(a) State and federal law control the disclosure of information about a client and usually make the information confidential.
(b) General information that is not about a specific client is usually not confidential under state or federal law. This type of information includes financial or statistical reports and policies and procedures regarding public assistance.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, DHS treats information about an individual who has died the same way it treats information about an individual who is still alive.

Source Note: The provisions of this §71.202 adopted to be effective April 14, 2003, 28 TexReg 2356