Section 6253.21 - Confidential information(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, information regarding family childcare providers, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 10421 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, shall not be subject to public disclosure pursuant to this chapter, except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c).(b) Consistent with Section 10422 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, copies of names, home and mailing addresses, county, home, if known, work, and cellular telephone numbers, and email addresses of persons described in subdivision (a) shall be made available, upon request, to provider organizations that have been determined to be a provider organization pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 10422 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. Information shall be made available consistent with the deadlines set in Section 10422 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. This information shall not be used by the receiving entity for any purpose other than for purposes of organizing, representing, and assisting family childcare providers.(c) Consistent with Section 10422 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, copies of names, home and mailing addresses, county, home, if known, work, and cellular telephone numbers, and email addresses of persons described in subdivision (a) shall be made available to a certified provider organization, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 10421 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. Information shall be made available consistent with the deadlines set in Section 10422 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. This information shall not be used by the receiving entity for any purpose other than for purposes of organizing, representing, and assisting family childcare providers.(d) This section does not prohibit or limit the disclosure of information otherwise required to be disclosed by the California Child Day Care Facilities Act (Chapter 3.4 (commencing with Section 1596.70) of, Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 1596.90) of, and Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 1597.30) of, Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code), or to an officer or employee of another state public agency for performance of their official duties under state law.(e) All confidentiality requirements applicable to recipients of information pursuant to Section 1596.86 of the Health and Safety Code shall apply to protect the personal information of providers of small family childcare homes, as defined in Section 1596.78 of the Health and Safety Code, that is disclosed pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c).(f) A family childcare provider, as defined by subdivision (b) of Section 10421 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. may opt out of disclosure of their home and mailing address, home, work, and cellular telephone numbers, and email address from the lists described in subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 10422 of the Welfare and Institutions Code by complying with the procedure set forth in subdivision (k) of Section 10422 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.Amended by Stats 2021 ch 116 (AB 131),s 237, eff. 7/23/2021.Amended by Stats 2020 ch 370 (SB 1371),s 123, eff. 1/1/2021.Amended by Stats 2019 ch 385 (AB 378),s 28, eff. 1/1/2020.Added by Stats 2019 ch 51 (SB 75),s 64, eff. 7/1/2019.