40 Tex. Admin. Code § 702.223 - Which DFPS employee or Single Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC) employee can have access to the identity of an individual reporting child abuse or neglect?
(a) A DFPS employee
and a Single Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC) employee, is only allowed
access to the identity of the person making a report of alleged or suspected
child abuse or neglect under the following circumstances:
(1) the employee is directly involved with an
investigation, case, or other process involving the child who is the subject of
the report or the child's parent or the person who has legal custody of the
child;
(2) the employee supervises,
directly or indirectly an employee described in subsection (a)(1) of this
section; or
(3) the employee has a
legitimate professional interest in an investigation, case, or other process
involving the child who is the subject of the report or the child's parent or
other person who has legal custody of the child that requires access to the
reporter's identity.
(b)
For this section "other process" includes but is not limited to quality
assurance, locating a missing child, new and ongoing training of DFPS or SSCC
staff, and necessary technical support to maintain or update the case
management system.
(c) A reporter's
identity is confidential and may only be disclosed if waived in writing by the
individual making the report, as provided by Texas Family Code §
261.201, or to a law
enforcement officer for the purposes of conducting a criminal investigation of
the report.
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