Florida Administrative Code
58 - DEPARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS
58L - Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Chapter 58L-1 - LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN - CONFIDENTIALITY
Section 58L-1.001 - Confidentiality and Disclosure
Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 58L-1.001
Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY. The confidentiality and disclosure of information requirement applies to the complaint files maintained by the entities below, which are established under Chapter 400, Part I, F.S.:
(a) Staff members of the Office of the State
Long-Term Care Ombudsman;
(b)
Members of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council; and,
(c) Members of the district long-term care
ombudsman councils.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Individuals specified in
subsection (1), of this rule must be aware of the requirements in this
subsection regarding the confidentiality and disclosure of information
involving complaint files in the performance of their duties:
1. Section
400.0077, F.S.; and,
2. Title VII, Chapter 2, of the Older
Americans Act of 1965, as amended in 2006,
42 U.S.C., Section
3058g(d).
(b) Complaint case files cannot be released
by the program until the case is closed as defined in Rule
58L-1.0011,
F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority 400.0077(5) FS. Law Implemented 400.0077 FS.
New 7-25-95, Amended 3-18-10.
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