California Penal Code

§ 1543

PEN § 1543 Effective Jan 1, 2005Title 12 · Part 2 · Ch. 3.5

Statute text

(a)Records of the identity, diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment of any patient maintained by a health care facility which are not privileged records required to be secured by the special master procedure in Section 1524, or records required by law to be confidential, shall only be disclosed to law enforcement agencies pursuant to this section:

(1)In accordance with the prior written consent of the patient; or

(2)If authorized by an appropriate order of a court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the records are located, granted after application showing good cause therefor. In assessing good cause, the court:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 490, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.