Sec.17a-247e-4. Availability of information on the registry

(a) Inquiries regarding the registry shall be made on forms provided by the department and shall be sent by mail or facsimile.

(b) Information identified in Section 17a-247e-3 of the Regulations of Connecticut State agencies shall be available only to:

(1) authorized agencies for the purpose of protective services determination; or

(2) employers who employ individuals to provide services to a department client for purposes of employment decisions.

(c) The department shall limit responses to requests for identifying information from the registry to:

(1) identification of the individual terminated or separated; and

(2) type of abuse or neglect substantiated.

(d) Information shall be available through an automated response system, including telephone voice mail, developed by the department.

(Adopted effective December 7, 1999; Amended December 10, 2002)