DCS information; review; location

Added new subsection I.5 granting access to citizen review panels, child fatality review teams, and the office of ombudsman-citizens aide.

Added new subsection I.6 granting access to an independent oversight committee established under section 41-3801.

Added new subsection I.7 granting access to the governor with restrictions on further disclosure.

Added new subsection J allowing special actions in superior court to order release of denied information regarding fatalities or near fatalities, with standing for legislators.

Added new subsection K allowing petitions to release confidential information when rights to disclosure outweigh confidentiality rights.

Added new subsection L requiring precautions to protect reporters and others from endangerment before releasing records.

Added new subsection M allowing subjects of unfounded reports to petition for information release if they can show bad faith or malicious intent.

Added new subsection N requiring provision of records to forensic medical evaluators including social and family history.

Added new subsection T requiring provision of information to protect department employees or their family members.

Added new subsection V allowing the department to charge fees for copying costs.

Added new subsection W establishing public policy for remote access to case management systems for the ombudsman and supreme court.

Added new subsection O allowing DCS information release to prospective adoptive parents, foster parents, or guardians seeking to care for a specific child.