MENTAL HEALTH CONFIDENTIALITY Senate SponsorsSen. Heather A. Steans 1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die 740 ILCS 110/2from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 802740 ILCS 110/6from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 806740 ILCS 110/7from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 807740 ILCS 110/9from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 809740 ILCS 110/9.2740 ILCS 110/9.4740 ILCS 110/9.5 new740 ILCS 110/9.6 new740 ILCS 110/9.7 new740 ILCS 110/9.8 new740 ILCS 110/9.9 new740 ILCS 110/9.10 new740 ILCS 110/9.11 new740 ILCS 110/11from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 811Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act. Defines "business associate", "covered entity", "facility", "health information exchange" ("HIE"), "HIE purposes", "HIPAA", "integrated health system", and "interdisciplinary team" and changes the definition of "confidential communication" and "record". Provides that an HIE, person, therapist, facility, agency, interdisciplinary team, integrated health system, business associate, or covered entity may, without a recipient's consent, use, disclose, or redisclose information from a recipient's record to certain entities for specified purposes. Provides that a recipient may opt-out of having his or her record disclosed. Makes corresponding changes throughout the rest of the Act. 1/30/2013SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans 1/30/2013SenateFirst Reading 1/30/2013SenateReferred to Assignments 2/7/2013SenateAssigned to Human Services 2/13/2013SenatePostponed - Human Services 3/5/2013SenatePostponed - Human Services 3/12/2013SenatePostponed - Human Services 3/19/2013SenatePostponed - Human Services 3/22/2013SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die