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Commission backs draft guidance on hospital‑to‑school sharing of discharge information after debate over parental consent
Summary
The commission endorsed draft recommendations on when mental‑health inpatient facilities should share discharge information with schools, adding an enactment clause and a remedy for unauthorized disclosure. Members debated opt‑in versus opt‑out parental authorization and HIPAA concerns before unanimously approving the amended language.
The Virginia Commission on Youth unanimously endorsed draft recommendations Oct. 21 that would require limited sharing of portions of mental‑health inpatient discharge plans with school mental‑health staff under defined circumstances, adding statutory language to protect sensitive information and a remedy for improper disclosure.
Staff member Will Egan told commissioners the recommendations evolved after public comment and stakeholder feedback. Two alternate approaches were presented: Recommendation 1 would require hospitals to share relevant portions of a discharge plan when a facility determines a minor posed a risk of violence or physical harm at discharge; Recommendation 2…
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