6. Disclosure without authorization to disclose. A health care practitioner or facility may disclose, or when required by law must disclose, health care information without written or oral authorization to disclose under the circumstances stated in this subsection or as provided in subsection 11. The circumstances in which disclosure may be made without written or oral authorization to disclose include the following:

Sec. 8. 22 MRSA §1711-C, sub-§6, ķA, as corrected by RR 1997, c. 2, §44 and as affected by PL 1999, c. 3, §§3 and 5, is amended to read:

A. To another health care practitioner or facility for a purpose related to the diagnosis, treatment or care of the individual as follows:;

(1) In emergency circumstances; or

(2) In nonemergency circumstances:

(a) For a disclosure within the office, practice or organization of the health care practitioner or facility, when the disclosure is made for a purpose related to the provision of health care to the individual; or

(b) For a disclosure outside of the office, practice or organization of the health care practitioner or facility, when authorization is given orally by the individual or may be inferred from the individual's conduct. Health care information related to an HIV test, HIV infection or HIV infection status, as defined in Title 5, section 19201, subsections 3, 4-A and 5, may not be disclosed in reliance on an authorization inferred from an individual's conduct. Health care information derived from mental health services provided by any of the following individuals may not be disclosed by any such individual in reliance on an authorization implied from an individual's conduct:

(i) A clinical nurse specialist licensed under the provisions of Title 32, chapter 31;