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Confidentiality & NonAgency Personnel

Status: Archived

Approved Date: October 02, 2018

Who Does What
Supervisor 1. Emails the appropriate supervisor, VR Director (Mark Schultz mark.schultz@nebraska.gov) or VR Assistant Director (Lindy Foley, lindy.foley) for approval of SOS, volunteers and unpaid interns alongwith the completed Request Temporary Access form.

VR Director Mark Schultz or
VR Assistant Director Lindy Foley

2. Emails supervisor with approval or disapproval.

Supervisor


3. Discuss the Records, Confidentiality, and Information Release and the Confidential Electronic chapters in the Program Manual with the non-employee.
4. Discuss Administrative Memorandum #503, Volunteers and Unpaid Interns. (Not required for SOS workers).
5. Print and complete the Confidentiality Agreement, NDE Volunteer/Unpaid Intern, and Background Screen Release of Information - VR Employees, Volunteers/Interns and Service Agreement.

          5a. SOS workers do not complete the NDE Volunteer/Unpaid Intern and Background Screen Release of Information forms. 
          5b. Provides non-employee with a copy of the Confidentialty Agreement and retains a local office copy.
6. Scans and emails the appropriate form(s) to Vicki Rasmussen.

VR HR (Vicki Rasmussen) 

7. Submits NDE Volunteer/Unpaid Intern to VR Director for approval signature.

8. Notifies Office Director or Supervisor of approval or disapproval decision on access.

8a. Send approved/disapproved NDE Volunteer/Unpaid Intern form to Office Director

8b.  Sends approved NDE Volunteer/Unpaid Intern and Background Screening forms to NDE HR

8c.  Retains a copy of Confidentiality Agreement and NDE Volunteer/Unpaid Intern forms

Any student intern, volunteer, student worker, practicum student, SOS worker, or other individual from outside the agency who may have access to confidential client information or have contact with Nebraska VR clients must be oriented to the agency policies on confidentiality and complete a background screening. (Background screening is not necessary if the non-employee will not be accessing confidential client information or having direct contact with Nebraska VR Client.

Access to Outlook, iChat, QE2 and/or VRIS must be requested and approved by the VR Director by emailing a completed Request Temporary Access form.

The individual may begin performing duties before the background screen is completed, unless the Nebraska VR is aware the applicant has reported any conviction (not just felonies).


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