LA · rules
La. Child. Code art. 513
Confidentiality policy
A. A multidisciplinary investigative team may obtain all information necessary to perform its official duties from any public agency, department, or other organization, including material otherwise made confidential or privileged. Any confidential or privileged material or verbal information obtained by a team member during an investigation shall be disclosed only as necessary to other team members, and shall not be disclosed to any agency or individual not represented on the multidisciplinary investigative team unless otherwise required by law.
B. Each multidisciplinary investigative team shall adopt and adhere to a written confidentiality policy governing information obtained in the course of child abuse and neglect investigations. The policy adopted pursuant to this Article shall ensure that information is shared only among authorized participants for the purposes of investigation, assessment, prosecution, and treatment. All work product generated by a multidisciplinary investigative team is subject to the protections provided in Article 525.1.
History
Acts 2003, No. 749, §1; Acts 2026, No. 870, §3, eff. June 8, 2026.
Provenance
- Source
- legis.la.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-15
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