CHAPTER 1. Patient Access to Health Records
Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8.
§§ 123100–123149.5 · 17 sections
- § 123100 The Legislature finds and declares that every person having ultimate responsibility for decisions respecting his or her own health care also possesses a…
- § 123105 As used in this chapter: (a) “Health care provider” means any of the following: (1) A health facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section…
- § 123110 (a) Notwithstanding Section 5328 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and except as provided in Sections 123115 and 123120, any adult patient of a health care…
- § 123111 (a) A patient who inspects his or her patient records pursuant to Section 123110 has the right to provide to the health care provider a written addendum with…
- § 123114 (a) A health care provider shall not charge a fee to a patient for filling out forms or providing information responsive to forms that support a claim or…
- § 123115 (a) The representative of a minor shall not be entitled to inspect or obtain copies of the minor’s patient records, including clinical notes, in any of the…
- § 123116 (a) Notwithstanding Section 3025 of the Family Code, paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 56.11 of the Civil Code, or any other provision of law, a…
- § 123120 Any patient or representative aggrieved by a violation of Section 123110 may, in addition to any other remedy provided by law, bring an action against the…
- § 123125 (a) This chapter shall not require a health care provider to permit inspection or provide copies of alcohol and drug abuse records where, or in a manner,…
- § 123130 (a) A health care provider may prepare a summary of the record, according to the requirements of this section, for inspection and copying by a patient. If the…
- § 123135 Except as otherwise provided by law, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to grant greater access to individual patient records by any person, firm,…
- § 123140 The Information Practices Act of 1977 (Title 1.8 (commencing with Section 1798) of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code) shall prevail over this chapter with…
- § 123145 (a) Providers of health services that are licensed pursuant to Sections 1205, 1253, 1575 and 1726 have an obligation, if the licensee ceases operation, to…
- § 123147 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), all health facilities, as defined in Section 1250, and all primary care clinics that are either licensed under…
- § 123148 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a health care professional at whose request a test is performed shall provide or arrange for the provision of the results of…
- § 123149 (a) Providers of health services, licensed pursuant to Sections 1205, 1253, 1575, and 1726, that utilize electronic recordkeeping systems only, shall comply…
- § 123149.5 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that all medical information transmitted during the delivery of health care via telehealth, as defined in subdivision…