2005 Idaho Code - 72-1605 — USE OF NEW HIRE INFORMATION

                                  TITLE  72
                      WORKER'S COMPENSATION AND RELATED
                        LAWS -- INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
                                  CHAPTER 16
                         STATE DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES
    72-1605.  USE OF NEW HIRE INFORMATION. (1) The information collected
pursuant to this chapter shall be used only for the following purposes:
    (a)  The department of health and welfare shall use the information to
    assist in its administration of any public assistance program and for
    child support enforcement purposes.
    (b)  The department of labor shall transmit the information to the
    national directory of new hires and may use the information to administer
    programs under the employment security law and may provide the information
    to the state tax commission for the proper administration of income tax
    withholding under the Idaho income tax act.
    (c)  The state insurance fund and the industrial commission may use the
    information to administer the worker's compensation program.
    (2)  Agencies that obtain information collected pursuant to this chapter
shall maintain the confidentiality of the information received, except as
provided in this chapter. If any employee or agent of the state, in violation
of the provisions of this chapter, discloses information collected pursuant to
this chapter, he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.