Relating to authorized access to certain confidential records by employees of the department of corrections, a judicial district department of correctional services, and the board of parole

This bill relates to authorized access to certain confidential records by employees of the department of corrections, a judicial district department of correctional services, and the board of parole. The bill provides that certain substance abuse treatment commitment records and mental health information may be disclosed to an employee of the department of corrections, if authorized by the director of the department of corrections, or to an employee of a judicial district department of correctional services, if authorized by the director of the judicial district department of correctional services. The bill provides that all information filed with the court for the purpose of securing a warrant for an arrest, or securing a warrant for a search, is allowed to an employee of the department of corrections, if authorized by the director of the department of corrections, and to an employee of a judicial district department of correctional services, if authorized by the director of the judicial district department of correctional services. The bill provides that access to a presentence investigation report of a defendant committed to the custody of the Iowa department of corrections is allowed for an employee of the department, if authorized by the director of the department, an employee of a judicial district department of correctional services, if authorized by the director of the judicial district department of correctional services, and an employee of the board of parole, if authorized by the chairperson or a member of the board of parole.