Interagency Information
Sharing Binder
Version 1.2
May 1999
SHARING OF INFORMATION
BETWEEN
PROFESSIONALS DEALING WITH CHILDREN
Table of Contents
How
to use this manual
(The information in this binder was current to the best of our ability
as of May 1999. For all current Local Court Rules and Forms, Welfare and
Institutions Code, and Child Abuse Laws, click on the links to the right.)
A. Welfare and Institutions
Code --Section 827 (amended 1998)
B. Welfare and Institutions Code -- Section
10850 (amended 1997)
C. Application for Juvenile Court Records 
PDF
I. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs
A. Confidentiality Regulations 42 CFR,
Part 2 HTMLPDF
II. Attorney
A. Child Attorney
1. Access to Minors Petitioned Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code -- Section 300: Local Rule 3.2, Section 2.6.2 (amended 1998)
2. Interviewing Minors who are Alleged Victims of Child Abuse: Local Rule 3.2, Section 2.6.3 (amended 1998)
3. Release of Court Records to Attorneys
for Children in Juvenile Court Cases (Standing Order 1/16/90) HTML PDF
B. District Attorney (Criminal)
1. Criminal Prosecutions: Exchange of DFCS
Information with the District Attorney's Office -- Memorandum from Rima Singh, Deputy
County Counsel (3/3/93) HTML PDF
III. Court Designated Child Advocates
A. Welfare and Institutions Code -- Section 100 (amended 1998) and Sections 101-109 (amended 1988)
B. Appointment of Advocate: Local Rule 3.2, Section 1.18.3 A (amended 1996)
C. Access by CDCA to Probation Department and Department of Family Children's Services Records: Local Rule 3.2, Sections 1.10.5 (amended 1995) and 1.18.3 B (amended 1996)
D. Mandated Child Abuse Reporting Responsibility of CDCA: Local Rule 3.2, Section 1.18.3 C (amended 1996)
E. Communication Expectations Between CDCA and Other Involved Professionals: Local Rule 3.2, Section 1.18.3 D (amended 1996)
F. Access to Probation Records (Standing
Order 9/17/86) HTML PDF
G. Release of Information to Advocate (Standing
Order 11/7/86) HTML PDF
H. Release of School Records (Standing
Order 5/10/93) HTML PDF
IV. Education
A. Reports of Suspected Child Abuse and Sharing Information with Investigators -- Penal Code Sections 11167.5 (amended 1998) and 11167 subd. b. (amended 1997)
B. Access to School Records
C. Welfare and Institutions Code -- Sections 18986.40 (amended 1998) and 18986.46 (amended 1998)
D. Release of Juvenile Dependency Division
Information (Standing Order 5/31/94) HTML PDF
E. Release of School Information to Probation
and Social Services Agency (Standing Order 5/22/86) HTML
PDF
F. Resolution Authorizing Santa Clara County
Office of Education to Sign Agreement with the Department of Social Services to Make
Them Authorized Representatives for the Purpose of Receiving Confidential Welfare
Information (6/21/95) HTML PDF
G. Release of School Records to Court Appointed
Special Advocate (Standing Order, 5/10/93) HTML PDF
V. Evaluators, Court Ordered
A. Release of Court Records to Approved
Evaluators (Standing Order 11/29/88) HTML PDF
VI. Family and Children's Services (DFCS)
A. Release of Information to Law Enforcement
Agencies (2/25/91) HTML PDF
B. Statement of Understanding Between the
Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children's Services, Family Preservation
Program, and Probation Department (11/14/91) HTMLPDF
C. Statement of Cooperation Between the
Department of Family and Children's Services and the Public Health Nursing Division
(4/9/92) HTMLPDF
D. Exchange of Information Between the
Staff of the Department of Family and Children's Services and Family Courts (Department
of Family and Children's Services, 10/1/94) HTMLPDF
E. Exchange of Information Between the
Department of Family and Children's Services and Adult Probation (Standing Order,
10/18/95) HTMLPDF
VII. Family Court Services
A. Family and Juvenile Court Management of Child Abuse Cases: Local Rule 3.2, Section 2.8; Sections 2.8.1, 2.8.2, 2.8.8 (amended 1996)
B. Juvenile and Family Courts Exchange of Information: Local Rule 3.2, Sections 1.12, 1.12.1, 1.12.2, 1.12.3, 1.12.4 (amended 1998)
C. Ex Parte Petition and Order Permitting
Disclosure of Social Service Agency and Juvenile Probation Records For Purposes of
Custody Evaluation and Report PDF
VIII. Medical and Mental Health Systems
A. Sharing Information with Medical or
Mental Health System Providers (10/1/94) PDF
IX. Multi-disciplinary Teams
A. Welfare and Institutions Code -- Section 828 (amended 1990)
B. Welfare and Institutions Code -- Section 830
(amended 1989)
C. Welfare and Institutions Code -- Section 10850.2
(amended 1989)
D. Welfare and Institutions Code -- Section 18951
(amended 1993)
E. Welfare and Institutions Code -- Section 18986.40
(amended 1998)
F. Welfare and Institutions Code -- Section 364
(amended 1998)
X. Police
A. Release of Information Relating to Juveniles by Law Enforcement: Local Rule 3.2, Sections 1.11, 1.11.1, 1.11.2, 1.11.3 (amended 1995)
XI. Probation Department
A. Adult Probation
1. Exchange of Information with Social Services Agency
a. Letter from Judge Edwards (3/18/93)
b. Memo from Rima Singh, Deputy County Counsel (5/5/93)
B. Juvenile Probation
1. Exchange of Information with Social Services Agency: (MOA, 11/4/94)
2. Release of Information Relating to Juveniles:
Local Rule 3.2, Section 1.10.1 (amended 1995)3. Interagency Agreement Between the Probation Department and Social Services Agency for Possible Dual Status Youth (7/30/90)
4. Procedure to Retrieve Juvenile Court Orders:
Memorandum (5/21/93)
Appendix B: Police Report Request Form
C. Exchange of Information Between Department
of Family and Children's Services and the Probation Department, Juvenile Division
(Order 2/21/96) HTMLPDF
XII. Public Health Nursing
A. Subpoena Policy (12/91) PDFHTML
XIII. Appendix: California Rules of Confidentiality Affecting Child Welfare Service Programs
A. Access to Court: Local Rule 3.2, Sections 1.9, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3 (amended 1995, appendix adopted 1996)
B. Penal Code Section 11166.8: Interagency Child Death Team Protocol (added 1988)
C. Penal Code Section 11167: Information contained in Child Abuse Reports: Identity of Informant Confidential.
D. Penal Code Section 11167.5: Confidentiality of Reports, Violations and Disclosure (amended 1998)
Direct links to these
topic sources. Local
Court Rules-County of Santa Clara
CA
Welfare and Institutions Code
California
Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
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