1. (a) The allegation and the reports, records, communications and working papers used or developed in the investigative process, including the resulting final report regarding abuse, neglect, or exploitation, are confidential and may be disclosed only as provided in the Family Code, §261.201, or the Human Resources Code, §48.101 and §48.038(f) and (g), and pursuant to the sections under this undesignated head.
2. (b) Information discussed during deliberations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation investigations may not be discussed outside the purview of those deliberations.
3. (c) The completed investigative report and related documents may be released to governmental agencies as described in this undesignated head.
4. (d) The completed investigative report and related documents may be released by court order.
5. (e) The completed investigative report and related documents may be released to the victim or the victim's parent or guardian if the victim is a minor if there is no ongoing criminal investigation. Any information which might reveal the identity of the reporter, any other patients or clients of the facility or any other person whose life or safety might be endangered by the disclosure must be blacked out or deidentified.
6. (f) The investigative report and related documents shall not be available to the public.
7. (g) The completed investigative report and related documents shall be released to the adoptive parents or prospective adoptive parents of a child who was the subject of an investigation or an adult who was the subject of an investigation as a child. Any information which might reveal the identity of the reporter, the biological parents or any other person whose identity is confidential shall be blacked out or deidentified.

Source Note:The provisions of this §1.207 adopted to be effective November 16, 1995, 20 TexReg 9161.