Providers shall not use or disclose, except to duly authorized representatives of federal or state agencies, any information concerning an eligible recipient except upon the written consent of the recipient, his/her attorney, or his/her guardian, or upon subpoena from a court of appropriate jurisdiction.

Author: Willie J. Johnson

Statutory Authority: 42 C.F.R. §§441, Subpart G; Home- and Community-Based Waiver for the Mentally Retarded and Developmentally Disabled.

History: Rule effective July 9, 1985. Amended: effective November 18, 1987, June 6, 1990.