216A.6 Confidentiality of individual client advocacy records.
1. For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
a. “Advocacy services” means services in which a department staff member writes or speaks in support of a client or a client’s cause or refers a person to another service to help alleviate or solve a problem.
b. “Individual client advocacy records” means those files or records which pertain to problems divulged by a client to the department or any related papers or records which are released to the department about a client for the purpose of assisting the client.
2. Information pertaining to clients receiving advocacy services shall be held confidential, including but not limited to the following:
a. Names and addresses of clients receiving advocacy services.
b. Information about a client reported on the initial advocacy intake form and all documents, information, or other material relating to the advocacy issues or to the client which could identify the client, or divulge information about the client.
c. Information concerning the social or economic conditions or circumstances of particular clients who are receiving or have received advocacy services.
d. Department, or division, or office evaluations of information about a person seeking or receiving advocacy services.
e. Medical or psychiatric data, including diagnoses and past histories of disease or disability, concerning a person seeking or receiving advocacy services.
f. Legal data, including records which represent or constitute the work product of an attorney, which are related to a person seeking or receiving advocacy services.
3. Information described in subsection 2 shall not be disclosed or used by any person or agency except for purposes of administration of advocacy services, and shall not be disclosed to or used by a person or agency outside the department except upon consent of the client as evidenced by a signed release.
4. This section does not restrict the disclosure or use of information regarding the cost, purpose, number of clients served or assisted, and results of an advocacy program administered by the department, and other general and statistical information, so long as the information does not identify particular clients or persons provided with advocacy services.
88 Acts, ch 1106, §1
C89, §601K.6
C93, §216A.6
2011 Acts, ch 34, §48
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 216A - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Section 216A.1 - Department of human rights — purpose.
Section 216A.2 - Appointment of department director, deputy director, and administrators — duties.
Section 216A.3 - Human rights board.
Section 216A.6 - Confidentiality of individual client advocacy records.
Section 216A.7 - Access to information.
Section 216A.11 - Definitions.
Section 216A.12 - Commission of Latino affairs established.
Section 216A.13 - Commission of Latino affairs — duties.
Section 216A.14 - Office of Latino affairs — duties.
Section 216A.51 - Definitions.
Section 216A.52 - Office on the status of women.
Section 216A.53 - Commission on the status of women established.
Section 216A.54 - Commission powers and duties.
Section 216A.55 - Objectives of commission.
Section 216A.56 - Employees and responsibility.
Section 216A.58 - Additional authority.
Section 216A.59 - Access to information.
Section 216A.60 - Annual report.
Section 216A.71 - Definitions.
Section 216A.72 - Office of persons with disabilities.
Section 216A.73 - Ex officio members.
Section 216A.74 - Commission of persons with disabilities established.
Section 216A.75 - Commission powers and duties.
Section 216A.78 - Administrator.
Section 216A.79 - Gifts, grants, or donations.
Section 216A.91 - Definitions.
Section 216A.92 - Division of community action agencies.
Section 216A.92A - Commission established.
Section 216A.92B - Commission powers and duties.
Section 216A.93 - Establishment of community action agencies.
Section 216A.94 - Community action agency board.
Section 216A.95 - Duties of board.
Section 216A.96 - Duties of community action agency.
Section 216A.97 - Administration.
Section 216A.99 - Allocation of financial assistance.
Section 216A.101 - Emergency weatherization fund.
Section 216A.102 - Energy crisis fund.
Section 216A.103 - Iowa affordable heating program established.
Section 216A.104 - Energy utility assessment and resolution program.
Section 216A.107 - Family development and self-sufficiency — council and grant program.
Section 216A.111 - Definitions.
Section 216A.112 - Office of deaf services.
Section 216A.113 - Deaf services commission established.
Section 216A.114 - Commission powers and duties.
Section 216A.117 - Interpretation services account.
Section 216A.121 - Iowa Abraham Lincoln bicentennial commission.
Section 216A.131 - Definitions.
Section 216A.131A - Division of criminal and juvenile justice planning.
Section 216A.132 - Board established — terms — compensation.
Section 216A.133 - Purpose and duties.
Section 216A.133A - Public safety advisory board — duties.
Section 216A.134 - Administrator.
Section 216A.135 - Plan and report.
Section 216A.136 - Statistical analysis center — access to records.
Section 216A.137 - Correctional policy project.
Section 216A.138 - Multiagency database concerning juveniles.
Section 216A.139 - Sex offender research council.
Section 216A.141 - Definitions.
Section 216A.142 - Commission on the status of African Americans established.
Section 216A.143 - Commission powers and duties.
Section 216A.144 - Objectives of commission.
Section 216A.145 - Employees and responsibility.
Section 216A.146 - Office on the status of African Americans.
Section 216A.147 - Additional authority.
Section 216A.148 - Access to information.
Section 216A.149 - Annual report.
Section 216A.151 - Definitions.
Section 216A.152 - Commission of Asian and Pacific Islander affairs established.
Section 216A.153 - Commission powers and duties.
Section 216A.154 - Office of Asian and Pacific Islander affairs.
Section 216A.156 - Review of grant applications and budget requests.
Section 216A.157 - Additional authority.
Section 216A.158 - Employees and responsibility.
Section 216A.159 - State agency assistance.
Section 216A.160 - Annual report.
Section 216A.161 - Definitions.
Section 216A.162 - Establishment — purpose.
Section 216A.163 - Term of office.
Section 216A.164 - Meetings of the commission.
Section 216A.166 - Office of Native American affairs.
Section 216A.167 - Limitations on authority.
Section 216A.168 - Administrator.