Best Practices Compendium

Confidentiality, Privilege & Privacy

Texas Administrative & Family Code

• Chapter 93 of Texas Family Code: Privilege 
• Chapter 379, Subchapter B of Texas Administrative Code: Shelter Centers 
  • See Division 6, Rules 379.613-379.616
• Chapter 379, Subchapter D of Texas Administrative Code: Nonresidential Centers
  • See rules 379.2011-379.2014
    

HUD-Monitoring and Privacy

• HUD Continuum of Care ad Emergency Solutions Grant Grantee Monitoring for Victim Service Providers
  

National Crime Victim Law Institute

• Rights: Privacy & Refusing Discovery Requests
  

National Network to End Domestic Violence 

• Comparable Database 101: What Victim Service Providers Need to Know
• Data collection, retention, and destruction practices
• Databases, Confidentiality, and Third Parties
• Technology & Confidentiality Resources Toolkit 
• Victim Confidentiality Considerations for DV and SA Programs – Rare or Emergency Situations 
• Myths & Realities of Identity Change
• MOU Template 
• Primer on Privilege
  

Texas Office of Attorney General 

• Address Confidentiality Program