Administrative Code Provisions | 1 TAC ยง 379.1311 | 2020
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 contractors 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 contractors policy for responding to court orders
(7) an overview of the contractors policy for requests for information under the Public Information Act
(8) an overview of the contractors 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.