1. (a) Information concerning an applicant, recipient, or other persons known to the agency will not be made available without the written consent of the client except:

   1. (1) To authorized employees of the:

      1. (A) Department of Human Services;
      2. (B) Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration;
      3. (C) Social Security Administration; or
      4. (D) United States Department of Health and Human Services; or

   2. (2) For purposes directly connected with the following:

      1. (A) Any investigation, prosecution, or criminal or civil proceeding conducted in connection with the administration of any program administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services;
      2. (B) The administration of any other federal or federally assisted program that provides assistance, in cash, in-kind, or services, directly to individuals on the basis of need;
      3. (C) The certification of receipt of transitional employment assistance (TEA) cash assistance to an employer for purposes of claiming the Work Opportunity Tax Credit; or
      4. (D) Any audit or similar activity, e.g., review of expenditure reports or financial review, conducted in connection with the administration of any such program by any governmental entity that is authorized by law to conduct such audit or activity.

2. (b)

   1. (1) In addition, the current address of a recipient may be disclosed to a state or local law enforcement officer at his or her request without the recipient’s consent provided the law officer:

      1. (A) Provides the recipient’s name and Social Security number; and
      2. (B) Satisfactorily demonstrates that the:
3. (i) Recipient is:
4. (a) (a) A fugitive felon;
5. (b) (b) A probation or parole violator; or

6. (c) (c) Fleeing prosecution for a felony offense;

   1. (ii) Location or apprehension of such person is within the law officer’s official duties; and

      1. (iii) Request is made in the proper exercise of those duties.
   2. (2) A felon is defined as a person who has been convicted of a crime that was termed a felony by the court that heard the case.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: “7/1/97”