§ 111. Records; restrictions; penalties
(a)(1) The names of or information pertaining to applicants for or recipients of assistance or benefits, including information obtained under section 112 of this title, shall not be disclosed to anyone, except for the purposes directly connected with the administration of the Department or when required by law.
(2) Names of or information pertaining to applicants for or recipients of Medicaid shall be subject to the confidentiality provisions set forth in section 1902a of this title.
(b) A person shall not publish, use, disclose, or divulge any of those records for purposes not directly connected with the administration of programs of the Department or contrary to rules adopted by the Commissioner. (Added 1967, No. 147, § 1; amended 1969, No. 99; 1973, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. April 14, 1974; 1975, No. 244 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. May 20, 2014; 2015, No. 29, § 12; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § E.306.8; 2021, No. 20, § 274.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Chapter 1 - Department for Children and Families
§ 102. Definitions and construction
§ 103. Composition of Department
§ 104. Function and powers of Department
§ 105. Commissioner; appointment, term, duties, and powers
§ 111. Records; restrictions; penalties
§ 112. Banks and agencies to furnish information
§ 114. Allocation of payments when appropriation insufficient
§ 121. Cancellation of assistance or benefits
§ 123. Guardian or legal representative
§ 124. Inalienability of assistance payments
§ 142. Bringing needy person into the State
§ 143b. Education and information