Section 72.211 - AgreementTexas Department of Human Services, Texas Department of Health, Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Texas Rehabilitation Commission, Texas Commission for the Blind, Texas Commission for the Deaf, Texas Education Agency, Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, and the Early Childhood Intervention Program agree to:
(1) share all pertinent client information at the local level that is deemed appropriate to any agency involved in service planning or service delivery. Client information shared between agencies involved in service delivery is not open to public inspection and will not be disclosed in any manner that will identify an individual, unless ordered by the court. Any transfer of client information would be made pursuant to the rules and regulations of the transferring agency and only for the purposes of providing treatment or service;(2) share the service delivery data identified in this memorandum of understanding upon request through the designated contact person for each state agency;(3) review and, if necessary, update this memorandum of understanding prior to the end of each state fiscal year;(4) adopt this memorandum of understanding and all revisions to this memorandum by rule;(5) consult with and solicit input from advocacy and consumer groups in the formulation of this memorandum of understanding through the public comment process for proposed rule publication; and(6) adhere to all applicable federal and state requirements for program accessibility for persons with disabilities.40 Tex. Admin. Code § 72.211
The provisions of this §72.211 adopted to be effective September 1, 1993, 18 TexReg 5595.