(a) Except as otherwise authorized in subsection (c) of this Code section and subsection (b) of Code Section 49-5-186, the only persons or entities who may access or be provided any information from the child abuse registry are:
(1) An abuse investigator who has investigated or is investigating a case of possible child abuse who shall only be provided information relating to that case for purposes of using that information in such investigation;
(2) State or other government agencies of this state or any other state which license entities that have interactions with children or are responsible for providing care for children or licensed entities in this state which interact with children or are responsible for providing care for children which shall only be provided information for purposes of licensing or employment of a specific individual;
(3) A licensing entity may disclose information from the child abuse registry in a written notice to an applicant or licensed entity whose license is denied or revoked as a result of information found in the registry, to the extent that such information is required in such notice by a federal or state law, regulation or policy, or in a proceeding arising from an adverse action taken against a licensed entity or individual as a result of information found in the registry; and
(4) The Department of Early Care and Learning is authorized to disclose all or a portion of the information from the child abuse registry used to determine that a records check is unsatisfactory or to rescind a determination that a records check is satisfactory to an individual who has submitted a records check application or whose satisfactory records check determination has been rescinded in accordance with Article 2 of Chapter 1A of Title 20.
(b) The division shall provide the Governor's office, the General Assembly, district attorneys, and law enforcement agencies with a statistical analysis of substantiated cases of child abuse and convicted child abusers entered into the child abuse registry at the end of each calendar year. This analysis shall not include the names of any children, parents, or persons associated with the child abuse. This analysis shall not be protected by any laws prohibiting the dissemination of confidential information.
(c) A person may make a written request to the division to find out whether such person's name is included in the child abuse registry. Upon presentation of a passport, military identification card, driver's license, or identification card authorized under Code Sections 40-5-100 through 40-5-104, the office receiving such request shall disclose to such person whether his or her name is included in the child abuse registry and, if so, the date upon which his or her name was listed in the registry and the substantiated case or child abuse crime for which such person was convicted.
(d) The division shall provide persons and entities authorized in subsection (a) of this Code section with access to or information from the child abuse registry sufficient to meet the requirements prescribed by Congress as conditions to federal funding for programs administered by such entities or persons.
Section: Previous 49-5-180 49-5-181 49-5-182 49-5-183 49-5-184 49-5-185 49-5-186 49-5-187 NextLast modified: October 14, 2016