SECTION 87.407. Confidentiality

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(a) OBH staff adhere to statutory requirements and policy of the HHSC Health & Specialty Care System when protecting records of consumers receiving services at state hospitals.
(b) OBH staff adhere to statutory requirements and policy of the HHSC IDD-Behavioral Health Services Department when protecting records of consumers receiving services at LBHAs or LMHAs.
(c) OBH staff obtain a consumer's consent before sharing the consumer's information with anyone other than HHS staff or LBHA or LMHA staff required to receive and respond to OBH complaints. This includes sharing information with a federal or state agency that regulates a consumer's health plan. Consent can be obtained from the consumer's LAR.

Source Note: The provisions of this §87.407 adopted to be effective January 10, 2019, 44 TexReg 252; amended to be effective December 21, 2022, 47 TexReg 8273

                    
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