Currently the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) reviews each individual written request for a waiver of confidentiality and the release of protected and confidential client information to determine if it is adequate ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-25.012Confidentiality and Release of consumer Information Records

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Currently the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) reviews each individual written request for a waiver of confidentiality and the release of protected and confidential client information to determine if it is adequate for use. This rule revision will adopt a single waiver of confidentiality form as a required part of rule to streamline VR’s process and ensure all requests for client information meet the requirements set forth in law.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Adoption of Waiver of Confidentiality Form.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 413.22, 1001.02, F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 413.24, 413.28, 413.30, 413.341, F.S.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: April 15, 2024, 2:00 pm EST.

PLACE: If requested link will be posted at https://www.rehabworks.org/index.html
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Victoria Gaitanis, [e-mail]. To comment on this rule development or to request a rule development workshop, please go to https://web02.fldoe.org/rules or contact: Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, Department of Education, [e-mail].

 

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS: Available at https://web02.fldoe.org/rules.