Section 17-1439-10 - Other basic service requirements(a) Contractors of home and community-based services shall establish and implement written policies and procedures that govern access to, duplication of, and dissemination of information from applicants' and clients' records.(b) The following information about applicants and clients shall not be released: (2) Eligibility status, the amount of assistance, or both;(3) Medical services provided;(4) Social and economic conditions or circumstances;(5) The department's evaluation of personal information; and(6) Medical data, including diagnosis and past history of disease or disabiliy.(c) The conditions for release of information by the department shall be in accordance with departmental rules.(d) Clients shall have freedom in the selection of any qualified contractor from whom the client may obtain waiver services.(e) Contractors of home and community-based services shall admit and provide home and community based level of care, treatment, and services to medicaid clients without discrimination, separation, or any other distinction on the basis of race, color, national origin, or mental or physical disability in accordance with applicable federal and state statutes, rules and regulations.(f) Contractors of home and community-based services shall retain for seven years from the date of a client's discharge all medical records pertaining to that client.Haw. Code R. § 17-1439-10
[Eff 6/29/92] (Auth: HRS § 346-14) (Imp: 42 C.F.R. §§440.180, 435.232 )