Ala. Admin. Code r. 580-1-1-.10 - Availability Of Forms And Records
(1) Any form or publication used by the
Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation during the course of its
operation and dealings with the public may be obtained by contacting the office
of the Commissioner of Mental Health, 100 N. Union Street, Montgomery, AL
36130-1410.
(2) Availability of
Records. No employee of any of the facilities under the management, control,
supervision or affiliated with the Alabama Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Department shall be required to disclose any record, report, case history,
memorandum or other information, oral or written, which may have been acquired,
made or compiled in attending or treating any patient of said facilities in a
professional character, when such information was necessary in order to
evaluate or treat said patient or to do any act for him in a professional
capacity, unless a court of competent jurisdiction shall order disclosure for
the promotion of justice; provided, that where a person is a defendant in a
criminal case and a mental examination of such defendant has been ordered by
the court, the results or the report of such mental examination shall be
forwarded to the clerk of said court and to the district attorney and to the
attorney of record for the defendant.
(3) Applicable federal regulations limit
disclosure of treatment records.
(4) Other records not subject to disclosure
include:
(a) pending criminal
investigations
(b) sensitive
personnel records
(c) recorded
information received in confidence by a public official or any
individual
(5) Records
of the Department that are not limited in their disclosure by statute or as set
forth above are available in the office of the Alabama Department of Mental
Health and Mental Retardation located at 100 N. Union Street, Montgomery, AL
36130-1410.
Author: Division of Mental Retardation, DMR/MR
Notes
Statutory Authority: Code Of Ala. 1975, ยง 22-50-62.
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