[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR309.80]

[Page 309]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
    CHAPTER III--OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT (CHILD SUPPORT 
 
PART 309_TRIBAL CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT (IV-D) PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart C_Tribal IV-D Plan Requirements
 
Sec. 309.80  What safeguarding procedures must a Tribe or Tribal organization 
include in a Tribal IV-D plan?

    A Tribe or Tribal organization must include in its Tribal IV-D plan 
safeguarding provisions in accordance with this section:
    (a) Procedures under which the use or disclosure of personal 
information received by or maintained by the Tribal IV-D agency is 
limited to purposes directly connected with the administration of the 
Tribal IV-D program, or titles IV-A and XIX with the administration of 
other programs or purposes prescribed by the Secretary in regulations.
    (b) Procedures for safeguards that are applicable to all 
confidential information handled by the Tribal IV-D agency and that are 
designed to protect the privacy rights of the parties, including:
    (1) Safeguards against unauthorized use or disclosure of information 
relating to proceedings or actions to establish paternity, or to 
establish, modify or enforce support;
    (2) Prohibitions against the release of information on the 
whereabouts of one party or the child to another party against whom a 
protective order with respect to the former party or the child has been 
entered;
    (3) Prohibitions against the release of information on the 
whereabouts of one party or the child to another person if the Tribe has 
reason to believe that the release of the information to that person may 
result in physical or emotional harm to the party or child; and
    (4) Procedures in accordance with any specific safeguarding 
regulations applicable to Tribal IV-D programs promulgated by the 
Secretary.
    (c) Procedures under which sanctions must be imposed for the 
unauthorized use or disclosure of information covered by paragraphs (a) 
and (b) of this section.