Violations of Client Confidentiality Rights

(1) A social worker shall not, at any time, disclose client records, or any communications or information obtained from or pertaining to a present or prospective client, unless such disclosure is authorized by M.G.L. c. 112, § 135 through 135B, 258 CMR 22.00, or other applicable state and federal laws or regulations. (2) It shall be a violation of 258 CMR 20.09 for any social worker to fail to inform a client, in accordance with the requirements of 258 CMR 22.06, about the limits on the confidentiality of client records and/or information obtained from that client in the course of that professional relationship, as setforth in M.G.L. c. 112, § 135 through 135B, 258 CMR 22.00, or other applicable state and federal laws or regulations.