Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 356 - FAMILY VIOLENCE PROGRAM
Subchapter C - SPECIAL NONRESIDENTIAL PROJECTS
Division 6 - PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
Section 356.1311 - Confidentiality Information for Program Participants

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

If direct services are provided to adult program participants, the contractor must provide the program participants, in writing, at least the following:

(1) the right to see their records;

(2) the kind of information recorded, why, and the methods of collection;

(3) who within the organization has access to the program participants' case files and records;

(4) an overview of the contractor's policy and practices on confidentiality;

(5) current state and federal laws regarding the limits of confidentiality under the law, including mandatory reporting for abuse or suspected abuse of:

(A) children;

(B) the elderly; and

(C) people with disabilities;

(6) an overview of the contractor's policy for responding to court orders;

(7) an overview of the contractor's policy for requests for information under the Public Information Act;

(8) an overview of the contractor's policy for release of information;

(9) when the records will be decoded or destroyed; and

(10) an overview of what information will remain in the file once a program participant terminates services.

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