HB1052

Louisiana HB1052 establishes confidentiality policies for work product created by child advocacy centers and multidisciplinary investigative teams.

Louisiana HB1052 mandates confidentiality policies for work product created, received, or maintained by child advocacy centers and multidisciplinary investigative teams. The bill defines "work product" as records, materials, or information related to child abuse or neglect cases. It requires each child advocacy center to adopt and enforce a written confidentiality policy consistent with state and federal law. The bill ensures that information maintained by a child advocacy center is confidential and requires disclosure only as necessary to carry out the center's purposes.