This section establishes confidentiality requirements for client records in community residential rehabilitation services (CRRS) for children. Disclosure of records requires written consent from the child's parent or legal custodian, and from the child if age 14 or older. Consent forms must include specific elements such as the nature of the request, recipient identity, type of information, signatures, and an expiration date, with copies provided to the parent/custodian and placed in the case record.
View official source55 Pa. Code § 5310.142 - Confidentiality State Regulations Compare (a) All client records and information are confidential and may not be disclosed directly or indirectly without the written consent of the child's parent or the agency having custody of the child, if applicable, and the child if the child is 14 years of age or older. (b) Exceptions stated in § 5310.52 (a)(1)-(6) apply to client records and information in community residential rehabilitation service (CRRS) for children. (c) Written consent is required by the child's parent or the agency having custody of the child, if applicable, and the child if the child is 14 years of age or older to disclose information from the child's record and must include: (1) Date and nature of request for information. (2) Name of the person, agency or organization to whom disclosure is made. (3) Type of information disclosed. (4) Dated signature of the child's parent, or the agency having legal custody of the child and the child if the child is 14 years of age or older. (5) Dated signature of a witness. (6) Expiration date of consent form. (7) Statement of the rights of the parent or agency having custody of the child and the child to revoke the consent each has given. (d) A copy of each disclosure consent form must be given to the parent or agency having legal custody and the child if the child is 14 years of age or older. A copy must also be placed in the child's case record. (e) Subsections (a) and (b) supersede § 5310.51 (a) (relating to confidentiality); subsection (c) supersedes § 5310.52 (e) ; and subsection (d) supersedes § 5310.52 (f) . Notes 55 Pa. Code § 5310.142 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare. No prior version found. State Regulations Toolbox