Sen. Mattie Hunter
Filed: 4/11/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1234




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1234 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental 
5Disabilities Confidentiality Act is amended  by adding Section 
69.4 as follows:
 
7    (740 ILCS 110/9.4 new)
8    Sec. 9.4. Disclosure for treatment and coordination of 
9care.  For purposes of treatment and coordination of care, State 
10agencies, including the Department of Corrections, county 
11jails, insurance companies, and integrated health systems, may 
12disclose records of a recipient without the recipient's consent 
13if the  recipient is in a program administered or operated by 
14the Department of Healthcare and Family Services or the 
15Department of Human Services to hospitals, physicians, 
16therapists, emergency medical personnel, and members of an 
 
 
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1interdisciplinary team treating a recipient with or without the 
2recipient's consent.  Providers on an interdisciplinary care 
3team treating a recipient may disclose the recipient's  records 
4without the recipient's consent  to other members of the team.  
5The records that may be disclosed under this Section are 
6services rendered, providers rendering the services, 
7pharmaceuticals prescribed or dispensed, and diagnoses. All 
8disclosures under this Section must be made in a manner 
9consistent with the federal Health Insurance Portability and 
10Accountability Act (HIPAA).
 

11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
12becoming law.".