Amended IN Assembly May 03, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 597Introduced by Assembly Member Mark StoneFebruary 14, 2017 An act to amend Section 18961.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to child abuse and neglect. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 597, as amended, Mark Stone. Child abuse and neglect: information: computerized database.Existing law allows the Office of Child Abuse Prevention to fund, through allocations provided to local counties, child abuse and neglect prevention and intervention programs. Existing law provides the criteria under which a county selects agency projects and services to be funded under these provisions, including giving priority to private, nonprofit agencies and requiring training and technical assistance to be provided by private, nonprofit agencies, as specified. Existing law authorizes a county to establish a computerized database system within the county to allow designated provider agencies, which includes include schools, among other entities, to share identifying information regarding families at risk for child abuse or neglect for the purpose of forming multidisciplinary personnel teams for the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect or to provide child welfare services.This bill would provide that provider agencies also include local educational agencies. The bill would authorize a county to also participate with an established computerized database system between and among counties and would authorize a county to share information, as specified, for research purposes.This bill would authorize the Counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo to jointly establish a computerized database system to be used between and among those counties, and would authorize that system to also share specified identifying information regarding families at risk for child abuse or neglect for research purposes. The bill would require any personally identifiable data shared for research purposes to remain confidential, and would require those participating counties to develop a confidentiality protocol. The bill would provide that, for purposes of this jointly established system, a provider agency also includes local educational agencies.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 18961.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:18961.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any county may establish a computerized database system or participate with an established computerized database system between and among counties within that county to allow provider agencies, as defined in subdivision (h), to share identifying information, as specified in subdivision (c), regarding families at risk for child abuse or neglect for all of the following purposes:(1) Forming a multidisciplinary personnel team, as defined in either subdivision (d) of Section 18951 or paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 18961.7.(2) The prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect.(3) The provision of child welfare services to a child or childs family.(4)Research purposes.(b) Each county shall develop its own standards for defining at risk before establishing this system. Only information about children, the families of children, and persons living in the childs home, at risk for child abuse or neglect neglect, may be entered into a computerized database system established pursuant to this section.(c) When a child or family has been identified as at risk for child abuse or neglect under this section, only the following information shall be entered into the system:(1) The name, address, telephone number, and date and place of birth of family members and persons living in the childs home.(2) The number assigned to the case by each provider agency.(3) The name and telephone number of each employee assigned to the case, or a contact person, from each provider agency.(4) The date or dates of contact between each provider agency and a family member or a person living in the childs home.(d) The information may only be entered into the system by, or disclosed to, provider agency employees designated by the director of each participating provider agency. Members of the multidisciplinary personnel teams shall be drawn from these designated employees, or other persons, as specified in Section 18961. The heads of provider agencies shall establish a system by which unauthorized personnel cannot access the data contained in the system.(e) The information obtained pursuant to this section shall be kept confidential and shall be used solely for the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse, child neglect, or both, or for the provision of child welfare services. For research purposes, personally identifiable data shall remain confidential. Aggregate, nonidentifiable information may be used for evaluation, research, and system and services improvement purposes. Any person knowingly and intentionally violating this subdivision shall be subject to any administrative or civil penalties set forth in the respective statutes governing the confidentiality of the records maintained by the provider agencies.(f) This section shall not supplant any duties required by the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 11164) of Chapter 2 of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Penal Code).(g) No employee of a provider agency which serves children and their families shall be civilly or criminally liable for furnishing or sharing information as authorized by this section.(h) For the purposes of this section, provider agency means any governmental or other agency that has as one of its purposes the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect. The provider agencies serving children and their families that may share information under this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following entities or service agencies:(1) Social services.(2) Childrens services.(3) Health services.(4) Mental health services.(5) Probation.(6) Law enforcement.(7)Schools and local educational agencies.(7) Schools.(i) A county that establishes a computerized database system pursuant to this section shall install system controls to monitor system use and to detect any violations of the system controls.(j) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the Counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo may jointly establish a computerized database system to be used between and among those counties pursuant to this section.(2) A computerized database system established pursuant to this subdivision may, in addition to the purposes specified in subdivision (a), share identifying information, as specified in subdivision (c), regarding families at risk for child abuse or neglect for research purposes, the intent of which is to identify ways to better serve these families and to prevent abuse and neglect. Any personally identifiable data shared for research purposes shall remain confidential, and participating counties shall develop a confidentiality protocol to ensure standardized processes are established for this purpose. Aggregate information that is not personally identifiable may be used for evaluation, research, and system and services improvement purposes.(3) The counties jointly establishing and using a computerized database system pursuant to this subdivision shall install and be jointly responsible for agreed-upon system controls to monitor system use and to detect any violations of the system controls.(4) For the purposes of a computerized database system established pursuant to this subdivision, provider agency includes local educational agencies in addition to the entities or agencies listed in subdivision (h).
Amended IN Assembly May 03, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 597Introduced by Assembly Member Mark StoneFebruary 14, 2017 An act to amend Section 18961.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to child abuse and neglect. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 597, as amended, Mark Stone. Child abuse and neglect: information: computerized database.Existing law allows the Office of Child Abuse Prevention to fund, through allocations provided to local counties, child abuse and neglect prevention and intervention programs. Existing law provides the criteria under which a county selects agency projects and services to be funded under these provisions, including giving priority to private, nonprofit agencies and requiring training and technical assistance to be provided by private, nonprofit agencies, as specified. Existing law authorizes a county to establish a computerized database system within the county to allow designated provider agencies, which includes include schools, among other entities, to share identifying information regarding families at risk for child abuse or neglect for the purpose of forming multidisciplinary personnel teams for the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect or to provide child welfare services.This bill would provide that provider agencies also include local educational agencies. The bill would authorize a county to also participate with an established computerized database system between and among counties and would authorize a county to share information, as specified, for research purposes.This bill would authorize the Counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo to jointly establish a computerized database system to be used between and among those counties, and would authorize that system to also share specified identifying information regarding families at risk for child abuse or neglect for research purposes. The bill would require any personally identifiable data shared for research purposes to remain confidential, and would require those participating counties to develop a confidentiality protocol. The bill would provide that, for purposes of this jointly established system, a provider agency also includes local educational agencies.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly May 03, 2017
Amended IN Assembly May 03, 2017
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 597
Introduced by Assembly Member Mark StoneFebruary 14, 2017
Introduced by Assembly Member Mark Stone
February 14, 2017
An act to amend Section 18961.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to child abuse and neglect.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 597, as amended, Mark Stone. Child abuse and neglect: information: computerized database.
Existing law allows the Office of Child Abuse Prevention to fund, through allocations provided to local counties, child abuse and neglect prevention and intervention programs. Existing law provides the criteria under which a county selects agency projects and services to be funded under these provisions, including giving priority to private, nonprofit agencies and requiring training and technical assistance to be provided by private, nonprofit agencies, as specified. Existing law authorizes a county to establish a computerized database system within the county to allow designated provider agencies, which includes include schools, among other entities, to share identifying information regarding families at risk for child abuse or neglect for the purpose of forming multidisciplinary personnel teams for the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect or to provide child welfare services.This bill would provide that provider agencies also include local educational agencies. The bill would authorize a county to also participate with an established computerized database system between and among counties and would authorize a county to share information, as specified, for research purposes.This bill would authorize the Counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo to jointly establish a computerized database system to be used between and among those counties, and would authorize that system to also share specified identifying information regarding families at risk for child abuse or neglect for research purposes. The bill would require any personally identifiable data shared for research purposes to remain confidential, and would require those participating counties to develop a confidentiality protocol. The bill would provide that, for purposes of this jointly established system, a provider agency also includes local educational agencies.
Existing law allows the Office of Child Abuse Prevention to fund, through allocations provided to local counties, child abuse and neglect prevention and intervention programs. Existing law provides the criteria under which a county selects agency projects and services to be funded under these provisions, including giving priority to private, nonprofit agencies and requiring training and technical assistance to be provided by private, nonprofit agencies, as specified. Existing law authorizes a county to establish a computerized database system within the county to allow designated provider agencies, which includes include schools, among other entities, to share identifying information regarding families at risk for child abuse or neglect for the purpose of forming multidisciplinary personnel teams for the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect or to provide child welfare services.
This bill would provide that provider agencies also include local educational agencies. The bill would authorize a county to also participate with an established computerized database system between and among counties and would authorize a county to share information, as specified, for research purposes.
This bill would authorize the Counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo to jointly establish a computerized database system to be used between and among those counties, and would authorize that system to also share specified identifying information regarding families at risk for child abuse or neglect for research purposes. The bill would require any personally identifiable data shared for research purposes to remain confidential, and would require those participating counties to develop a confidentiality protocol. The bill would provide that, for purposes of this jointly established system, a provider agency also includes local educational agencies.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 18961.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:18961.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any county may establish a computerized database system or participate with an established computerized database system between and among counties within that county to allow provider agencies, as defined in subdivision (h), to share identifying information, as specified in subdivision (c), regarding families at risk for child abuse or neglect for all of the following purposes:(1) Forming a multidisciplinary personnel team, as defined in either subdivision (d) of Section 18951 or paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 18961.7.(2) The prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect.(3) The provision of child welfare services to a child or childs family.(4)Research purposes.(b) Each county shall develop its own standards for defining at risk before establishing this system. Only information about children, the families of children, and persons living in the childs home, at risk for child abuse or neglect neglect, may be entered into a computerized database system established pursuant to this section.(c) When a child or family has been identified as at risk for child abuse or neglect under this section, only the following information shall be entered into the system:(1) The name, address, telephone number, and date and place of birth of family members and persons living in the childs home.(2) The number assigned to the case by each provider agency.(3) The name and telephone number of each employee assigned to the case, or a contact person, from each provider agency.(4) The date or dates of contact between each provider agency and a family member or a person living in the childs home.(d) The information may only be entered into the system by, or disclosed to, provider agency employees designated by the director of each participating provider agency. Members of the multidisciplinary personnel teams shall be drawn from these designated employees, or other persons, as specified in Section 18961. The heads of provider agencies shall establish a system by which unauthorized personnel cannot access the data contained in the system.(e) The information obtained pursuant to this section shall be kept confidential and shall be used solely for the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse, child neglect, or both, or for the provision of child welfare services. For research purposes, personally identifiable data shall remain confidential. Aggregate, nonidentifiable information may be used for evaluation, research, and system and services improvement purposes. Any person knowingly and intentionally violating this subdivision shall be subject to any administrative or civil penalties set forth in the respective statutes governing the confidentiality of the records maintained by the provider agencies.(f) This section shall not supplant any duties required by the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 11164) of Chapter 2 of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Penal Code).(g) No employee of a provider agency which serves children and their families shall be civilly or criminally liable for furnishing or sharing information as authorized by this section.(h) For the purposes of this section, provider agency means any governmental or other agency that has as one of its purposes the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect. The provider agencies serving children and their families that may share information under this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following entities or service agencies:(1) Social services.(2) Childrens services.(3) Health services.(4) Mental health services.(5) Probation.(6) Law enforcement.(7)Schools and local educational agencies.(7) Schools.(i) A county that establishes a computerized database system pursuant to this section shall install system controls to monitor system use and to detect any violations of the system controls.(j) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the Counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo may jointly establish a computerized database system to be used between and among those counties pursuant to this section.(2) A computerized database system established pursuant to this subdivision may, in addition to the purposes specified in subdivision (a), share identifying information, as specified in subdivision (c), regarding families at risk for child abuse or neglect for research purposes, the intent of which is to identify ways to better serve these families and to prevent abuse and neglect. Any personally identifiable data shared for research purposes shall remain confidential, and participating counties shall develop a confidentiality protocol to ensure standardized processes are established for this purpose. Aggregate information that is not personally identifiable may be used for evaluation, research, and system and services improvement purposes.(3) The counties jointly establishing and using a computerized database system pursuant to this subdivision shall install and be jointly responsible for agreed-upon system controls to monitor system use and to detect any violations of the system controls.(4) For the purposes of a computerized database system established pursuant to this subdivision, provider agency includes local educational agencies in addition to the entities or agencies listed in subdivision (h).
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 18961.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:18961.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any county may establish a computerized database system or participate with an established computerized database system between and among counties within that county to allow provider agencies, as defined in subdivision (h), to share identifying information, as specified in subdivision (c), regarding families at risk for child abuse or neglect for all of the following purposes:(1) Forming a multidisciplinary personnel team, as defined in either subdivision (d) of Section 18951 or paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 18961.7.(2) The prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect.(3) The provision of child welfare services to a child or childs family.(4)Research purposes.(b) Each county shall develop its own standards for defining at risk before establishing this system. Only information about children, the families of children, and persons living in the childs home, at risk for child abuse or neglect neglect, may be entered into a computerized database system established pursuant to this section.(c) When a child or family has been identified as at risk for child abuse or neglect under this section, only the following information shall be entered into the system:(1) The name, address, telephone number, and date and place of birth of family members and persons living in the childs home.(2) The number assigned to the case by each provider agency.(3) The name and telephone number of each employee assigned to the case, or a contact person, from each provider agency.(4) The date or dates of contact between each provider agency and a family member or a person living in the childs home.(d) The information may only be entered into the system by, or disclosed to, provider agency employees designated by the director of each participating provider agency. Members of the multidisciplinary personnel teams shall be drawn from these designated employees, or other persons, as specified in Section 18961. The heads of provider agencies shall establish a system by which unauthorized personnel cannot access the data contained in the system.(e) The information obtained pursuant to this section shall be kept confidential and shall be used solely for the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse, child neglect, or both, or for the provision of child welfare services. For research purposes, personally identifiable data shall remain confidential. Aggregate, nonidentifiable information may be used for evaluation, research, and system and services improvement purposes. Any person knowingly and intentionally violating this subdivision shall be subject to any administrative or civil penalties set forth in the respective statutes governing the confidentiality of the records maintained by the provider agencies.(f) This section shall not supplant any duties required by the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 11164) of Chapter 2 of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Penal Code).(g) No employee of a provider agency which serves children and their families shall be civilly or criminally liable for furnishing or sharing information as authorized by this section.(h) For the purposes of this section, provider agency means any governmental or other agency that has as one of its purposes the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect. The provider agencies serving children and their families that may share information under this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following entities or service agencies:(1) Social services.(2) Childrens services.(3) Health services.(4) Mental health services.(5) Probation.(6) Law enforcement.(7)Schools and local educational agencies.(7) Schools.(i) A county that establishes a computerized database system pursuant to this section shall install system controls to monitor system use and to detect any violations of the system controls.(j) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the Counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo may jointly establish a computerized database system to be used between and among those counties pursuant to this section.(2) A computerized database system established pursuant to this subdivision may, in addition to the purposes specified in subdivision (a), share identifying information, as specified in subdivision (c), regarding families at risk for child abuse or neglect for research purposes, the intent of which is to identify ways to better serve these families and to prevent abuse and neglect. Any personally identifiable data shared for research purposes shall remain confidential, and participating counties shall develop a confidentiality protocol to ensure standardized processes are established for this purpose. Aggregate information that is not personally identifiable may be used for evaluation, research, and system and services improvement purposes.(3) The counties jointly establishing and using a computerized database system pursuant to this subdivision shall install and be jointly responsible for agreed-upon system controls to monitor system use and to detect any violations of the system controls.(4) For the purposes of a computerized database system established pursuant to this subdivision, provider agency includes local educational agencies in addition to the entities or agencies listed in subdivision (h).
SECTION 1. Section 18961.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
18961.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any county may establish a computerized database system or participate with an established computerized database system between and among counties within that county to allow provider agencies, as defined in subdivision (h), to share identifying information, as specified in subdivision (c), regarding families at risk for child abuse or neglect for all of the following purposes:(1) Forming a multidisciplinary personnel team, as defined in either subdivision (d) of Section 18951 or paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 18961.7.(2) The prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect.(3) The provision of child welfare services to a child or childs family.(4)Research purposes.(b) Each county shall develop its own standards for defining at risk before establishing this system. Only information about children, the families of children, and persons living in the childs home, at risk for child abuse or neglect neglect, may be entered into a computerized database system established pursuant to this section.(c) When a child or family has been identified as at risk for child abuse or neglect under this section, only the following information shall be entered into the system:(1) The name, address, telephone number, and date and place of birth of family members and persons living in the childs home.(2) The number assigned to the case by each provider agency.(3) The name and telephone number of each employee assigned to the case, or a contact person, from each provider agency.(4) The date or dates of contact between each provider agency and a family member or a person living in the childs home.(d) The information may only be entered into the system by, or disclosed to, provider agency employees designated by the director of each participating provider agency. Members of the multidisciplinary personnel teams shall be drawn from these designated employees, or other persons, as specified in Section 18961. The heads of provider agencies shall establish a system by which unauthorized personnel cannot access the data contained in the system.(e) The information obtained pursuant to this section shall be kept confidential and shall be used solely for the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse, child neglect, or both, or for the provision of child welfare services. For research purposes, personally identifiable data shall remain confidential. Aggregate, nonidentifiable information may be used for evaluation, research, and system and services improvement purposes. Any person knowingly and intentionally violating this subdivision shall be subject to any administrative or civil penalties set forth in the respective statutes governing the confidentiality of the records maintained by the provider agencies.(f) This section shall not supplant any duties required by the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 11164) of Chapter 2 of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Penal Code).(g) No employee of a provider agency which serves children and their families shall be civilly or criminally liable for furnishing or sharing information as authorized by this section.(h) For the purposes of this section, provider agency means any governmental or other agency that has as one of its purposes the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect. The provider agencies serving children and their families that may share information under this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following entities or service agencies:(1) Social services.(2) Childrens services.(3) Health services.(4) Mental health services.(5) Probation.(6) Law enforcement.(7)Schools and local educational agencies.(7) Schools.(i) A county that establishes a computerized database system pursuant to this section shall install system controls to monitor system use and to detect any violations of the system controls.(j) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the Counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo may jointly establish a computerized database system to be used between and among those counties pursuant to this section.(2) A computerized database system established pursuant to this subdivision may, in addition to the purposes specified in subdivision (a), share identifying information, as specified in subdivision (c), regarding families at risk for child abuse or neglect for research purposes, the intent of which is to identify ways to better serve these families and to prevent abuse and neglect. Any personally identifiable data shared for research purposes shall remain confidential, and participating counties shall develop a confidentiality protocol to ensure standardized processes are established for this purpose. Aggregate information that is not personally identifiable may be used for evaluation, research, and system and services improvement purposes.(3) The counties jointly establishing and using a computerized database system pursuant to this subdivision shall install and be jointly responsible for agreed-upon system controls to monitor system use and to detect any violations of the system controls.(4) For the purposes of a computerized database system established pursuant to this subdivision, provider agency includes local educational agencies in addition to the entities or agencies listed in subdivision (h).
18961.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any county may establish a computerized database system or participate with an established computerized database system between and among counties within that county to allow provider agencies, as defined in subdivision (h), to share identifying information, as specified in subdivision (c), regarding families at risk for child abuse or neglect for all of the following purposes:(1) Forming a multidisciplinary personnel team, as defined in either subdivision (d) of Section 18951 or paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 18961.7.(2) The prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect.(3) The provision of child welfare services to a child or childs family.(4)Research purposes.(b) Each county shall develop its own standards for defining at risk before establishing this system. Only information about children, the families of children, and persons living in the childs home, at risk for child abuse or neglect neglect, may be entered into a computerized database system established pursuant to this section.(c) When a child or family has been identified as at risk for child abuse or neglect under this section, only the following information shall be entered into the system:(1) The name, address, telephone number, and date and place of birth of family members and persons living in the childs home.(2) The number assigned to the case by each provider agency.(3) The name and telephone number of each employee assigned to the case, or a contact person, from each provider agency.(4) The date or dates of contact between each provider agency and a family member or a person living in the childs home.(d) The information may only be entered into the system by, or disclosed to, provider agency employees designated by the director of each participating provider agency. Members of the multidisciplinary personnel teams shall be drawn from these designated employees, or other persons, as specified in Section 18961. The heads of provider agencies shall establish a system by which unauthorized personnel cannot access the data contained in the system.(e) The information obtained pursuant to this section shall be kept confidential and shall be used solely for the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse, child neglect, or both, or for the provision of child welfare services. For research purposes, personally identifiable data shall remain confidential. Aggregate, nonidentifiable information may be used for evaluation, research, and system and services improvement purposes. Any person knowingly and intentionally violating this subdivision shall be subject to any administrative or civil penalties set forth in the respective statutes governing the confidentiality of the records maintained by the provider agencies.(f) This section shall not supplant any duties required by the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 11164) of Chapter 2 of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Penal Code).(g) No employee of a provider agency which serves children and their families shall be civilly or criminally liable for furnishing or sharing information as authorized by this section.(h) For the purposes of this section, provider agency means any governmental or other agency that has as one of its purposes the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect. The provider agencies serving children and their families that may share information under this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following entities or service agencies:(1) Social services.(2) Childrens services.(3) Health services.(4) Mental health services.(5) Probation.(6) Law enforcement.(7)Schools and local educational agencies.(7) Schools.(i) A county that establishes a computerized database system pursuant to this section shall install system controls to monitor system use and to detect any violations of the system controls.(j) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the Counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo may jointly establish a computerized database system to be used between and among those counties pursuant to this section.(2) A computerized database system established pursuant to this subdivision may, in addition to the purposes specified in subdivision (a), share identifying information, as specified in subdivision (c), regarding families at risk for child abuse or neglect for research purposes, the intent of which is to identify ways to better serve these families and to prevent abuse and neglect. Any personally identifiable data shared for research purposes shall remain confidential, and participating counties shall develop a confidentiality protocol to ensure standardized processes are established for this purpose. Aggregate information that is not personally identifiable may be used for evaluation, research, and system and services improvement purposes.(3) The counties jointly establishing and using a computerized database system pursuant to this subdivision shall install and be jointly responsible for agreed-upon system controls to monitor system use and to detect any violations of the system controls.(4) For the purposes of a computerized database system established pursuant to this subdivision, provider agency includes local educational agencies in addition to the entities or agencies listed in subdivision (h).
18961.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any county may establish a computerized database system or participate with an established computerized database system between and among counties within that county to allow provider agencies, as defined in subdivision (h), to share identifying information, as specified in subdivision (c), regarding families at risk for child abuse or neglect for all of the following purposes:(1) Forming a multidisciplinary personnel team, as defined in either subdivision (d) of Section 18951 or paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 18961.7.(2) The prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect.(3) The provision of child welfare services to a child or childs family.(4)Research purposes.(b) Each county shall develop its own standards for defining at risk before establishing this system. Only information about children, the families of children, and persons living in the childs home, at risk for child abuse or neglect neglect, may be entered into a computerized database system established pursuant to this section.(c) When a child or family has been identified as at risk for child abuse or neglect under this section, only the following information shall be entered into the system:(1) The name, address, telephone number, and date and place of birth of family members and persons living in the childs home.(2) The number assigned to the case by each provider agency.(3) The name and telephone number of each employee assigned to the case, or a contact person, from each provider agency.(4) The date or dates of contact between each provider agency and a family member or a person living in the childs home.(d) The information may only be entered into the system by, or disclosed to, provider agency employees designated by the director of each participating provider agency. Members of the multidisciplinary personnel teams shall be drawn from these designated employees, or other persons, as specified in Section 18961. The heads of provider agencies shall establish a system by which unauthorized personnel cannot access the data contained in the system.(e) The information obtained pursuant to this section shall be kept confidential and shall be used solely for the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse, child neglect, or both, or for the provision of child welfare services. For research purposes, personally identifiable data shall remain confidential. Aggregate, nonidentifiable information may be used for evaluation, research, and system and services improvement purposes. Any person knowingly and intentionally violating this subdivision shall be subject to any administrative or civil penalties set forth in the respective statutes governing the confidentiality of the records maintained by the provider agencies.(f) This section shall not supplant any duties required by the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 11164) of Chapter 2 of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Penal Code).(g) No employee of a provider agency which serves children and their families shall be civilly or criminally liable for furnishing or sharing information as authorized by this section.(h) For the purposes of this section, provider agency means any governmental or other agency that has as one of its purposes the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect. The provider agencies serving children and their families that may share information under this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following entities or service agencies:(1) Social services.(2) Childrens services.(3) Health services.(4) Mental health services.(5) Probation.(6) Law enforcement.(7)Schools and local educational agencies.(7) Schools.(i) A county that establishes a computerized database system pursuant to this section shall install system controls to monitor system use and to detect any violations of the system controls.(j) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the Counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo may jointly establish a computerized database system to be used between and among those counties pursuant to this section.(2) A computerized database system established pursuant to this subdivision may, in addition to the purposes specified in subdivision (a), share identifying information, as specified in subdivision (c), regarding families at risk for child abuse or neglect for research purposes, the intent of which is to identify ways to better serve these families and to prevent abuse and neglect. Any personally identifiable data shared for research purposes shall remain confidential, and participating counties shall develop a confidentiality protocol to ensure standardized processes are established for this purpose. Aggregate information that is not personally identifiable may be used for evaluation, research, and system and services improvement purposes.(3) The counties jointly establishing and using a computerized database system pursuant to this subdivision shall install and be jointly responsible for agreed-upon system controls to monitor system use and to detect any violations of the system controls.(4) For the purposes of a computerized database system established pursuant to this subdivision, provider agency includes local educational agencies in addition to the entities or agencies listed in subdivision (h).
18961.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any county may establish a computerized database system or participate with an established computerized database system between and among counties within that county to allow provider agencies, as defined in subdivision (h), to share identifying information, as specified in subdivision (c), regarding families at risk for child abuse or neglect for all of the following purposes:
(1) Forming a multidisciplinary personnel team, as defined in either subdivision (d) of Section 18951 or paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 18961.7.
(2) The prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect.
(3) The provision of child welfare services to a child or childs family.
(4)Research purposes.
(b) Each county shall develop its own standards for defining at risk before establishing this system. Only information about children, the families of children, and persons living in the childs home, at risk for child abuse or neglect neglect, may be entered into a computerized database system established pursuant to this section.
(c) When a child or family has been identified as at risk for child abuse or neglect under this section, only the following information shall be entered into the system:
(1) The name, address, telephone number, and date and place of birth of family members and persons living in the childs home.
(2) The number assigned to the case by each provider agency.
(3) The name and telephone number of each employee assigned to the case, or a contact person, from each provider agency.
(4) The date or dates of contact between each provider agency and a family member or a person living in the childs home.
(d) The information may only be entered into the system by, or disclosed to, provider agency employees designated by the director of each participating provider agency. Members of the multidisciplinary personnel teams shall be drawn from these designated employees, or other persons, as specified in Section 18961. The heads of provider agencies shall establish a system by which unauthorized personnel cannot access the data contained in the system.
(e) The information obtained pursuant to this section shall be kept confidential and shall be used solely for the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse, child neglect, or both, or for the provision of child welfare services. For research purposes, personally identifiable data shall remain confidential. Aggregate, nonidentifiable information may be used for evaluation, research, and system and services improvement purposes. Any person knowingly and intentionally violating this subdivision shall be subject to any administrative or civil penalties set forth in the respective statutes governing the confidentiality of the records maintained by the provider agencies.
(f) This section shall not supplant any duties required by the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 11164) of Chapter 2 of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Penal Code).
(g) No employee of a provider agency which serves children and their families shall be civilly or criminally liable for furnishing or sharing information as authorized by this section.
(h) For the purposes of this section, provider agency means any governmental or other agency that has as one of its purposes the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect. The provider agencies serving children and their families that may share information under this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following entities or service agencies:
(1) Social services.
(2) Childrens services.
(3) Health services.
(4) Mental health services.
(5) Probation.
(6) Law enforcement.
(7)Schools and local educational agencies.
(7) Schools.
(i) A county that establishes a computerized database system pursuant to this section shall install system controls to monitor system use and to detect any violations of the system controls.
(j) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the Counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo may jointly establish a computerized database system to be used between and among those counties pursuant to this section.
(2) A computerized database system established pursuant to this subdivision may, in addition to the purposes specified in subdivision (a), share identifying information, as specified in subdivision (c), regarding families at risk for child abuse or neglect for research purposes, the intent of which is to identify ways to better serve these families and to prevent abuse and neglect. Any personally identifiable data shared for research purposes shall remain confidential, and participating counties shall develop a confidentiality protocol to ensure standardized processes are established for this purpose. Aggregate information that is not personally identifiable may be used for evaluation, research, and system and services improvement purposes.
(3) The counties jointly establishing and using a computerized database system pursuant to this subdivision shall install and be jointly responsible for agreed-upon system controls to monitor system use and to detect any violations of the system controls.
(4) For the purposes of a computerized database system established pursuant to this subdivision, provider agency includes local educational agencies in addition to the entities or agencies listed in subdivision (h).