SECTION 340:50-1-6. Disclosure of information

(a)   The use or disclosure of information regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applicant households is restricted to:

(1)   persons directly connected with the administration or enforcement of the provisions of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 or federal regulations, Social Security benefits, unemployment insurance benefits, other federal assistance programs, or federally assisted state programs which provide assistance to low income persons on a means tested basis;

(2)   employees of the Comptroller General's Office of the United States for audit examination authorized by any other provisions of law; or

(3)   local, state, or federal law enforcement officials, upon request, is provided with the address and Social Security number of a food benefit recipient provided the law officer furnishes the recipient's name and notifies the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) the person:

(A)   is fleeing to avoid prosecution, custody, or confinement for a felony;

(B)   is in violation of parole or probation;

(C)   has information necessary for conducting an official duty related to a felony or probation violation; or

(D)   has an alleged violation of SNAP regulations.

(b)   If there is a written request to review information contained in the case record by a responsible member of the household, the currently authorized representative of the household, or a person acting in behalf of the household, the information is made available for inspection during normal business hours. OKDHS withholds confidential information, including:

(1)   the names of persons who have disclosed information about the household without the household's knowledge; and

(2)   the nature or status of pending criminal prosecutions.

[Source: Amended at 8 Ok Reg 3475, eff 7-31-91 (emergency); Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2473, eff 6-25-92; Amended at 10 Ok Reg 1821, eff 5-13-93; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 220, eff 10-1-96 (preemptive); Amended at 26 Ok Reg 840, eff 6-1-09]