6226. CONFIDENTIALITY

6226 CONFIDENTIALITY 6226.1 A resident's case record is confidential and shall not be disclosed or used other than in the course of official facility duties to provide services to the resident and in such instance shall only be disclosed to the least extent possible, consistent with any court order, the resident's individual service plan, and local and federal law. The facility, licensing agency, contracting entity, guardian ad litem and, where applicable, CSSD shall have access to the resident's case record. No other person shall have access to the resident's case record unless authorized in writing by the licensing agency. 6226.2 The facility shall train all staff on the procedures for maintaining the confidentiality of the residents' case records and information contained therein. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 48 DCR 8675, 8705 (September 21, 2001).