{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-205.175","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 205.175","heading":"Confidential treatment of information and records -- Persons to whom","body":"furnished.\n(1) All letters, reports, communications, and other matters, written or oral, to the\ncabinet or any of its agents, representatives, or employees, or to any board or\nofficial functioning under this chapter which have been written, sent, or made in\nconnection with the requirements and administration of the cabinet shall be\nabsolutely privileged and shall not be the subject matter or basis for any suit for\nslander or libel in any court, but no person testifying before the secretary or his duly\nauthorized representative shall be exempt from punishment for perjury.\n(2) Information received or transmitted shall not be published or be open for public\ninspection, including instances in which the agency determines reasonable cause to\nbelieve evidence of domestic violence or child abuse and the disclosure of the\ninformation could be harmful to the custodial parent or the child of the parent,\nexcept that necessary information and records may be furnished to:\n(a) Public employees in the performance of their duties in connection with the\nadministration of the public assistance or child support enforcement program\npursuant to Part D of Title IV of the Social Security Act;\n(b) All law enforc ement agencies including county attorneys, Commonwealth's\nattorneys, District and Circuit Judges and grand juries in discovering and\nprosecuting cases involving fraud;\n(c) Duly elected members of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of\nKentucky and the  Congress of the United States in connection with their\nduties as members of such legislative bodies, but such information shall be\nlimited to cases of individual constituents of the legislator, who have\nrequested information regarding their application or  grant, as specified in the\ninquiry by such legislator;\n(d) Any interested party at a hearing before the secretary or his duly authorized\nrepresentative to the extent necessary for the proper presentation of his case;\nprovided, that any names or informatio n obtained through access to such\nrecords shall not be used for any commercial or political purposes; and\n(e) Any bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or other financial\ninstitution to the extent necessary to ascertain or confirm information\nsubmitted by the applicant or recipient and used to make eligibility or benefit\ndeterminations.\n(3) Information regarding a public assistance applicant or recipient may also be\nreleased, in the discretion of the secretary or those he may designate, to such\nindividuals or agencies as meet the requirements of regulations promulgated by the\nsecretary and who are supplying or cooperating in securing services, employment,\nor training for the applicant or recipient of public assistance.\n(4) The unauthorized use by  any employee of the cabinet of information obtained\npursuant to KRS 205.835 is prohibited.","path":["KRS Chapter 205"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=7643","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:02Z","sha256":"25cd0f90fe87373957bf8705bf611ebc55d4c3bd66625c31e5b765f58d463889","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-205.173","next":"us-ky/krs-205.177"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}