California Civil Code

§ 56.17

CIV § 56.17 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 1 · Part 2.6 · Ch. 2.5

Statute text

(a)This section shall apply to the disclosure of genetic test results by a health care service plan that are contained in an applicant’s or enrollee’s medical records.

(b)Any person who negligently discloses results of a test for a genetic characteristic to any third party in a manner that identifies or provides identifying characteristics of the person to whom the test results apply, except pursuant to a written authorization as described in subdivision (g), shall be assessed a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) plus court costs, as determined by the court, which penalty and costs shall be paid to the subject of the test.

(c)Any person who willfully discloses the results of a test for a genetic characteristic to any third party in a manner that identifies or provides identifying characteristics of the person to whom the test results apply, except pursuant to a written authorization as described in subdivision (g), shall be assessed a civil penalty in an amount not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and no more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) plus court costs, as determined by the court, which penalty and costs shall be paid to the subject of the test.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 374, Sec. 3. (AB 1697) Effective January 1, 2024.