California Health and Safety Code

§ 11845.5

HSC § 11845.5 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 10.5 · Part 2 · Ch. 12

Statute text

(a)The identity and records of the identity, diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment of any patient, which identity and records are maintained in connection with the performance of any alcohol and other drug treatment or prevention effort or function conducted, regulated, or directly or indirectly assisted by the department shall, except as provided in subdivision (c), be confidential and be disclosed only for the purposes and under the circumstances expressly authorized under subdivision (b).

(b)The content of any records referred to in subdivision (a) may be disclosed in accordance with the prior written consent of the client with respect to whom the record is maintained, but only to the extent, under the circumstances, and for the purposes as clearly stated in the release of information signed by the client.

(c)Whether or not the client, with respect to whom any given record referred to in subdivision (a) is maintained, gives their written consent, the content of the record may be disclosed as follows:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 69. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.