660.320. Prohibition against disclosure of reports, exceptions--employment security provided reports upon request. - Missouri Statutes

Prohibition against disclosure of reports, exceptions--employmentsecurity provided reports upon request.

660.320. 1. Reports confidential under section 198.070, RSMo, andsections 660.300 to 660.315 shall not be deemed a public record and shallnot be subject to the provisions of section 109.180, RSMo, or chapter 610,RSMo. The name of the complainant or any person mentioned in the reportsshall not be disclosed unless:

(1) The complainant, resident or the in-home services clientmentioned agrees to disclosure of his or her name;

(2) The department determines that disclosure is necessary in orderto prevent further abuse, neglect, misappropriation of property or funds,or falsification of any documents verifying service delivery to an in-homeservices client;

(3) Release of a name is required for conformance with a lawfulsubpoena;

(4) Release of a name is required in connection with a review by theadministrative hearing commission in accordance with section 198.039, RSMo;

(5) The department determines that release of a name is appropriatewhen forwarding a report of findings of an investigation to a licensingauthority; or

(6) Release of a name is requested by the division of family servicesfor the purpose of licensure under chapter 210, RSMo.

2. The department shall, upon request, provide to the division ofemployment security within the department of labor and industrial relationscopies of the investigative reports that led to an employee being placed onthe disqualification list.

(L. 1992 S.B. 573 & 634, A.L. 2003 S.B. 556 & 311)