Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3

Affected: IC 12-17-15

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), parental consent must be obtained before personally identifiable information is:

1. (1) disclosed to anyone other than the officials of the participating agency collecting or using early intervention information; or
2. (2) used for any purpose other than meeting the requirements of the early intervention system.

(b) The SPOE shall not release information from a child's early intervention records to other participating agencies without parental consent unless authorized under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, codified at 20 U.S.C. 1232g, and the implementing regulations found at 34 CFR 99. Should there be a disagreement between a participating agency and a parent regarding the release of personally identifiable information related to a child, the parent must be provided notice of the right to a hearing conducted in accordance with 34 CFR 99.22.

(Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 3.1-13-6; filed Jan 29, 1996, 5:15 p.m.: 19 IR 1348; filed Mar 9, 1999, 2:05 p.m.: 22 IR 2268; readopted filed Jul 12, 2001, 1:40 p.m.: 24 IR 4235; readopted filed Oct 24, 2007, 11:25 a.m.: 20071121-IR-470070448RFA; readopted filed Aug 23, 2013, 3:36 p.m.: 20130918-IR-470130306RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 11:56 a.m.: 20191211-IR-470190490RFA; readopted filed Oct 8, 2025, 3:15 p.m.: 20251105-IR-470240501RFA)