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706 Chapter 3:Processes and procedures • Section 5: Program integrity (07/2026) • The disclosure is intended to benefit the individual or to assist the individual in accessing other services • For mandatory reporting of child or elder abuse, or • Self-Sufficiency is a member of the local county multi-disciplinary child abuse team as statutorily defined; the information shared is necessary for the prevention, investigation and treatment of child abuse. While ODHS|OHA strives to work together with other program areas to better serve individuals, at times ODHS|OHA may be limited by federal and state laws in sharing individual information across programs without a written authorization. Unless sharing information is for a purpose described above, an authorization will generally be required. For other types of information in the absence of written authorization, the permissibility of cross-program use of information (within ODHS|OHA) depends on the intended use of the information. Disclosure of information outside ODHS|OHA In general, individual information may not be used or disclosed without individual authorization for purposes other than those related to the administration of ODHS|OHA programs. However, non-health information may be disclosed to other governmental or private nonprofit agencies, if necessary, to assist applicants or recipients of public assistance to access and receive other services that will benefit or serve the applicant or recipient. Reasonable efforts must be made to obtain the applicant’s or recipient’s authorization in advance; however, ODHS|OHA applications for benefits do inform individuals that ODHS|OHA may verify what is reported. Health and treatment information cannot be shared without a release of information for most programs. Release of information chart Entity ODHS|OHA is sharing information with When a release is not needed When a release is needed State and federal agencies Subject to the minimum necessary standard, participant information may be disclosed without a written authorization to state and federal agencies which administer federally funded programs that provide administrative support or oversight to the ODHS|OHA program whose information is being disclosed. No authorization is required to provide sufficient information to accomplish a referral on behalf of an individual. Authorization is required if an agency requests any information that does not directly relate to the specific agency program in which the individual is involved.