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2025 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Chapter 209 - Protection of adults
209.140 Confidentiality of information.

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KY Rev Stat § 209.140 (2025)
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209.140 Confidentiality of information. (1) (2) All information obtained by the department staff or its delegated representative, as a result of an investigation made pursuant to this chapter, shall not be divulged to anyone except: (a) Persons suspected of abuse or neglect or exploitation, provided that in such cases names of informants may be withheld, unless ordered by the court; (b) Persons within the department or cabinet with a legitimate interest or responsibility related to the case; (c) Other medical, psychological, or social service agencies, or law enforcement agencies that have a legitimate interest in the case; (d) Cases where a court orders release of such information; (e) The alleged abused or neglected or exploited person; and (f) The Commonwealth Office of the Ombudsman established pursuant to KRS 43.035. This section shall not be interpreted as prohibiting the Commonwealth Office of the Ombudsman from reporting pursuant to KRS 43.035 on de-identified information made confidential by this section. Effective: March 27, 2025 History: Amended 2025 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 29, effective March 27, 2025. -Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 372, sec. 10, effective July 15, 1980. Legislative Research Commission Note (11/9/93). Prior references to the "bureau" and the "department" in this statute were changed to "department" and "cabinet" pursuant to 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 393, sec. 50(5), and KRS 7.136(2).
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