION 431.300-.307 Subpart F—Safeguarding Information on Applicants and Recipients 431.300 Basis and purpose. (a) Section 1902(a)(7) of the Act requires that a State plan must provide safeguards that restrict the use or disclosure of information concerning applicants and recipients to purposes directly connected with the administration of the plan. This subpart specifies State plan requirements, the types of information to be safeguarded, the conditions for release of safeguarded information, and restrictions on the distribution of other information. (b) Section 1137 of the Act, which requires agencies to exchange information in order to verify the income and eligibility of applicants and recipients (see 435.940ff), requires State agencies to have adequate safeguards to assure that: (1) Information exchanged by the State agencies is made available only to the extent necessary to assist in the valid administrative needs of the program receiving the information, and information received under section 6103(l) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is exchanged only with agencies authorized to receive that information under that section of the Code; and