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Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-18p-3: Contracts for shelter and services - Disclosure of case

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records, shelter locations or board member information.

A. The Attorney General is hereby authorized and directed to

enter into agreements and to contract for the shelter and other

services that are needed for victims of domestic abuse, sexual

assault or batterers intervention programs. Any domestic violence,

sexual assault or batterers intervention program providing services

pursuant to certification by the Attorney General or a contract or

subcontract with the Attorney General and receiving funds from the

Attorney General or any contractor with the Attorney General shall

be subject to the provisions of the administrative rules of the

Attorney General.

B. 1. Except as otherwise provided by paragraph 3 of this

subsection, the case records, case files, case notes, client

records, or similar records of a domestic violence or sexual assault

program certified by the Attorney General or of any employee or

trained volunteer of a program regarding an individual who is

residing or has resided in such program or who has otherwise

utilized or is utilizing the services of any domestic violence or

sexual assault program or counselor shall be confidential and shall

not be disclosed.

2. For purposes of this subsection, the term "client records"

shall include, but not be limited to, all communications, records,

and information regarding clients of domestic violence and sexual

assault programs.

3. The case records, case files, or case notes of programs

specified in paragraph 1 of this subsection shall be confidential

and shall not be disclosed except with the written consent of the

individual, or in the case of the individual’s death or disability,

of the individual’s personal representative or other person

authorized to sue on the individual’s behalf or by court order for

good cause shown by the judge in camera.

C. The district court shall not order the disclosure of the

address of a domestic violence shelter, the location of any person

seeking or receiving services from a domestic violence or sexual

assault program, or any other information which is required to be

kept confidential pursuant to subsection B of this section.

D. The home address, personal telephone numbers and social

security number of board members, staff and volunteers of certified

domestic violence and sexual assault programs shall not be construed

to be open records pursuant to the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

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