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Bill ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH INFO Creates the Access to Basic Mental Health Information Act. Provides definitions for "mental health facility", "physician", and "recipient". Provides that specified individuals are entitled, upon request, to obtain certain information regarding a recipient in a mental health facility if the individual declares that he or she is involved in the recipient's care or paying for the recipient's care and the individual meets specified requirements. Provides that an individual requesting information must submit to the mental health facility specified information. Provides that a mental health facility is required to receive information relevant to the recipient's mental health treatment. Provides that if the recipient requests the mental health record from the mental health facility, any information that was tendered to the mental health facility under a promise of confidentiality may be withheld from the recipient if disclosure of the information would be reasonably likely to reveal the source of the mental health information. Provides that whenever access or modification is requested, the request, the grounds for its acceptance or denial, and any action taken thereon shall be noted in the recipient's record. Provides that a mental health facility and its employees or agents are not liable for any action under the Act unless the release was made deliberately or the release constituted gross negligence. Provides that nothing in the Act constitutes an infringement on an individual's right to obtain mental health records of the recipient if the individual has another right to the mental health records by law, regulation, or consent of the recipient. Provides that the Act shall be liberally construed to allow receipt of mental health information to individuals entitled to a recipient's information. Provides that the Act supersedes the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and any other law that would be viewed to limit the access of an individual to a recipient's mental health records to the extent necessary to give the Act full implementation. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 102nd SB 1970 Illinois SB 1970 (102nd)
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Illinois SB 1970 (102nd) — ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH INFO

Creates the Access to Basic Mental Health Information Act. Provides definitions for "mental health facility", "physician", and "recipient". Provides that specified individuals are entitled, upon request, to obtain certain information regarding a recipient in a mental health facility if the individual declares that he or she is involved in the recipient's care or paying for the recipient's care and the individual meets specified requirements. Provides that an individual requesting information must submit to the mental health facility specified information. Provides that a mental health facility is required to receive information relevant to the recipient's mental health treatment. Provides that if the recipient requests the mental health record from the mental health facility, any information that was tendered to the mental health facility under a promise of confidentiality may be withheld from the recipient if disclosure of the information would be reasonably likely to reveal the source of the mental health information. Provides that whenever access or modification is requested, the request, the grounds for its acceptance or denial, and any action taken thereon shall be noted in the recipient's record. Provides that a mental health facility and its employees or agents are not liable for any action under the Act unless the release was made deliberately or the release constituted gross negligence. Provides that nothing in the Act constitutes an infringement on an individual's right to obtain mental health records of the recipient if the individual has another right to the mental health records by law, regulation, or consent of the recipient. Provides that the Act shall be liberally construed to allow receipt of mental health information to individuals entitled to a recipient's information. Provides that the Act supersedes the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and any other law that would be viewed to limit the access of an individual to a recipient's mental health records to the extent necessary to give the Act full implementation. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  4. House Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
  5. House Amendment 003 (committee substitute) — source
  6. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  7. Senate Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
  8. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 49–5 (pass) · upper
  • Concurrence, Amendment 3 — 59–0 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — primary (person)
  • Laura Fine — primary (person)
  • Ann Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
  • Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
  • Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
  • Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
  • Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
  • Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
  • Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
  • Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2021-02-26 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine filing
  • 2021-02-26 First Reading reading-1
  • 2021-02-26 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2021-03-16 Assigned to Behavioral and Mental Health referral-committee
  • 2021-03-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine amendment-introduction
  • 2021-03-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2021-03-24 Do Pass Behavioral and Mental Health; 011-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2021-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2021
  • 2021-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine amendment-introduction
  • 2021-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2021-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Behavioral and Mental Health
  • 2021-04-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Behavioral and Mental Health; 009-001-000
  • 2021-04-20 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2021-04-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Fine amendment-passage
  • 2021-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2021
  • 2021-04-22 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  • 2021-04-22 Third Reading - Passed; 049-005-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2021-04-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4 (a) amendment-failure
  • 2021-04-23 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2021-04-23 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
  • 2021-04-23 First Reading reading-1
  • 2021-04-23 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-04-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
  • 2021-04-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  • 2021-04-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
  • 2021-04-29 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
  • 2021-05-04 Assigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-05-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz amendment-introduction
  • 2021-05-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-05-10 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
  • 2021-05-12 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
  • 2021-05-13 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
  • 2021-05-13 Do Pass / Short Debate Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 016-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2021-05-13 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2021-05-13 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
  • 2021-05-18 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz amendment-introduction
  • 2021-05-18 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Mental Health & Addiction Committee
  • 2021-05-25 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz amendment-introduction
  • 2021-05-25 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-05-26 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2021-05-26 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2021-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Mental Health & Addiction Committee
  • 2021-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 014-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-05-28 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2021
  • 2021-05-29 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2021-05-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2021-05-29 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2021-05-29 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
  • 2021-05-29 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3
  • 2021-05-29 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3 - May 30, 2021
  • 2021-05-29 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Laura Fine filing
  • 2021-05-29 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2021-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Health referral-committee
  • 2021-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Health; 009-000-000
  • 2021-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
  • 2021-05-30 Senate Concurs
  • 2021-05-30 Passed Both Houses
  • 2021-06-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2021-08-13 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2021-08-13 Effective Date January 1, 2022
  • 2021-08-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0372 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6e858378-b62a-49be-a02d-bad21e30a30c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).

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