Section 47.05.020. Regulations concerning records; disclosure of information.

   (a) The power of the department to adopt regulations includes the power to adopt and enforce reasonable regulations governing the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers, files, and communications of the department. The regulations must provide that financial information concerning an eligibility determination of a person applying for or receiving cash assistance, a diversion payment, or self-sufficiency services under the Alaska temporary assistance program shall be disclosed to a legislator on request of the legislator in connection with official purposes within the scope of the legislator's legislative functions and related to the administration of the program consistent with federal law. When, under the law, names and addresses of recipients of public assistance are furnished to or held by another agency or department of government, the agency or department of government shall adopt regulations necessary to prevent the publication of the lists or their use for purposes not directly connected with the administration of public assistance and legislative functions. A legislator to whom information relating to the Alaska temporary assistance program is disclosed under this section may not further disclose the information except to another legislator and then only in connection with official purposes within each legislator's legislative functions and related to the administration of the program consistent with federal law.
   (b) In addition to any access to public assistance records authorized under (a) of this section, the department shall provide a copy of a public assistance record prepared or maintained by or on behalf of the department to the child support services agency created in AS 25.27.010, or the child support enforcement agency of another state, upon the request of the respective agency. If the record is in an electronic data base, the department shall provide the requesting agency with either access to the data base, or a copy of the information in the data base and a statement certifying its contents. The agency receiving the information under this subsection may use the information only for child support purposes authorized under law.

Authorities

47.05.030;47.05.032;47.27.200

Notes

Implemented As

7 AAC 37.010
7 AAC 37.020
7 AAC 37.030
7 AAC 37.040
7 AAC 37.050
7 AAC 37.060
7 AAC 37.070
7 AAC 37.080
7 AAC 37.085
7 AAC 37.090
7 AAC 37.100
7 AAC 37.110
7 AAC 37.120
7 AAC 37.130
7 AAC 41.400
7 AAC 48.020
7 AAC 49.240
7 AAC 49.250
7 AAC 54.020
7 AAC 54.030
7 AAC 54.040
7 AAC 54.050
7 AAC 54.060
7 AAC 54.070
7 AAC 54.080
7 AAC 54.090
7 AAC 54.100
7 AAC 54.110
7 AAC 54.120
7 AAC 54.130
7 AAC 54.140
7 AAC 54.150
7 AAC 54.900

References

7 AAC 41.400
AS 47.05.030 Misuse of public assistance lists and records.
AS 47.05.032 Disclosures to legislators.
AS 47.27.200 Alaska Native family assistance grants.

History

(Sec. 51-1-3(n) ACLA 1949; am Sec. 1 ch 88 SLA 1951; am Sec. 33 ch 107 SLA 1996; am Sec. 145 ch 87 SLA 1997; am Sec. 7 ch 69 SLA 2002)