§ 431.306 Release of information.
(a) The agency must have criteria specifying the conditions for release and use of information about applicants and beneficiaries.
(b) Access to information concerning applicants or beneficiaries must be restricted to persons or agency representatives who are subject to standards of confidentiality that are comparable to those of the agency.
(c) The agency must not publish names of applicants or beneficiaries.
(d) The agency must obtain permission from a family or individual, whenever possible, before responding to a request for information from an outside source, unless the information is to be used to verify income, eligibility and the amount of medical assistance payment under section 1137 of this Act and §§ 435.940 through 435.965 of this chapter.