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23 information; financial statements; and record of agency evaluation of such information. This applies to all information secured by the agency whether or not it is contained in the written record. (d) For purposes of this Part: 1. AIDS means acquired immune deficiency syndrome, as may be defined from time to time by the Centers for Disease Control of the United States Public Health Service. 2. HIV infection means infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, or any other related virus identified as a probable causative agent of AIDS. 3. HIV-related illness means any illness that may result from or may be associated with HIV infection. 4. HIV-related test means any laboratory test or series of tests for any virus, antibody, antigen or etiologic agent whatsoever thought to cause or to indicate the presence of AIDS. 18 NYCRR 357.2 Prohibition against disclosure of information. (a) Officers and employees of social services districts shall not reveal information obtained in the course of administering public assistance for purposes other than those directly connected with the administration of public assistance, except for the name, address and the amount received by or expended for a recipient of public assistance when the appropriating body or social services official has authorized their disclosure to an agency or person deemed entitled to it pursuant to section 136 of the Social Services Law. (b) Any release of information pursuant to this section which would reveal that a person has been the subject of an HIV-related test, or has HIV infection, HIV-related illness or AIDS, is subject to the provisions of section 2782 of the Public Health Law. In accordance with such section, confidential HIV-related information relating to a recipient of a health or social service as defined in section 2780 of the Public Health Law, may be disclosed to authorized employees of the department or of social services districts when reasonably necessary for such employees to supervise, monitor, administer or provide such service and such employees would, in the ordinary course of business, have access to records relating to the care of, treatment of or provision of a health or social service to such recipient. (c) Each social services official shall designate the person, or persons, within the agency with authority to disclose information. 18 NYCRR 357.3 Basis for disclosure of information. (a) Safeguards in disclosing information. Information shall be released to another agency or person only when the public welfare official providing such data is assured that: 1. the confidential character of the information will be maintained.