{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-620.520","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 620.520","heading":"Information available to program directors and CASA volunteers.","body":"(1) The clerk of the court shall:\n(a) Notify and provide a copy of all dependency, abuse, and neglect petitions to\nthe program director, as soon as the court makes a referral to the program\ndirector for assignment of a CASA volunteer to the case;\n(b) Provide a copy of all court orders issued pursuant to this section; and\n(c) Notify the program director of all scheduled court hearings for cases to which\na CASA volunteer has been assigned.\n(2) Upon appointment by the court to represent a child, the CASA volunteer  shall have\naccess to all information and records pertaining to the child including, but not\nlimited to, the records of the following entities: the cabinet; child -caring facilities\noperated or licensed by the cabinet; public and private schools; physical a nd mental\nhealth care providers; law enforcement agencies; and other entities deemed\nappropriate by the court.\n(3) With court approval, the CASA volunteer may have access to information and\nrecords pertaining to the parents or persons exercising custodial control or\nsupervision of the child assigned to the CASA volunteer, including information and\nrecords of the court, the cabinet, public and private child care facilities, private and\npublic schools, and the medical and psychological records of the child as signed to\nthe volunteer. The volunteer shall have access to the medical and psychological\nrecords of parents when the court determines that the information is essential to the\nwelfare of the child and the court orders it.","path":["KRS Chapter 620"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=20231","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:08Z","sha256":"cccd35239c8ae3847df5a9d645d894417322b48351a33942489fe96fe386b9eb","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-620.515","next":"us-ky/krs-620.525"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}