Missouri Laws 344.055 – Records, confidentiality and disclosure of
1. All educational transcripts, test scores, complaints, investigatory reports, and information pertaining to any person who is an applicant or licensee of the board are confidential and shall not be disclosed to the public or any member of the public, except with the written consent of the person whose records are involved. The board shall disclose the records or information if the person whose records or information is involved has consented to the disclosure. The board is entitled to the attorney-client privilege and work-product privilege to the same extent as any other person.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of this section, the board may disclose confidential information without the consent of the person involved if the disclosure is:
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 344.055
- Board: the Missouri board of nursing home administrators. See Missouri Laws 344.010
- Nursing home: any institution or facility defined as an assisted living facility, residential care facility, intermediate care facility, or skilled nursing facility for licensing purposes by section 198. See Missouri Laws 344.010
- Nursing home administrator: a person who administers, manages, supervises, or is in general administrative charge of a nursing home, whether such individual has an ownership interest in the home, and whether his functions and duties are shared with one or more individuals. See Missouri Laws 344.010
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(1) In the course of voluntary interstate exchange of information;
(2) In accordance with a lawful request; or
(3) To other administrative or law enforcement agencies acting within the scope of their statutory authority.
3. Information regarding identity, including names and addresses, registration, and currency of the license of the persons possessing nursing home administrator licenses and the names and addresses of applicants for nursing home administrator licenses, is not confidential information.