California Code
DIVISION 1 - PERSONS
PART 2.6 - CONFIDENTIALITY OF MEDICAL INFORMATION

CHAPTER 1 - Definitions

Section 56. - 56. This part may be cited as the Confidentiality of...

Section 56.05. - 56.05. For purposes of this part: (a) “Authorization” means permission...

Section 56.06. - 56.06. (a) Any business organized for the purpose of maintaining...

Section 56.07. - 56.07. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), upon the...

CHAPTER 2 - Disclosure of Medical Information by Providers

Section 56.10. - 56.10. (a) A provider of health care, health care service...

Section 56.1007. - 56.1007. (a) A provider of health care, health care service...

Section 56.101. - 56.101. (a) Every provider of health care, health care service...

Section 56.102. - 56.102. (a) A pharmaceutical company may not require a patient,...

Section 56.103. - 56.103. (a) A provider of health care may disclose medical...

Section 56.104. - 56.104. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 56.10, except as...

Section 56.105. - 56.105. Whenever, prior to the service of a complaint upon...

Section 56.106. - 56.106. (a) Notwithstanding Section 3025 of the Family Code, paragraph...

Section 56.107. - 56.107. Notwithstanding any other law, and to the extent permitted...

Section 56.108. - 56.108. (a) Notwithstanding subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 56.10...

Section 56.109. - 56.109. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 56.10, a provider...

Section 56.11. - 56.11. Any person or entity that wishes to obtain medical...

Section 56.12. - 56.12. Upon demand by the patient or the person who...

Section 56.13. - 56.13. A recipient of medical information pursuant to an authorization...

Section 56.14. - 56.14. A provider of health care, health care service plan,...

Section 56.15. - 56.15. Nothing in this part shall be construed to prevent...

Section 56.16. - 56.16. For disclosures not addressed by Section 56.1007, unless there...

CHAPTER 2.5 - Disclosure of Genetic Test Results by a Health Care Service Plan

Section 56.17. - 56.17. (a) This section shall apply to the disclosure of...

CHAPTER 2.6 - Genetic Privacy

Section 56.18. - 56.18. (a) This chapter shall be known, and may be...

Section 56.181. - 56.181. (a) To safeguard the privacy, confidentiality, security, and integrity...

Section 56.182. - 56.182. (a) Any person who negligently violates this chapter shall...

Section 56.184. - 56.184. (a) The provisions of this chapter shall not reduce...

Section 56.186. - 56.186. The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any...

CHAPTER 3 - Use and Disclosure of Medical Information by Employers

Section 56.20. - 56.20. (a) Each employer who receives medical information shall establish...

Section 56.21. - 56.21. An authorization for an employer to disclose medical information...

Section 56.22. - 56.22. Upon demand by the patient or the person who...

Section 56.23. - 56.23. An employer that discloses medical information pursuant to an...

Section 56.24. - 56.24. Nothing in this part shall be construed to prevent...

Section 56.245. - 56.245. A recipient of medical information pursuant to an authorization...

CHAPTER 4 - Relationship of Chapters 2 and 3

Section 56.25. - 56.25. (a) An employer that is a provider of health...

CHAPTER 4.1 - Notifications

Section 56.251. - 56.251. When partnering with a provider of health care to...

CHAPTER 5 - Use and Disclosure of Medical and Other Information by Third Party Administrators and Others

Section 56.26. - 56.26. (a) No person or entity engaged in the business...

Section 56.265. - 56.265. A person or entity that underwrites or sells annuity...

CHAPTER 6 - Relationship to Existing Law

Section 56.27. - 56.27. An employer that is an insurance institution, insurance agent,...

Section 56.28. - 56.28. Nothing in this part shall be deemed to affect...

Section 56.29. - 56.29. (a) Nothing in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798)...

Section 56.30. - 56.30. The disclosure and use of the following medical information...

Section 56.31. - 56.31. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, nothing in subdivision...

CHAPTER 7 - Violations

Section 56.35. - 56.35. In addition to any other remedies available at law,...

Section 56.36. - 56.36. (a) A violation of the provisions of this part...

Section 56.37. - 56.37. (a) No provider of health care, health care service...