§ 45-115 — Recordkeeping; confidentiality

(a) Every secure residential youth care facility must keep and maintain such records as the Department may prescribe pertaining to the admission, progress, health, and discharge of youth under the care of the facility and shall report to the Department whenever requested upon forms prescribed by the Department. All records regarding youth and all facts learned about youth and their relatives must be kept confidential both by the youth care facility and by the Department. (b) Nothing contained in this Act prevents the sharing or disclosure of information or records relating or pertaining to juveniles subject to the provisions of the Serious Habitual Offender Comprehensive Action Program when that information is used to assist the early identification and treatment of habitual juvenile offenders.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 88-680, eff. 1-1-95 .)