Use and disclosure of information to an HIE.Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 9 and 10 of this Act, a covered entity may, without a patient’s consent, disclose the identity of any patient upon whom a test is performed and such patient’s HIV-related information from a patient’s record to an HIE if the disclosure is a required or permitted disclosure to a business associate or is a disclosure otherwise required or permitted under this Act. An HIE may, without a patient’s consent, use or disclose such information to the extent it is allowed to use or disclose such information as a business associate in compliance with 45 C.F.R. § 164.502(e) or for such other purposes as are specifically allowed under this Act.