New Jersey Statutes 26:2-137.6. Central database maintained; confidentiality
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:2-137.6
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
b. The information reported to and compiled by the department pursuant to this act is to be used only by the department and such other agencies as may be designated by the commissioner and shall not otherwise be divulged or made public so as to disclose the identity of any child to whom it relates without written parental consent; and to that end, the information shall not be included under materials available to public inspection pursuant to P.L.1963, c.73 (C. 47:1A-1 et seq.). The department may, however, make such statistical reports available using information compiled from the database if the name or other identifying information of the child screened is not revealed and in accordance with all other federal and State laws regarding the protection of medical information.
L.1995, c.328, s.5; amended 2021, c.182, s.5.