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25 care, where known; allergies the child is known to have exhibited while in care and prior to placement in care, where known; diagnostic tests, including developmental or psychological tests and evaluations given to the child while in care and prior to placement in care, where known, and their results, laboratory tests for HIV, where known, and their results; and any follow-up treatment provided to the child prior to placement in care, where known, or provided to the child while in care, or still needed by the child. (c) Disclosure to applicant, recipient, or person acting in his behalf. 1. The case record shall be available for examination at any reasonable time by the applicant or recipient or his authorized representative upon reasonable notice to the local district. The only exceptions to access are: i. those materials to which access is governed by separate statutes, such as child welfare, foster care, adoption or child abuse or neglect or any records maintained for the purposes of the Child Care Review Service. ii. those materials being maintained separate from public assistance files for purposes of criminal prosecution and referral to the district attorney's office; and, iii. the county attorney or welfare attorney's files. 2. Information may be released to a person, a public official, or another social agency from whom the applicant or recipient has requested a particular service when it may properly be assumed that the client has requested the inquirer to act in his behalf and when such information is related to the particular service requested. (d) Disclosure to relatives and other legally responsible persons. 1. To the extent available and upon request, an authorized agency must provide a relative or other legally responsible person with whom a child is placed, or to whom a child is discharged or released, by the family court pursuant to section 1017 or 1054 of the Family Court Act, but who is not a foster parent for the child, with the same background information regarding the child as is provided to a foster parent with whom a child is placed. Such information, as available, must include the child's medical history and any other information which is provided to a foster parent as necessary for the child's health, safety and welfare pursuant to this section, 18 NYCRR section 443.3, and any other applicable regulations of the Office of Children and Family Services. However, if the child's medical history includes confidential HIV-related information, such information must not be provided to the relative or other legally responsible person without a written release from: i. the child, if the child has capacity to consent as defined in 18 NYCRR section 360- 8.1(a)(8) and in article 27-F of the Public Health Law; or ii. a person authorized to consent to health care for the child, if the child lacks capacity to consent. 2. A social services district is required, under section 132 of the Social Services Law, to investigate the ability and willingness of relatives, and the liability of legally responsible relatives, to contribute to the support of an applicant for or recipient of public assistance or care. In regard to these investigations, such a relative is a person considered entitled, under section 136 of the Social Services Law, to necessary and appropriate information regarding the applicant or recipient. Information concerning the applicant's or recipient's needs and basic circumstances may be disclosed to such a relative to the extent necessary to discuss contributions of support from that relative. However, confidential