Section 87.407 - Confidentiality(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.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 87.407
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 02, January 11, 2019, TexReg 261, eff. 1/10/2019; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 50, December 16, 2022, TexReg 8274, eff. 12/21/2022