Amendment ID: S2138-4

Amendment 4

Annual notice of standards for written consent to release information

Mr. Keenan moves to amend the bill by inserting the following new section:-

SECTION _. Section 6 of Chapter 176O, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection:-

(c) A carrier shall issue and deliver to at least one adult insured in each household residing in the commonwealth, upon enrollment and annually thereafter, a notice informing insured members that they may choose to consent to the release of information between their medical and behavioral health care providers. Said notice shall state clearly and conspicuously that such consent is not required for coverage, but may enable better coordination and management of services by one or more health care providers. Said notice shall also include a description of the types of services about which information cannot be shared between different health care providers without prior consent, and forms that the insured may use to provide written consent for the release of such information between health care providers in a manner that complies with applicable federal regulations.