California Welfare and Institutions Code ARTICLE 4 - Confidentiality

• Section 15633.
  (a) The reports made pursuant to Sections 15630, 15630.1, and 15631 shall be confidential and may be disclosed only as provided in subdivision (b). Any violation...
• Section 15633.5.
  (a) Information relevant to the incident of elder or dependent adult abuse may be given to an investigator from an adult protective services agency, a local...
• Section 15634.
  (a) No care custodian, clergy member, health practitioner, mandated reporter of suspected financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult, or employee of an adult protective...
• Section 15636.
  (a) Any victim of elder or dependent adult abuse may refuse or withdraw consent at any time to an investigation or the provision of protective services...
• Section 15637.
  In any court proceeding or administrative hearing, neither the physician-patient privilege nor the psychotherapist-patient privilege applies to the specific information required to be reported pursuant...

Last modified: October 22, 2018