{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"56.27","citation":"Civ. Code, § 56.27","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 1. PERSONS [38. - 86.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-1"},{"name":"PART 2.6. CONFIDENTIALITY OF MEDICAL INFORMATION [56. - 56.37.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-1/part-2.6"},{"name":"CHAPTER 6. Relationship to Existing Law [56.27. - 56.31.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-1/part-2.6/chapter-6"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 782, Sec. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>An employer that is an insurance institution, insurance agent, or insurance support organization subject to the Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act, Article 6.6 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/civ/791\">791</a>) of Part 2 of Division 1 of the Insurance Code, shall not be deemed to have violated Section <a href=\"/civ/56.20\">56.20</a> by disclosing medical information gathered in connection with an insurance transaction in accordance with that act.</p>","text":"An employer that is an insurance institution, insurance agent, or insurance support organization subject to the Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act, Article 6.6 (commencing with Section 791) of Part 2 of Division 1 of the Insurance Code, shall not be deemed to have violated Section 56.20 by disclosing medical information gathered in connection with an insurance transaction in accordance with that act.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/relationship-to-existing-law-56-27","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}