(a) Except as specifically authorized by sections 7141, 7143, and 7143.5, no disclosure, shall be made to any person or entity about receiving services from the Department or being in the process of obtaining services from the Department, unless the informed, written consent of the individual whose records are being requested has been obtained by the Department. The prohibition against disclosures without the informed written consent of the individual applies irrespective of whether the person or party seeking disclosure already has the information, has other means of obtaining it, has obtained a subpoena, or asserts any other basis or justification for disclosure not expressly authorized by these regulations.

(b) The consent for disclosure shall be in writing and should, as appropriate, contain:

(c) The consent shall be valid for a period not to exceed 30 days from the date the consent is signed unless otherwise specified in writing by the individual.

(d) The Counselor shall record pertinent details of each disclosure in the case record including the date disclosed and the person or entity to whom the information was disclosed.

(e) The Department shall not disclose an individual's HIV test result information outside the Department without the individual's express written authorization or as is expressly authorized under Health and Safety Code section 121025.