(1) Mental health, substance abuse and Developmental Disability Clinical Treatment Services records collected during the youth’s involvement in the juvenile justice system shall be permanently filed in the youth’s Individual Healthcare Record in the Interdisciplinary Health Records Section.

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    (2) All mental health and substance abuse records and Developmental Disability Clinical Treatment Services records contained in the youth’s Individual Healthcare Record are considered confidential.
    (a) DJJ staff shall have access to a youth’s Individual Healthcare Records only when such access is needed in the performance of their official responsibilities.
    (b) Only individuals who, by virtue of job description and duties, require information on a youth’s mental health or substance abuse or developmental disability status for the purpose of providing health care to that youth, protecting the safety of that youth, or performing auditing functions may have access to a youth’s mental health, substance abuse or developmental disability clinical records and/or information. Access shall only be to that portion of the Individual Healthcare Record which is required for the above purposes.
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 985.64(2). Law Implemented 985.601(3)(a), 985.14(3)(a), 985.145(1), 985.18, 985.48(4), 985.64(2) FS. History-New 3-16-14.