Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-1-6 - CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS › Section 660-1-6-.07 - Access To Licensure Or Approval Information

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Upon the request of any competent adult,
			 information on whether any particular named person, group of persons, agency,
			 association, or organization does or does not have a license, permit, approval,
			 church or religious nonprofit exemption issued by the Department to operate a
			 child care facility shall be disclosed or released. At the discretion of the
			 Department, statewide information may be disclosed or released.
(2) Upon the request of any competent adult,
			 the names and addresses of Department licensed child care facilities located in
			 a particular geographic area or county shall be disclosed or released. At the
			 discretion of the Department, statewide information may be disclosed or
			 released.
(3) Upon the request of
			 any competent adult, the names and addresses of any church or religious
			 nonprofit child care facility holding an exemption issued by the Department
			 located in a particular geographic area or county shall be disclosed or
			 released. At the discretion of the Department, statewide information may be
			 disclosed or released.
(4) Upon the
			 request of any competent adult, the most current annual notice and affidavits
			 submitted by any church or religious nonprofit child care facility holding an
			 exemption issued by the Department shall be disclosed or released.
(5) The provisions of Rule do not apply to
			 foster family homes. Foster family homes approval information shall remain
			 confidential but may be disclosed or released under circumstances outlined in
			 Rule 660-1-6-.03(2),
			 and names and addresses of foster family homes and other non-confidential
			 information, such as financial information, may be disclosed or released by the
			 Department or child-placing agency with the consent of the foster
			 parents.
(6) The provisions of Rule
			 apply only to non-confidential information on Day Care and Nighttime Homes. Day
			 Care and Nighttime Homes license information may also be disclosed or released
			 under circumstances outlined in Rule
			 660-1-6-.03(2).
			 Names and addresses of Day Care and Nighttime Homes may be released or
			 disclosed upon request. Other non-confidential information, such as financial
			 information, may be released or disclosed with the consent of the
			 licensee.
(7) Upon the request of
			 any adult, non-confidential information, including license inspection forms and
			 founded/indicated complaints of violations of the
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, Title 38, Chapter 7, Minimum Standards, or Administrative
			 Rules of this Department by individual unlicensed or non-exempt child care
			 facilities or those facilities located in a particular geographic area or
			 county may be disclosed or released. Except for official determinations
			 relating to character and suitability to be involved in child care, information
			 relating to the character and good name of any particular unlicensed or
			 non-exempt person, group of persons, agency, association, or organization shall
			 not be disclosed or released. Child abuse or neglect complaints and records
			 shall not be disclosed or released except as provided for in Rule
			 660-1-6-.05. Names and facts
			 learned about children and their families shall remain confidential.
			 Information gathered in a pending investigation may be withheld upon a
			 determination that disclosure of the information will complicate, compromise,
			 or interfere with the investigation. Founded/indicated child care license
			 complaint information includes only:
(a)
			 Child Care Minimum Standards violating actually observed by the licensing
			 consultant or other DHR personnel;
(b) Child Care Minimum Standards violations
			 admitted to by facility personnel;
(c) Child Care Minimum Standards violations
			 determined by an administrative or court decision.