has provided for continued treatment under paragraph (1).
(b) As used in this section, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection:
"Facility" means any mental health establishment, hospital,
clinic, institution, center, day-care center, base service unit,
community mental health center, or part thereof, that provides
for the diagnosis, treatment, care or rehabilitation of persons
with mental illness.
"Inpatient treatment" means all mental health treatment that
requires full-time or part-time residence in a facility that
provides mental health treatment.
"Mental health treatment" means a course of treatment,
including evaluation, diagnosis, therapy and rehabilitation,
designed and administered to alleviate an individual's pain and
distress and to maximize the probability of recovery from mental
illness. The term also includes care and other services which
supplement treatment and aid or promote recovery.
Section 1.2. Release of Medical Records.--(a) [When a
parent or legal guardian has consented to treatment of a minor
fourteen years of age or older under section 1.1(a)(2) or (b)
(1), the following shall apply to release of the minor's medical
records and information:
(1) The parent or legal guardian may consent to release of
the minor's medical records and information, including records
of prior mental health treatment for which the parent or legal
guardian had provided consent, to the minor's current mental
health treatment provider.
(2) If deemed pertinent by the minor's current mental health
treatment provider, the release of information under this
subsection may include a minor's mental health records and
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