California Welfare and Institutions Code ARTICLE 5 - Access to Records

• Section 5540.
  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or in other provisions of law, information about and records of recipients of mental health services shall be...
• Section 5541.
  (a) A specific authorization by the client or by the guardian ad litem is necessary for a county patients’ rights advocate to have access to, copy...
• Section 5542.
  County patients’ rights advocates shall have the right to inspect or copy, or both, any records or other materials not subject to confidentiality under Section...
• Section 5543.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the authorization of the client, a county patients’ rights advocate may, to the extent necessary for effective advocacy,...
• Section 5544.
  Any written client information obtained by county patients’ rights advocates may be used and disseminated in court or administrative proceedings, and to any public agencies,...
• Section 5545.
  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit access to recipients of mental health services in any mental health facility, program, or service or...
• Section 5546.
  The actual cost of copying any records or other materials authorized under this chapter, plus any additional reasonable clerical costs, incurred in locating and making...

Last modified: October 22, 2018