{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-194a.060","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 194A.060","heading":"Confidentiality of record and reports.","body":"(1) The secretary shall develop and promulgate administrative regulations that protect\nthe confidential nature of all records and reports of the cabinet that directly or\nindirectly identify a client or patient or former client or patient of the cabinet and\nthat insure that these records are not disclosed to or by any person except as, and\ninsofar as:\n(a) The person identified or the guardian, if any, shall give consent; or\n(b) Disclosure may be permitted under state or federal law.\n(2) The cabinet shall share p ertinent information from within the agency's records on\nclients, current and former clients, recipients, and patients as may be permitted by\nfederal and state confidentiality statutes and regulations governing release of data\nwith other public, quasi -public, and private agencies involved in providing services\nto current or former clients or patients subject to confidentiality agreements as\npermitted by federal and state law if those agencies demonstrate a direct, tangible,\nand legitimate interest in the re cords. In all instances, the individual's right to\nprivacy is to be respected.","path":["KRS Chapter 194A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=6640","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:46Z","sha256":"99cfc073ad045e76e5246beba717d014292f6e7b3303faf63560f5696106b815","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-194a.058","next":"us-ky/krs-194a.062"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}