{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"5544","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5544","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>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, or authorized officials thereof, to the extent required in the providing of advocacy services defined in this chapter, and to the extent that authority to so disclose is obtained from the advocate’s clients.</p>","text":"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, or authorized officials thereof, to the extent required in the providing of advocacy services defined in this chapter, and to the extent that authority to so disclose is obtained from the advocate’s clients.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/access-to-records-5544","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}