Pennsylvania HB686 amends the 1970 act to allow minors to control their mental health treatment records and grants parents or legal guardians access.
HB686 amends the 1970 Pennsylvania law to clarify that minors can control the release of their mental health treatment records, similar to how they control other medical records. This change applies when a minor consents to outpatient mental health treatment. Additionally, the bill ensures that parents or legal guardians of minors under eighteen have full access to the minor's medical, dental, health services, or mental health treatment records, subject to federal law. The act will take effect 60 days after its passage.
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