3822.1 Each resident's record and any record of the MHCRF that has information identifying residents shall be confidential except as provided in §3823.2.

3822.2 Disclosure and redisclosure of information pertaining to a resident's mental health and client's access to his own record, shall be governed by the District of Columbia Mental Health Information Act, D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. §§ 7 1201.01 to 7 1208.07, and any other District or Federal law governing these records.

3822.3 In the event of a resident's authorized release of information to a third party, a copy of the resident's written authorization shall be maintained in the resident's records and must conform to the Mental Health Information Act.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 42 DCR 569, 592 (January 27, 1995).