§ 379.628. Resident and Nonresident Rights

Administrative Code Provisions | 1 TAC § 379.628

A center must:(1) provide written rights to all residents and nonresidents(2) make reasonable accommodations to provide written rights for residents and nonresidents with limited English proficiency and(3) post resident and nonresident rights in a visible area within all center...

§ 379.625. Policies and Procedures for the Retention and Destruction of Documentation

Administrative Code Provisions | 1 TAC § 379.625

(a) A center must develop, maintain, and comply with written policies and procedures for the retention and destruction of all written, electronic, and digital documentation that pertains to all residents and nonresidents, including but not limited to:(1) case notes, case content, and...

§ 379.624. Notification of Court Orders

Administrative Code Provisions | 1 TAC § 379.624

The center must:(1) notify a resident when a court order affects the individual or the individuals records and(2) attempt, whenever possible, to notify a nonresident, hotline caller, or other victim of family violence when a court order affects the individual or the individuals records.

§ 379.623. Procedures Regarding Court Orders

Administrative Code Provisions | 1 TAC § 379.623

A center must develop, maintain, and comply with written policies and procedures for responding to court orders, such as subpoenas, search warrants, or writs of attachment. The written procedures must include:(1) what to do when a process server arrives with a court order(2) on whom court...

§ 379.620. Release of Resident or Nonresident Information

Administrative Code Provisions | 1 TAC § 379.620

(a) The center may release information, orally or in writing, only if it first obtains a written release of information from the resident or nonresident.(b) Regardless of whether a written release of information from a resident or nonresident is obtained, the center must release...

§ 379.618. Policies and Procedures Regarding Entries in a Resident or Nonresident File

Administrative Code Provisions | 1 TAC § 379.618

(a) A center must develop, maintain, and comply with written policies and procedures regarding entries into a resident or nonresident file that require that:(1) each entry must be attributed to and dated by the employee or volunteer entering the information(2) a resident or...

§ 379.616. Confidentiality Training

Administrative Code Provisions | 1 TAC § 379.616

A center must provide training to employees, board members, volunteers who have access to personally identifying information, and interns on:(1) confidentiality policies and procedures(2) the importance of confidentiality for victims of family violence(3) how information is recorded...

§ 379.615. Confidentiality Agreements

Administrative Code Provisions | 1 TAC § 379.615

A center must have all employees, volunteers, board members, student interns, and adult residents and adult nonresidents sign a confidentiality agreement. The agreement must have a provision that states that confidentiality must be maintained after an employee, volunteer, board member, student...

§ 379.614. Confidentiality Information for Adult Residents and Nonresidents

Administrative Code Provisions | 1 TAC § 379.614

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 residents or nonresidents case files and...

§ 379.613. General Confidentiality Policy

Administrative Code Provisions | 1 TAC § 379.613

A center must have a written general confidentiality policy that provides:(1) that all information will be kept confidential, including all personal information and all communications, observations, and information made by and between or about adult and child residents and nonresidents,...