Mental health information definition

Mental health information means oral, written, or otherwise recorded information which indicates the identity of a person receiving professional services, as defined in Iowa Code section 228.1(5), and which relates to diagnosis, course, or treatment of the person’s mental or emotional condition. Mental or emotional conditions include mental illness, mental retardation, degenerative neurological conditions, and any other condition identified in professionally recognized diagnostic manuals for mental disorders. “Substance abuse information” means information which indicates the identity, diagnosis, prognosis

Mental health information means oral, written, or recorded information which indicates the identity of an individual receiving professional services and which relates to the diagnosis, course, or treatment of the individual’s mental or emotional condition.

Mental health information means a type of Health Care information that relates to all information and records compiled, obtained, or maintained in the course of providing services by a mental health service agency or mental health professional to Individuals who are receiving or have received services for mental illness. The term includes mental health information contained in a medical bill, registration records and all other records regarding the Individual maintained by Washington State, regional support networks and their staff and treatment facilities. The term further includes certain documents of legal proceedings or somatic health care information. For Health Care information maintained by a hospital or a health care facility or Health Care Provider that participates with a hospital in an Organized Health Care Arrangement, “information and records related to mental health services” is limited to information and records of services provided by a mental health professional or information and records of services created by a hospital-operated community mental health program. The term does not include Psychotherapy Notes.

Examples of Mental health information in a sentence

• The bylaws of an association may be amended either by the stockholders or shareholders at their annual meeting or by the board of directors of an association at any regular meeting of the board of directors; but no change in the bylaws shall take effect until approved by the commissioner.

• Mental health information acquired by a mental health professional pursuant to a court-ordered examination may be disclosed pursuant to court rules.

• NOTE: Mental health information may only be disclosed pursuant to a joint consent, see Section 23A.

• Mental health information may be disclosed in a civil or administrative proceeding in which an individual eighteen years of age or older or an individual’s legal representative or, in the case of a deceased individual, a party claiming or defending through a beneficiary of the individual, offers the individual’s mental or emotional condition as an element of a claim or a defense.b. Mental health information may be disclosed in a criminal proceeding pursuant to section 622.10, subsection 4.

• Mental health information may be disclosed by a mental health professional if and to the extent necessary, to initiate or complete civil commitment proceedings underchapter 229.

• Mental health information may be transferred at any time to another facility, physician, or mental health professional in cases of a medical emergency or if the individual or the individual’s legal representative requests the transfer in writing for the purposes of receipt of medical or mental health professional services, at which time the requirements ofsubsection 2 shall be followed.

• Mental health information relating to an individual may be disclosed to other providers of professional services or their employees or agents if and to the extent necessary to facilitate the provision of administrative and professional services to the individual.

• Mental health information can be shared only as specified in 89 Ill.

• Mental health information may be disclosed to persons or entities other than the patient who have a demonstrable need for such information as long as a HIPAA Patient Authorization has been obtained.

• Mental health information and records must be disclosed to Disability Rights California under certain circumstances.Due to the complexity of state requirements related to Disability Rights California, state entities are advised to consult with their legal counsel prior to developing and applying operational policies and procedures governing the use and disclosure of mental health records.

More Definitions of Mental health information

Mental health information means oral, written, or otherwise recorded information which indicates the identity of a person receiving professional services (as defined in Iowa Code section 228.1(8)) and which relates to the diagnosis, course, or treatment of the person’s mental or emotional condition.

Mental health information means records, reports or other information about the provision of mental health or developmental disability services as defined in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act [740 ILCS 110].

Mental health information has the same meaning as the term “confidential information” is defined in West Virginia Code Chapter 27, Article 3, as may be amended.

Mental health information means oral, written, or recorded information that indicates the identity of a person receiving professional services and which relates to the diagnosis, course, or treatment or the person’s mental or emotional condition.

Mental health information means any written, recorded or oral information acquired by a mental health professional in attending a client in a professional capacity which:

Mental health information means information in any format collected or maintained concerning the mental health of an individual, living or deceased, and includes any of the following information: