Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may |
release the names, dates of birth and social security numbers of |
juveniles receiving services from the department and, if |
applicable, eligibility numbers and the dates on which those |
juveniles received services to the Department of Human Services |
for the sole purpose of determining eligibility and billing for |
services under federally funded programs administered by the |
Department of Human Services and provided by or through the |
department. The department may also release to the Department of |
Human Services information required for, and to be used solely |
for, audit purposes, consistent with federal law, for those |
services provided by or through the department. Department of |
Human Services personnel must treat this information as |
confidential in accordance with federal and state law and must |
return the records when their purpose has been served. |