(a) A program shall utilize childrenâs multidisciplinary services teams, as defined in this chapter. (b) A team member shall provide program services only as employed by, under contract with, or otherwise affiliated with, the program, and shall not share information, or provide program services, when acting as a separate local, state, or private agency or entity. (c) A program shall be considered a single program for purposes of federal substance abuse program regulations contained in Part 2 (commencing with Section 2.1) of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law regarding disclosure of information and records, a program shall be permitted to establish a unified services record for a child and family. That record shall contain all records of prior services that are released to the program and that are relevant and necessary to formulate an integrated services plan, pursuant to valid written authorizations, as well as a record of all service provided under the program. (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law regarding disclosure of information and records, when a child enters the program a parent, guardian, judicial office with jurisdiction over the minor, or a minor with legal power to consent, or nonminor dependent, as described in subdivision (v) of Section 11400, shall be asked to sign a single authorization that gives a knowing and informed consent, in writing, and that complies with all other applicable provisions of state law governing release of medical, mental health, social service, and educational records, and that covers multiple service providers, in order to permit the release of records to the program. This single authorization shall not include adoption records. The authorized representative of the child, or the child in a case where he or she has the legal right to consent, or the nonminor dependent, shall be fully apprised of the requirements of this subdivision prior to participation in the program. Before information may be exchanged about a particular child or family pursuant to this chapter, a representative of the program shall do all of the following: (1) Explain to the authorized representative of the child, or the child in a case where he or she has the legal right to consent, or the nonminor dependent, both of the following, and this explanation shall be given before any information about the child or family is recorded and before any services are provided: (A) Information provided by the child or family, or nonminor dependent, may only be exchanged within the program with the express written consent of the authorized representative. (B) Information shall not be disclosed to anyone other than members of the childrenâs multidisciplinary services team, and those qualified to receive information as explained in subdivision (i). (2) The authorized representative of the child, or the child in a case where he or she has the legal right to consent, or the nonminor dependent, shall be informed that he or she has a right to refuse to sign, or to limit the scope of, the consent form, and that a refusal to sign, or to limit the scope of, the consent form will not have an adverse impact on the clientâs eligibility for services under the programs described in this chapter. (f) The knowing and informed consent given pursuant to this chapter shall only be in force for the time that the child or family, or nonminor dependent, is a client of the program. (g) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of state law governing the disclosure of information and records, persons who are trained, qualified, and assigned by their respective agencies to serve on teams within a program and other team members included pursuant to this chapter may view relevant sections of unified program records and may disclose to one another relevant information and view records on a child or the childâs family as necessary to formulate an integrated services plan or to deliver services
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