92nd General Assembly
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Senate Sponsors:
RONEN-CULLERTON.

House Sponsors:
FEIGENHOLTZ-HAMOS-OSTERMAN

Short description: 
MH-DD CONFIDENTIAL-COLLECTION                                              

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends  the  Mental   Health   and   Developmental   Disabilities      
   Confidentiality  Act.  Provides  that  records and communications of a      
   recipient may be disclosed when disclosure  is  necessary  to  collect      
   sums  or  receive  third party payment representing charges for mental      
   health or developmental disabilities services provided by a  therapist      
   or  agency  to  a  recipient.  Provides  that disclosure is limited to      
   information needed to pursue collection and the information may not be      
   used for any other purposes  nor  may  it  be  redisclosed  except  in      
   connection with collection activities. Effective immediately.               
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
        Provides that whenever records are disclosed for the purposes  of      
   collecting  sums  or  receiving  third  party  payment for charges for      
   mental health or developmental disabilities  services  provided  by  a      
   therapist  or agency, the recipient of the records shall be advised in      
   writing that any  person  who  discloses  mental  health  records  and      
   communications  in  violation  of  the Act is subject to the civil and      
   criminal penalties provided for in the Act.                                 
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0708

   Last action date: JUL-19-2002

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   1


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