California Probate Code

§ 2911

PROB § 2911 Effective Jan 1, 2008Div. 4 · Part 5 · Ch. 2

Statute text

A court order issued in response to a public guardian’s petition pursuant to Section 2910 shall do all of the following:

(a)Authorize health care providers to disclose a person’s confidential medical information as permitted under California law, and also authorize disclosure of the information under federal medical privacy regulations enacted pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

(b)Direct the public guardian or the adult protective services agency to keep the information acquired under the order confidential, except as disclosed in a judicial proceeding or as required by law enforcement or an authorized regulatory agency.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 553, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 2008.