Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 75 - Attorney General
Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs
Subchapter 5 - Client Records and Confidentiality
Section 75:15-5-4.1 - Waiver of Confidential Information
Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
(a) For a waiver of confidentiality to be valid, it must:
(b) A valid written release form for disclosure of client information shall have, at a minimum, the following elements:
(c) "In the event of my death" clause: Some programs have chosen to talk with clients about the lethality of domestic violence and ask if they would like the program to share information with police, prosecutors, the Oklahoma Fatality Review Board, or others the client may indicate in the event that the client dies (due or not due to DV). Because clients may have to sign multiple releases, programs shall have the "in the event of my death" exception on a different form.
(d) The program shall have written policies and procedures to ensure confidentiality of client information and identity and shelter location and govern the disclosure of information, including verbal disclosure, contained in client records. When a client record is established, the program shall discuss the confidentiality requirements with each client and maintain documentation in the client record that they have reviewed the circumstances under which confidential information may be revealed.
(e) Compliance with 75:15-5-4.1 shall be determined by a review of the program's policies and procedures; and on-site observation of the handling and review of client records.
Added at 30 Ok Reg 1915, eff 7-25-13