(a) Notwithstanding any other law, any county may establish a computerized database system within that county to allow provider agencies, as defined in subdivision (h), to share identifying information, as specified in subdivision (c), regarding families at risk for child abuse or neglect for all of the following purposes: (1) Forming a multidisciplinary personnel team, as defined in either subdivision (d) of Section 18951 or paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 18961.7. (2) The prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect. (3) The provision of child welfare services to a child or childâs family. (b) Each county shall develop its own standards for defining âat riskâ before establishing this system. Only information about children, the families of children, and persons living in the childâs home, at risk for child abuse or neglect, may be entered into a computerized database system established pursuant to this section. (c) When a child or family has been identified as at risk for child abuse or neglect under this section, only the following information shall be entered into the system: (1) The name, address, telephone number, and date and place of birth of family members and persons living in the childâs home. (2) The number assigned to the case by each provider agency. (3) The name and telephone number of each employee assigned to the case, or a contact person, from each provider agency. (4) The date or dates of contact between each provider agency and a family member or a person living in the childâs home. (d) The information may only be entered into the system by, or disclosed to, provider agency employees designated by the director of each participating provider agency. Members of the multidisciplinary personnel teams shall be drawn from these designated employees, or other persons, as specified in Section 18961. The heads of provider agencies shall establish a system by which unauthorized personnel cannot access the data contained in the system. (e) The information obtained pursuant to this section shall be kept confidential and shall be used solely for the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse, child neglect, or both, or for the provision of child welfare services. Any person knowingly and intentionally violating this subdivision shall be subject to any administrative or civil penalties set forth in the respective statutes governing the confidentiality of the records maintained by the provider agencies. (f) This section shall not supplant any duties required by the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 11164) of Chapter 2 of Title 1 of Part 4 of the Penal Code). (g) No employee of a provider agency that serves children and their families shall be civilly or criminally liable for furnishing or sharing information as authorized by this section. (h) For the purposes of this section, âprovider agencyâ means any governmental or other agency that has as one of its purposes the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect. The provider agencies serving children and their families that may share information under this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following entities or service agencies: (1) Social services. (2) Childrenâs services. (3) Health services. (4) Mental health services. (5) Probation. (6) Law enforcement. (7) Schools. (i) A county that establishes a computerized database system pursuant to this section shall install system controls to monitor system use and to detect any violations of the system controls. (j) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the Counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo may jointly establish a computerized database system to be used between and among those counties pursuant to this section. (2) (A) A computerized database system established pursuant to this subdivision may, in addition to the purposes specified i
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