Legal Protections Supplemental Slides, 2009 E. VanBergeijk, Dean, NYIT

• Legal Protections Supplemental Slides, 2009 E. VanBergeijk, Dean, NYIT

• Confidentiality

• • New York State law provides confidentiality to those who make a report
  • OFCS and local CPS are NOT permitted to release to the subject of the report any data that would identify the source of the report unless the reporter has given written permission for OFCS or CPS to do so
  • Information regarding the source of the report may be shared by OFCS or by local CPS with certain individuals (e.g., courts, police, district attorney), but only as provided by law