Confidentiality Requirements Mental Health Support

Added immunity from civil liability for peer support team members who disclose or do not disclose confidential communications in accordance with the law.

Added clarification that individuals providing peer support services are not subject to licensure, certification, registration, or other regulation by the Division or Department for their role as peer support team members.

Updated document header from 'Rerevised' to 'Revised' and removed the '3rd Reading Unamended' stamp to reflect amendments adopted during second reading in the Senate.

Updated document header from 'PREAMENDED' to 'REREVISED' to indicate all amendments have been adopted by the Senate.

Added Senate sponsors (Pelton R. and Michaelson Jenet, Amabile, Ball, Catlin, Coleman, Cutter, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kipp, Liston, Marchman, Rodriguez, Wallace, Winter F.) to the sponsorship list.

Removed the notice indicating that committee amendments had not yet been adopted on second reading.

Added reading status information showing '3rd Reading Unamended' for the Senate dated April 4, 2025, and 'Amended 2nd Reading' for the House dated February 26, 2025.

Added new exception allowing disclosure when a recipient makes an articulable and significant threat against another individual's health or safety, including threats against identifiable groups like school students or staff.

Added new exception allowing disclosure when a recipient makes an articulable and significant threat involving damage or destruction of private or public property, including schools and buildings.

Reorganized the statute structure by adding subsection (b) to clarify when the confidentiality rule applies only to communications made during official peer support interactions.

Modified the definition of peer support team member activities to ensure clarity about when confidentiality protections apply versus when exceptions allow disclosure.

Added additional co-sponsors to the bill, expanding the legislative coalition supporting the measure.

Updated the title page to indicate the bill is reengrossed with all amendments adopted in the House of Introduction.

Deleted enforcement language regarding discipline for peer support team members, removing provisions that allowed disciplinary action for their role.

Removed definitions for 'group peer support services' and 'peer support team member' that referenced specific sections of Title 13.

Added new section 12-30-125 establishing peer support team members as a distinct category not regulated by division or department licensure requirements.

Modified the statute to clarify that peer support team members are not subject to licensure, certification, or registration for their peer support role, though they may still be regulated for other professional activities.

Reorganized and renumbered confidentiality provisions, changing subsection references from (1.5) to (1) and updating cross-references throughout the statute.

Added new definitions clarifying that peer support team members are not subject to discipline or enforcement for peer support activities, though they remain subject to regulation for other regulated activities.