New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 167B - SENIOR GOLD PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM MANUAL › Subchapter 6 - ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 10:167B-6.11 - Confidentiality and disclosure of information

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All personally
				identifiable information regarding applicants or beneficiaries obtained or
				maintained under this program shall be confidential and shall not be released
				without the written consent of the applicant or beneficiary or his or her
				authorized agent.
(b) Disclosure of
				information without the consent of the applicant, beneficiary or his or her
				authorized agent shall be limited to purposes directly connected with the
				administration of the Program pursuant to State law and regulations.
(c) The prohibition of (a) above against
				unauthorized disclosure shall not be construed to prevent:
1. The release of statistical or summary data
				or information in which applicants or beneficiaries cannot be
				identified;
2. The release to the
				Attorney General or other legal representative of this State of information or
				files relating to the claim of any applicant, beneficiary or their authorized
				agent challenging the program's statute, regulations or a determination made
				pursuant thereto, or against whom an action or proceeding for the recovery of
				incorrectly paid benefits has been instituted;
3. The release of information to the
				program's contractors, the Lifeline Credit Program, Tenant Lifeline Assistance
				Program, Social Security Administration, the Division of Medical Assistance and
				Health Services, PAAD and other plans of assistance or insurance that covers
				the cost of prescription drugs in whole or in part;
4. The release of information or files to the
				State Treasurer or other governmental agency or to their duly authorized
				representative for an audit, review of expenditures or similar activity
				authorized by law;
5. The release
				of information or files to any law enforcement authority of this State charged
				with the investigation or prosecution of violations of the criminal provisions
				of the "Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled Act," the "Senior
				Gold Prescription Discount Act," or the criminal laws of this State;
6. The release of information to the
				Department and participating licensed veterinarians for the purpose of
				verifying eligibility for benefits under the Animal Population Control
				Program;
7. The release of
				information or files to county welfare agencies for the purpose of determining
				eligibility for Medicaid benefits or for subsequent verification of Medicaid
				eligibility;
8. The release of
				information or files to the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Law
				and Public Safety for the implementation of the Fair Automobile Insurance
				Reform Act of 1990 ( P.L. 1990, c.8); or
9. The release of beneficiary information or
				files to Medicare-endorsed prescription drug discount card programs or the
				Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the purpose of coordination of
				benefits between the Medicare Prescription Drug Program and Senior
				Gold.