Tennessee § 37-2-408 - Confidentiality of plans and records.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 37-2-408 — Confidentiality of plans and records., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-2-408. Confidentiality of plans and records.
All records, reports, permanency plans, reviews and reports of the foster care review boards or any material prepared in connection with the planning, placement or care of a child in the care or custody of the department of children's services or in foster care with any agency or person pursuant to this part, shall be confidential and shall not be a public record and shall be disclosed only for the purposes directly related to the administration of this part, or as permitted pursuant to the provisions of § 37-1-409 or § 37-1-612, or as otherwise determined by the department of children's services to be reasonably necessary or reasonably required and as directly related to the provision of any services needed by the child. A violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor. Acts 1976, ch. 731, § 6; T.C.A., § 37-1507; Acts 1996, ch. 1079, § 114. Cross-References. Confidentiality of personal information and records, § 37-2-411 . Confidentiality of public records, § 10-7-504 . Penalty for Class B misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 . Law Reviews. A Critical Survey of Developments in Tennessee Family Law in 1976-77, V. Children (Neil P. Cohen), 45 Tenn. L. Rev. 451 (1978).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-2-408 ("Confidentiality of plans and records.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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