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HR 6712 112th Congress House

Elgin's Law

Official title: To require the disclosure to parents of information regarding mental illness treatment for their children under the age of 26.

Introduced: December 27, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Dec 27, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 27, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 27, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Elgin Stafford Mental Illness Information Disclosure Act of 2012 or Elgin's Law - Requires a health care professional to disclose to a parent of a covered individual being treated for a mental illness any information regarding the mental illness and treatment which may be useful for the parent's appropriate involvement with the treatment. Excludes exceptional circumstances where parental involvement would be counter-productive to treatment. Makes such a disclosure permissible under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as not requiring consent of the covered individual.

Applies this Act to a minor child, an uninsured adult under age 26, or an adult under age 26 who is included as a dependent under the parent's health benefits coverage.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6712: Elgin's Law. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6712/
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"H.R. 6712: Elgin's Law." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6712/.
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H.R. 6712, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6712/.
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