Section 110 ILCS 74/10 - Disclosure of mental health information(a) An institution of higher learning in Illinois shall, at or near the time that an incoming student enrolls at the institution of higher learning, provide that student the opportunity to authorize in writing the disclosure of certain private mental health information to a designated person.(b) The institution may disclose the student's mental information if a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner who is employed by the institution of higher learning makes a determination that the student poses a clear danger to himself, herself, or others to protect the student or other person against a clear, imminent risk of serious physical or mental injury or disease or death being inflicted upon the person or by the student on himself, herself, or another. The physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner shall, as soon as practicable, but in no more than 24 hours after making a determination under this Section, attempt to contact the designated person and notify the designated person that the physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner has made a determination that the student poses a clear, imminent danger to himself, herself, or others.
Added by P.A. 099-0278,§ 10, eff. 1/1/2016.