California Health and Safety Code CHAPTER 1 - Patient Access to Health Records

• Section 123100.
  The Legislature finds and declares that every person having ultimate responsibility for decisions respecting his or her own health care also possesses a concomitant right...
• Section 123105.
  As used in this chapter:(a) “Health care provider” means any of the following:(1) A health facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division...
• Section 123110.
  (a) Notwithstanding Section 5328 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and except as provided in Sections 123115 and 123120, any adult patient of a health care...
• Section 123111.
  (a)  Any adult patient who inspects his or her patient records pursuant to Section 123110 shall have the right to provide to the health care...
• Section 123115.
  (a) The representative of a minor shall not be entitled to inspect or obtain copies of the minor’s patient records in either of the following circumstances:(1) With...
• Section 123116.
  (a) Notwithstanding Section 3025 of the Family Code, paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 56.11 of the Civil Code, or any other provision of law,...
• Section 123120.
  Any patient or representative aggrieved by a violation of Section 123110 may, in addition to any other remedy provided by law, bring an action against...
• Section 123125.
  (a)  This chapter shall not require a health care provider to permit inspection or provide copies of alcohol and drug abuse records where, or in...
• Section 123130.
  (a)  A health care provider may prepare a summary of the record, according to the requirements of this section, for inspection and copying by a...
• Section 123135.
  Except as otherwise provided by law, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to grant greater access to individual patient records by any person, firm,...
• Section 123140.
  The Information Practices Act of 1977 (Title 1.8 (commencing with Section 1798) of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code) shall prevail over...
• Section 123145.
  (a)  Providers of health services that are licensed pursuant to Sections 1205, 1253, 1575 and 1726 have an obligation, if the licensee ceases operation, to...
• Section 123147.
  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), all health facilities, as defined in Section 1250, and all primary care clinics that are either licensed under Section...
• Section 123148.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a health care professional at whose request a test is performed shall provide or arrange for the provision of the results...
• Section 123149.
  (a)  Providers of health services, licensed pursuant to Sections 1205, 1253, 1575, and 1726, that utilize electronic recordkeeping systems only, shall comply with the additional...
• Section 123149.5.
  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that all medical information transmitted during the delivery of health care via telehealth, as defined in subdivision (a)...

Last modified: October 22, 2018