S.C. Code Regs. § 24-1 - Confidentiality of Records

A. All identifying information in the possession of the local boards and the Board of Directors shall be confidential and withheld from public inspection. If a local review board member takes individual case notes, these shall be kept in the official review board files when the board is not in session. Employees and officials of the Board of Directors and the local review boards shall maintain all case files in locked file cabinets in the review board system's office. This regulation shall not be construed to permit disclosure of information broader than is permitted by law or to permit lesser confidentiality of records than the agency or facility providing the records. All board members and staff shall sign a statement agreeing to the confidentiality requirement and acknowledgement of notification of the penalties for violation thereof. Review Board members and staff are subject to the same standards of confidentiality as Department of Social Services and other agency employees.

B. Except when otherwise required by law, information from case records may be released to the following:

(1) the Board of Directors, and its staff;

(2) the local boards and their staff;

(3) the child-caring agency or facility involved;

(4) federal or state courts or other administrative bodies when required by law or pursuant to lawful court orders calling for production of the records or information in connection with legal proceedings.

Notes

S.C. Code Regs. § 24-1

Amended by State Register Volume 10, Issue No. 2, eff February 28, 1986.