Scope

115 CMR 4.00 governs the creation, maintenance and destruction of, and access to, records relating to services and supports provided, purchased or arranged for individuals by the Department and shall apply to all programs and services or supports which are operated, licensed, certified, or contracted by the Department. 115 CMR 4.00 applies to all providers, including facilities and intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded (ICF's/MR), and to all individual records kept by the Department's area offices, unless greater or more limited scope is specified at 115 CMR 4.04. 115 CMR4.00 supplements other requirements of the Department's regulations whichinvolve records.