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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 356 - FAMILY VIOLENCE PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER B - SHELTER CENTERS
SECTION/RULE §356.614 - Confidentiality Information for Adult Residents and Nonresidents
Chapter Review Date 06/21/2024

A center must provide to adult residents and nonresidents, 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 center has access to the resident's or nonresident's case files and records;(4) an overview of the center'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 center's policy for responding to court orders;(7) an overview of the center's policy for requests for information under the Public Information Act;(8) an overview of the center's policy for release of information;(9) when the records will be decoded or destroyed; and(10) an overview of what kind of information will remain in the file once a resident or nonresident terminates services.

Source Note: The provisions of this §356.614 adopted to be effective December 23, 2007, 32 TexReg 9328; amended to be effective September 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 4309; transferred effective April 1, 2024, as published in the March 8, 2024, issue of the Texas Register, 49 TexReg 1507.

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