N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:16-6.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 6A:16-6.5 - Confidentiality of student or staff member involvement in alcohol or other drug abuse intervention and treatment programs

(a) All information concerning a staff member's involvement in a school intervention or treatment program for alcohol or other drug abuse shall be kept strictly confidential, and all information concerning a student's involvement in a school intervention or treatment program for alcohol or other drug abuse shall be kept strictly confidential according to 42 CFR Part 2, N.J.S.A. 18A:40A-7.1 and 7.2, and N.J.A.C. 6A:16-3.2.

(b) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed in any way to authorize or require the transmittal of information or records in the possession of an alcohol or other drug abuse counseling or treatment program.

(c) The principal or designee shall not disclose to law enforcement officials or to any person other than a member of the school district's comprehensive alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse program that a student or staff member has received or is receiving services through the program. The principal or designee also shall not disclose information, including the student's or staff member's identity or information about illegal activity, when the information was learned in the course of or as a result of services provided through the school district's comprehensive alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse program.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude the disclosure and reporting of information about illegal activity that was learned by a school employee outside of the school district's comprehensive alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse program.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:16-6.5

Amended by R.2006 d.366, effective 10/16/2006.
See: 38 N.J.R. 2294(a), 38 N.J.R. 4411(c).
Section was "Confidentiality of student or staff member involvement in substance abuse intervention and treatment programs". In (a) and (b), substituted "alcohol or other drug" for "substance"; in (a), substituted "Part 2," for "and" and inserted "and N.J.A.C. 6A:16-3.2"; and in (c) and introductory paragraph of (d), inserted "school" following "local" and ", tobacco" following "alcohol" throughout.
Amended by R.2014 d.047, effective 3/17/2014.
See: 45 N.J.R. 987(a), 46 N.J.R. 505(a).
Rewrote the section.