KRS 194A.060: Confidentiality of record and reports.

(1) The secretary shall develop and promulgate administrative regulations that protect

the confidential nature of all records and reports of the cabinet that directly or

indirectly identify a client or patient or former client or patient of the cabinet and

that insure that these records are not disclosed to or by any person except as, and

insofar as:

(a) The person identified or the guardian, if any, shall give consent; or

(b) Disclosure may be permitted under state or federal law.

(2) The cabinet shall share p ertinent information from within the agency's records on

clients, current and former clients, recipients, and patients as may be permitted by

federal and state confidentiality statutes and regulations governing release of data

with other public, quasi -public, and private agencies involved in providing services

to current or former clients or patients subject to confidentiality agreements as

permitted by federal and state law if those agencies demonstrate a direct, tangible,

and legitimate interest in the re cords. In all instances, the individual's right to

privacy is to be respected.