Section 0720-39-.03 - CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION(1) Any and all reports, investigations, inspections, incident reports, or referrals made to the Department by facilities licensed pursuant to T.C.A. Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2, regarding abuse, neglect, misappropriation, or exploitation of a vulnerable person are confidential.(2) The Department may not release information regarding the placement of an individual on the Registry by either the Department or any state government entity for abuse, neglect, misappropriation, or exploitation except as authorized pursuant to T.C.A. Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 10 and federal law or regulation.(3) The Department will maintain the confidentiality of information received to the extent required by state or federal law.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0720-39-.03
Original rules filed September 28, 2016; effective December 27, 2016. Transferred from chapter 1200-08-38 pursuant to Public Chapter 1119 of 2022 effective 7/1/2022.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 63-11-211 and 68-11-1001, et seq.; and 42 C.F.R. § 488.332.