{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1202.07","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-1202.07","heading":"Limited disclosure to 3rd-party payors.","body":"(a)\nA mental health professional or mental health facility may disclose to a 3rd-party payor mental health information necessary to determine the client’s entitlement to, or the amount of, payment benefits for professional services rendered; provided, that the disclosure is pursuant to a valid authorization, or for participating providers, a joint consent, and that the information to be disclosed is limited to:\n(1)\nAdministrative information;\n(2)\nDiagnostic information;\n(3)\nThe status of the client (voluntary or involuntary);\n(4)\nThe reason for admission or continuing treatment; and\n(5)\nA prognosis limited to the estimated time during which treatment might continue.\n\n(b)\nIn the event the 3rd-party payor questions the client’s entitlement to or the amount of payment benefits following disclosure under subsection (a) of this section, the 3rd-party payor may, pursuant to a valid authorization, or for participating providers, a joint consent, request an independent review of the client’s record of mental health information by a mental health professional or professionals. Mental health information disclosed for the purpose of review shall not be disclosed to the 3rd-party payor.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 12. Mental Health Information.","Subchapter II. Disclosures With the Client’s Consent."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-1202.07","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e4f090095151253f9a28a7188bad13de3687107c057bed6e617553b92af3b235","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1202.06","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1203.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}