Alaska Statutes (Last Updated: January 11, 2017) |
Title 47. WELFARE, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND INSTITUTIONS. |
Chapter 47.10. CHILDREN IN NEED OF AID. |
Article 47.10.03. SHELTERS FOR RUNAWAY MINORS. |
Section 47.10.396. Confidentiality of records.
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If the department requires record keeping by a shelter for runaways or by a corporation that is licensed to designate shelters for runaways, records of the shelter and the corporation that identify a runaway minor who has been sheltered in a shelter for runaways or has sought assistance from a shelter for runaways are confidential and are not subject to inspection or copying under AS 40.25.110 - 40.25.120 unless
(1) after being informed of the minor's right to privacy, the minor consents in writing to the disclosure of the records;
(2) the records are relevant to an investigation or proceeding involving child abuse or neglect or a child in need of aid petition; or
(3) disclosure of the records is necessary to protect the life or health of the minor.
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History
(Sec. 19 ch 33 SLA 1994; am Sec. 71 ch 41 SLA 2009)