Mental health information may be disclosed by a mental health professional or mental health facility where necessary and, to the extent necessary:

1. (1) To meet the requirements of § 21-586 (concerning financial responsibility for the care of hospitalized persons);
2. (2) To meet the compulsory reporting provisions of District or federal law that seek to promote human health and safety, including § 4-1371.12;
3. (3) For the purposes of and in accordance with Chapter 2B of this title [§ 7-241 et seq.]; or
4. (4) To meet the requirements of § 22-4234(b-3) and (d).

History

Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-136, § 302, 25 DCR 5055

Oct. 3, 2001, D.C. Law 14-28, § 4616, 48 DCR 6981

Dec. 4, 2010, D.C. Law 18-273, § 204(a), 57 DCR 7171

Apr. 27, 2021, D.C. Law 23-274, § 902

June 8, 2024, D.C. Law 25-175, § 43

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 204(a) of Data-Sharing and Information Coordination Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-582, October 20, 2010, 57 DCR 10118).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 204(a) of Data-Sharing and Information Coordination Emergency Amendment Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-530, August 6, 2010, 57 DCR 8099).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 16 of Child Fatality Review Committee Establishment Legislative Review Emergency Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-82, July 9, 2001, 48 DCR 6355).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 16 of Child Fatality Review Committee Establishment Emergency Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-40, April 25, 2001, 48 DCR 5917).

For temporary (90 days) , see § 3 of Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Information Sharing Emergency Amendment Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-106, July 24, 2019, 66 DCR 9754).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 3 of Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Information Sharing Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-138, Oct. 23, 2019, 66 DCR 14313).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 3 of Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Information Sharing Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-357, Aug. 5, 2020, 67 DCR 9658).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 3 of Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Information Sharing Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-423, Oct. 26, 2020, 67 DCR 12830).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 4 of Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Information Sharing Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 (D.C. Act 25-74, Apr. 24, 2023, 70 DCR 6126).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 4 of Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Information Sharing Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 (D.C. Act 25-424, Mar. 25, 2024, 71 DCR 3517).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 4 of Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Information Sharing Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 (D.C. Act 25-494, June 26, 2024, 71 DCR 7603).

Temporary Legislation

For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 16 of Child Fatality Review Committee Establishment Temporary Act of 2001 (D.C. Law 14-20, September 6, 2001, law notification 48 DCR 9090).

For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 3 of Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Information Sharing Temporary Amendment Act of 2019 (D.C. Law 23-41, Jan. 10, 2020, 66 DCR 13139).

For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 3 of Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Information Sharing Temporary Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23-150, Dec. 3, 2020, 67 DCR 9902).

For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 4 of Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Information Sharing Temporary Amendment Act of 2023 (D.C. Law 25-51, Aug. 31, 2023, 70 DCR 7933).

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 18-273 rewrote the section, which had read as follows: “Mental health information may be disclosed by a mental health professional or mental health facility where necessary and, to the extent necessary, to meet the requirements of § 21-586 (concerning financial responsibility for the care of hospitalized persons) or to meet the compulsory reporting provisions of District or federal law which attempt to promote human health and safety, including § 4-1317.12.”

D.C. Law 14-28, inserted “, including § 4-1317.12”.

Prior Codifications

1973 Ed., § 6-1623.

1981 Ed., § 6-2022.

Section References

This section is referenced in § 4-1371.06 and § 16-1054.