(a) The department shall disclose to resource parents and the foster child’s principal treating physician copies of the foster child’s complete medical records in the department’s physical custody and relevant social history within thirty days of foster placement.
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(b) If a child is active in the child protective services system, physicians may share with other physicians, orally or in writing, or both, medical information without parental consent.(c) Any records or information released to a foster child’s resource parents, or the foster child’s principal treating physician pursuant to subsection (a), or any information shared by one physician with another physician pursuant to subsection (b), shall remain confidential in accordance with section 350-1.4.
