Section 200.280  Non-Public Distribution of Information

Information or documents obtained by employees of the Department in the course of any examination, audit, visit, registration, certification, review, licensing or investigation pursuant to the Act, shall, unless made a matter of public record, be deemed confidential.  Employees are hereby prohibited from making disclosure of such confidential information or production of documents or any other non-public records of the Department or other governmental agency, unless the Director or the Director's authorized representative authorizes the disclosure of such information or the production of such documents as not being contrary to the public interest.