{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1201.04","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-1201.04","heading":"General rules governing disclosures.","body":"(a)\nUpon disclosure of any of the client’s mental health information pursuant to subchapter II, III, or IV of this chapter, a notation shall be entered and maintained with the client’s record of mental health information which includes:\n(1)\nThe date of the disclosure;\n(2)\nThe name of the recipient of the mental health information; and\n(3)\nA description of the contents of the disclosure.\n\n(b)\nAll disclosures of mental health information, except on an emergency basis as provided in § 7-1203.03, shall be accompanied by a statement to the effect that: The unauthorized disclosure of mental health information violates the provisions of the District of Columbia Mental Health Information Act of 1978  (§§ 7-1201.01 to 7-1207.02). Disclosures may only be made pursuant to a valid authorization by the client or as provided in title III or IV of that Act. The Act provides for civil damages and criminal penalties for violations.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 12. Mental Health Information.","Subchapter I. Definitions; General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-1201.04","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"34d1946e842b80f28b61aee7e238f522af6431ce7cd751a99e7ce7573d60b0c5","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1201.03","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1202.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}