Sec. 13. 22 MRSA §815, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 487, §11, is amended to read:

1. Privileges abrogated. Subject to the limitations imposed by United States Code, Title 42, Sections 290dd-3 and 290ee-3, the physician-patient and psychotherapist-patient privileges under the Maine Rules of Evidence and those confidential communications described under Title 5, section 19203, Title 24- A, section 4224, Title 32, section 7005 and Title 34-B, section 1207, are abrogated to the extent necessary to permit reporting to the Bureau of Health any incidents of notifiable disease or condition; cooperating with the Bureau of Health or an intervention team appointed by the Bureau of Health in investigating a case of a notifiable disease or condition or suspected epidemic, or taking preventive action in such a case; or giving evidence in a proceeding pursuant to this chapter. Information released to the bureau pursuant to this section shall must be kept confidential and may not be disclosed by the bureau except as provided in section 824 and Title 5, section 19203, subsection 8.

Sec. 14. 22 MRSA §817, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 487, §11, is amended to read:

§817. Discharge

An individual committed to a hospital or, institution facility or private home pursuant to section 812 may be discharged whenever the physician responsible for that individual's treatment and the department determine that the individual may be discharged without danger to other individuals. The department shall immediately report the discharge, with a full statement of the reasons for the discharge, to the court which that ordered the commitment.

If an individual committed to a hospital, facility or private home pursuant to section 812 leaves the hospital violates the commitment prior to discharge in accordance with this section, the hospital or physician responsible for treatment shall immediately report this to the department. An arrest