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consent for WPAS to access the records, DDD shatl not make the records <br />available absent a court order. <br />b) WPAS shall attempt to contact Se guardian to obtain consent. Unless an <br />"rrrurg*rr"y <br />exists, Urcn WPAS shail cdntact the standbl guardian if one has <br />beentisilnated. If no standby guardian is appointed and the. guardian is <br />*uuuituUi", and WPAS detenniies that the DDD consumer is at risk of <br />serious inj*v or death, DDD shali make the records available to WPAS to <br />review' <br />D. WpAS sAffmay review the requested records within normal business hows in the <br />"f"ifai"g oiioo. i" *tti"it such records'are provided. A DDD emp!9ry9gray remain in the <br />i"."r #t if" the records are 't ie*"d. Under no circumstances may WPAI staff remove the <br />Ltilinuf i""ordr, or any pgtthereof, from the room where they are viewed' <br />E. WpAS agrees to reimbuse DDD for the costs of copies.at the same rate-charged for <br />public disclosure-r.qu"rtr, iu.tently $.15 per page. whenlbasibE,_copigi will be provided <br />5; th.;;;;il6i1;;;; ..q,'"*tia. If thaf is-not possihle, DDD will make the copies <br />available within l0 days of the request. <br />F. WpAS shall request guardian information or access to DDD consumer records of the <br />bbn nigioi"i-Aa.nlnirn'":tot oi ifr" region in which,,the DDD consumer resides' <br />ft.t.utt*tl their contact regarding that DDb consumer shall be the regional administrator, <br />;;'hi;;ihei Oesignee. 5tb Jhall provide WPAS a list with contact information for <br />ptp"r* "f u.."r. io records. DDD agiees to update that list at least arurually' <br />G. In order to access DDD records, WPAS will send a written lequest directly to the <br />ObO n"nional Admini;tuio, o. designee in custody of the records. In the^request,.WPAS <br />iriTf ,a"ifii;th. irdi;fiui*tror" rec"ords it seeks. 'WPAS need not identify the.individual <br />bv name, but must rum.i""tfy identifu the individual so that.the person reviewing.the <br />;J;il;;";;;;;. *not" records ut. b.ine sought' WPAF wiil specitu.w'hich records it <br />#fi";e'i;r-i"^riiJtt ii,iili p"-ri".i;. -wPAS iriit atro indicate that it has received.a complaint <br />;;;;irr" inaiuiouur Io ilrat it has probable cause to believe the individual has suffered <br />ffi;;;;?;1._"i.'-wpAs ;r.a not turther speciff the natrue of the complaint nor who made <br />the complatnt. <br />H. In the event DDD denies access to records ptu.srrant to a request, WPAS staff may <br />i"qu"rt tftuittt" dentd be in writing and include the reason for the denial' <br />I. WPAS will limit its request to records it considers necessary to accomplish <br />investigati,on- Opn *uy r"qugrt that WPAS specifically identiff the records that it <br />seekinf if the request is too broad or voluminous. <br />Outreach. <br />A. AII individuals with developmental disabilities shail have access to WPAS staff for <br />til ",r.oor" of obtuioirrg information about their legal rights and self-advocacy. WPAS staff <br />il;ffi5;il;;;;;s!g" i" ir,r"r.tral clisuussiottt-*itlt*onD uuusu'rcrs whu wi;h tu speak <br />;;h"; ouiof the pr"r"*ri"" of DDD employees in an area that affords privacy' <br />R. WpAS may have regularly scheduled infonnation/truiry.ng sessions. for. DDD <br />"onr*.., *O p*intV["*Afiiifririly members regqdlnq ylAS'services and individual <br />;A; ttbD <br />"ti,pfoyoF <br />*uy utt."A outreach and scfieduled information sessions only with <br />^d'u*"" written permission of WPAS staff. <br />rts <br />is <br />w" <br />COMMLTNITY ACCESS AGREEMENT