{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"5540","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5540","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES [5000. - 5987.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5"},{"name":"PART 1. THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT [5000. - 5550.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 6.2. Mental Health Advocacy [5500. - 5550.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-1/chapter-6.2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 5. Access to Records [5540. - 5546.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-1/chapter-6.2/article-5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 841, Sec. 7.","effective":null,"html":"<p>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 confidential in accordance with the provisions of Section <a href=\"/wic/5328\">5328</a>.</p>","text":"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 confidential in accordance with the provisions of Section 5328.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/access-to-records-5540","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}