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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 194A.060 (2026)

Confidentiality of record and reports

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(1) The secretary shall develop and promulgate administrative regulations that protect the confidential nature of all records and reports of the cabinet that directly or indirectly identify a client or patient or former client or patient of the cabinet and that insure that these records are not disclosed to or by any person except as, and insofar as: (a) The person identified or the guardian, if any, shall give consent; or (b) Disclosure may be permitted under state or federal law. (2) The cabinet shall share pertinent information from within the agency's records on clients, current and former clients, recipients, and patients as may be permitted by federal and state confidentiality statutes and regulations governing release of data with other public, quasi-public, and private agencies involved in providing services to current or former clients or patients subject to confidentiality agreements as permitted by federal and state law if those agencies demonstrate a direct, tangible, and legitimate interest in the records. In all instances, the individual's right to privacy is to be respected. Effective: July 15, 1998 History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1998.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2010–2012 · leading case: Commonwealth, Cabinet for Health & Fam. Servs. v. Lexington H-L Servs., Inc., 382 S.W.3d 875 (Ky. Ct. App. 2012).
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Commonwealth, Cabinet for Health & Fam. Servs. v. Lexington H-L Servs., Inc., 382 S.W.3d 875 (Ky. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 4× “878(l)(k) and (Z)), and other statutes that generally provide for the confidentiality of the Cabinet’s child abuse investigation records (KRS 194A.060, KRS 620.050(5)). The Herald-Leader appealed the Cabinet’s denial to the Attorney General pursuant to KRS 61.”
Dennis v. Commonwealth, 306 S.W.3d 466 (Ky. 2010). “Because the Cabinet’s records are otherwise confidential, however, under KRS 194A.060, the parties agreed that the records would initially be disclosed to the trial court for an in camera *477 inspection.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 194A.060(1) — 1 case
Commonwealth, Cabinet for Health & Fam. Servs. v. Lexington H-L Servs., Inc., 382 S.W.3d 875 (Ky. Ct. App. 2012). “878(l)(k) and (Z)), and other statutes that generally provide for the confidentiality of the Cabinet’s child abuse investigation records (KRS 194A.060, KRS 620.050(5)). The Herald-Leader appealed the Cabinet’s denial to the Attorney General pursuant to KRS 61.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 194A.060(l)(b) — 1 case
Commonwealth, Cabinet for Health & Fam. Servs. v. Lexington H-L Servs., Inc., 382 S.W.3d 875 (Ky. Ct. App. 2012). “878(l)(k) and (Z)), and other statutes that generally provide for the confidentiality of the Cabinet’s child abuse investigation records (KRS 194A.060, KRS 620.050(5)). The Herald-Leader appealed the Cabinet’s denial to the Attorney General pursuant to KRS 61.”
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