TITLE 44. PUBLIC RECORDS AND RECORDERS

CHAPTER 1. PUBLIC RECORDS

PART I. SCOPE

44:11      Confidential nature of certain personnel records

A. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter or any other law to the contrary, the following items in the personnel records of a public employee of any public body shall be confidential:

(1) The home telephone number of the public employee where such employee has chosen to have a private or unlisted home telephone number because of the nature of his occupation with such body.

(2) The home telephone number of the public employee where such employee has requested that the number be confidential.

(3) The home address of the public employee where such employee has requested that the address be confidential.

(4) The name and account number of any financial institution to which the public employee's wages or salary are directly deposited by an electronic direct deposit payroll system or other direct deposit payroll system.

B. The provisions of R.S. 44:11(A)(3) shall not apply to the personnel records of a city or parish school board to the extent that the home address of any employee of a city or parish school board shall be made available to recognized educational groups.

C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, the social security number and financial institution direct deposit information as contained in the personnel records of a public employee of any public body shall be confidential. However, when the employee's social security number or financial institution direct deposit information is required to be disclosed pursuant to any other provision of law, including such purposes as child support enforcement, health insurance, and retirement reporting, the social security number or financial institution direct deposit information of the employee shall be disclosed pursuant to such provision of law.

D. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter or any other law to the contrary, all medical records, claim forms, insurance applications, requests for the payment of benefits, and all other health records of public employees, public officials, and their dependents in the personnel records of any public body shall be confidential. However, nothing in this Chapter shall be intended to limit access to employee records under the Code of Civil Procedure or Code of Evidence.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 24, s 1, eff. July 9, 1982. Amended by Acts 1987, No. 371, s 1; Acts 1988, No. 591, s 1; Acts 1999, No. 371, s 1; Acts 2003, No. 326, s 1, eff. June 13, 2003; Acts 2003, No. 342, s 1.