California Government Code

§ 8669.81

GOV § 8669.81 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 1 · Title 2 · Ch. 7 · Art. 23

Statute text

For purposes of this article:

(a)“Confidential communication” means any information, including written or oral communication, transmitted between an EMS personnel, a peer support team member, or a crisis hotline or crisis referral service staff member while the peer support team member provides peer support services or the crisis hotline or crisis referral service staff member provides crisis services, and in confidence by a means that, as far as the EMS personnel is aware, does not disclose the information to third parties other than those who are present to further the interests of the EMS personnel in the delivery of peer support services or those to whom disclosures are reasonably necessary for the transmission of the information or an accomplishment of the purposes for which the peer support team member is providing services. “Confidential communication” does not include a communication in which the EMS personnel discloses the commission of a crime or a communication in which the EMS personnel’s intent to defraud or deceive an investigation into a critical incident is revealed.

(b)“Crisis referral services” include all public or private organizations that provide consultation and treatment resources for personal problems, including mental health issues, chemical dependency, domestic violence, gambling, financial problems, and other personal crises.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 744, Sec. 1. (AB 2859) Effective January 1, 2025.