California Government Code

§ 13954

GOV § 13954 Effective Jan 1, 2016Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 4 · Ch. 5 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)The board shall verify with hospitals, physicians, law enforcement officials, or other interested parties involved, the treatment of the victim or derivative victim, circumstances of the crime, amounts paid or received by or for the victim or derivative victim, and any other pertinent information deemed necessary by the board. Verification information shall be returned to the board within 10 business days after a request for verification has been made by the board. Verification information shall be provided at no cost to the applicant, the board, or victim centers. When requesting verification information, the board shall certify that a signed authorization by the applicant is retained in the applicant’s file and that this certification constitutes actual authorization for the release of information, notwithstanding any other provision of law. If requested by a physician or mental health provider, the board shall provide a copy of the signed authorization for the release of information.

(b)(1) The applicant shall cooperate with the staff of the board or the victim center in the verification of the information contained in the application. Failure to cooperate shall be reported to the board, which, in its discretion, may reject the application solely on this ground.

(2)An applicant may be found to have failed to cooperate with the board if any of the following occur:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 569, Sec. 2. (AB 1140) Effective January 1, 2016.