Rhode Island General Laws Title 42. State Affairs and Government § 42-72.7-8. Information sharing--Confidentiality

(a) All public agencies, which have served a family or treated a child referred to a community planning team, shall cooperate with this team. If an agency refers a child and family to the team, that agency shall be responsible for obtaining the consent required to share agency client information with the team. After obtaining the proper consent, all agencies shall promptly deliver, upon request and without charge, such records of services, treatment, or education of the child or family as are necessary for a full and informed assessment by the team. If a parent refers a child and family to the team, that parent shall be provided with the necessary consent forms required for agencies to share client information with the team.

(b) Proceedings held to consider the appropriate provision of services for a particular child or family or both who have been referred to the community planning team shall be confidential and not open to the public, unless the child and family who are the subjects of the planning meeting request, in writing, that it be open. All information about specific children and families obtained by the team members in the discharge of their responsibilities to the team shall be confidential.

(c) Demographic, service and cost information that is of a non-identifying nature relating to children and families receiving services through this chapter may be gathered for reporting, assessment, and evaluation purposes.