14-191 C.M.R. ch. 1, § X - RESPONSIBILITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEES

Each Human Rights Committee and each member of a Human Rights Committee shall abide by all the statutory and regulatory provisions regarding the confidentiality of client records and information. Except as to the release of Information to the Commissioner, the Attorney General, the Office of Advocacy of the Department, or as provided in 34-B MRSA subsection1207(1984), in no instance shall identifiable client information be released outside of the Human Rights Committee without prior permission of a legally responsible party. Each Human Rights Committee shall develop, and shall forward to the appointing authority for his review and approval, the written by-laws and/or constitution of the Human Rights Committee. In addition, it is the responsibility of each Human Rights Committee to maintain written records of the functioning of the Committee and to forward copies of such records and any correspondence relating to the functions of the Human Rights Committee to the appointing authority.

These rules govern the establishment and functioning of human rights committees of Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICFs/MR) operated by the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.

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14-191 C.M.R. ch. 1, § X