{"id":11,"date":"2016-07-19T17:04:06","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T17:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/counseling-psychological-services\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-08-31T17:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T21:34:10","slug":"caps-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/counseling-psychological-services\/caps-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy and Records"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Student privacy is of the utmost concern to us when a student receives services at CAPS. Records created and maintained by this department are considered student treatment records and the student&#8217;s privacy of such information is governed by federal and state laws. &nbsp;Unless specifically authorized by law or required by court order, private medical or counseling information and student treatment records will not be shared or released without the consent of the student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In accordance with State of Maine law, CAPS retains client records for seven years and annually purges records older than this every June 15th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-shortcodes-foldaway\"><h5 class=\"js-foldaway-sections foldaway-section-header\" id=\"b4249bc4-7da4-442d-931b-50ee2c2a023b\" role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"b4249bc4-7da4-442d-931b-50ee2c2a023b-content\"><a href=\"#\"><span>+<\/span>CAPS Proof of Identity<\/a><\/h5><div class=\"foldaway-section foldaway-inner-yellow\" 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