205.796 Divulging of information by employees or agents of the Commonwealth -- Penalties for unauthorized disclosure.
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<![CDATA[ Page 1 of 1 205.796 Divulging of information by employees or agents of the Commonwealth -- Penalties for unauthorized disclosure. No employee or agent of the Commonwealth shall divulge any information referred to in <br>KRS 205.715 to 205.800, except in the manner prescribed in KRS 205.715 to 205.800 to <br>any public or private agency or individual; provided, however, that information may be <br>disclosed and shared by and between any employee of the Cabinet for Health and Family <br>Services and any designee, local administering agency, or any local housing authority for <br>the purpose of verifying eligibility and detecting and preventing fraud, error, and abuse in <br>the programs included in the reporting system. Unauthorized disclosure of any <br>information shall be a violation that is punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) <br>per offense; except that the unauthorized release of the information about any individual <br>shall be a separate offense from information released about any other individual. Effective: June 20, 2005 <br>History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 272, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 45, effective July 15, 1998. ]]>