# Ohio Admin. Code 3379-15-03: Rule 3379-15-03. Valid reasons for accessing confidential person information

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_ADC_3379_15_03

## Section

- **Citation:** Ohio Admin. Code 3379-15-03
- **Heading:** Rule 3379-15-03. Valid reasons for accessing confidential person information
- **Jurisdiction:** Ohio
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Ohio Administrative Code / Agency 3379 / Chapter 3379-15 / Rule 3379-15-03

## Text

111.15 Pursuant to the requirements of division (B)(2) of section 1347.15 of the Revised Code, this rule contains a list of valid reasons, directly related to the council exercise of its powers or duties, for which only employees of the agency may access confidential personal information (CPI) regardless of whether the personal information system is a manual system or computer system: Performing the following functions constitute valid reasons for authorized employees of the agency to access confidential personal information: (A) Responding to a public records request; (B) Responding to a request from an individual for the list of CPI the agency maintains on that individual; (C) Administering a constitutional provision or duty; (D) Administering a statutory provision or duty; (E) Administering an administrative rule provision or duty; (F) Complying with any state or federal program requirements; (G) Processing or payment of claims or otherwise administering a program with individual participants or beneficiaries; (H) Auditing purposes; (I) Licensure [or permit, eligibility, filing, etc.] processes; (J) Investigation or law enforcement purposes; (K) Administrative hearings; (L) Litigation, complying with an order of the court, or subpoena; (M) Human resource matters (e.g., hiring, promotion, demotion, discharge, salary/compensation issues, leave requests/issues, time card approvals/issues); (N) Complying with an executive order or policy; (O) Complying with an agency policy or a state administrative policy issued by the department of administrative services, the office of budget and management or other similar state agency; or (P) Complying with a collective bargaining agreement provision. Last updated December 5, 2023 at 11:49 AM Supplemental Information Authorized By: 3379.04 Amplifies: 3379.04 11/16/2028 12/18/2010

## Nearby sections

- [Ohio Admin. Code 3379-15-01 Rule 3379-15-01. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_ADC_3379_15_01.md)
- [Ohio Admin. Code 3379-15-02 Rule 3379-15-02. Procedures for accessing confidential personal information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_ADC_3379_15_02.md)
- [Ohio Admin. Code 3379-15-03 Rule 3379-15-03. Valid reasons for accessing confidential person information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_ADC_3379_15_03.md)
- [Ohio Admin. Code 3379-15-04 Rule 3379-15-04. Confidentiality statutes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_ADC_3379_15_04.md)
- [Ohio Admin. Code 3379-15-05 Rule 3379-15-05. Restricting and logging access to confidential personal information in computerized personal information systems](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_ADC_3379_15_05.md)

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