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Committee adopts rule emphasizing broader disclosure of child-welfare information to foster caregivers

3220244 · January 15, 2025
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Summary

The Senate Health & Welfare Committee approved a rule shifting the department's posture toward sharing more child-protection and placement information with foster parents and other caregivers, subject to legal limits and privacy protections.

The committee approved a rule docket revising the department's approach to use and disclosure of Department of Health and Welfare records, including provisions that emphasize sharing relevant information with foster parents and caregivers to promote better placements.

Jared Larson said the rule change "turns…

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