(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Department shall not disclose, without the applicant/recipient’s written consent, any information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, drug screening and other questionnaires, drug tests results and samples, or any related materials:
- (a) To any law enforcement authorities;
- (b) For use in any public or private proceedings or in a discovery proceeding related to any legal proceedings;
- (c) For use or received as evidence in any civil or criminal proceedings; or
- (d) For any other public or private use.
- (2) Any information received as a part of the drug testing program may be used in accordance with the administration of the Families First/TANF program, in any proceedings concerning the protection or permanency of children, in adjudicating any claim or action arising from the administration of the Families First/TANF program, or in reporting child abuse, child sexual abuse, or child neglect.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201 et seq., 71-3-1201 et seq., 21 U.S.C. § 862b. Administrative History: Original rule filed April 2, 2014; effective July 1, 2014.