PART 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION [123100. - 123223.]

Part 1 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8.

§§ 123100–123223 · 32 sections

1. CHAPTER 1. Patient Access to Health Records §§ 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…
2. CHAPTER 2. Destruction of Records and Exhibits of Human Health §§ 123150–123155 · 2 sections

   • § 123150 The board of supervisors may authorize the destruction or the disposition to a public or private medical library of any X-ray photographs and case records that…
   • § 123155 The board of supervisors of any county, in addition to its other powers and duties may acquire or construct exhibits and displays depicting all or parts of the…
3. CHAPTER 3. Catastrophic Health Insurance §§ 123175–123220 · 10 sections

   • § 123175 The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) A catastrophic illness or injury may financially devastate an individual or the family of that individual…
   • § 123180 As used in this chapter: (a) “Catastrophic health insurance” means a supplementary insurance contract that indemnifies a California resident for medical…
   • § 123185 The director shall, in consultation with, and approval of the Department of Insurance, do all of the following: (a) Contract with an insurer or insurers to…
   • § 123190 The director may appoint a full-time employee, and other staff as required, to implement this chapter.
   • § 123195 (a) A contract provided for by this chapter shall not be required to cover a preexisting medical condition of the resident during the first 10 months the…
   • § 123200 The state is not liable in any way for any claims arising out of an arrangement for insurance established under this chapter. The insurer shall bear the cost…
   • § 123205 The director shall enter into contracts pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 123185 only with insurers that meet all of the following criteria, as determined…
   • § 123210 (a) The term of any contract entered into pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 123185 shall be determined by the director, but shall not exceed three years.…
   • § 123215 Premiums or charges paid for catastrophic health insurance provided pursuant to this chapter shall include an increment to defray the reasonable administrative…
   • § 123220 If studies or research demonstrate that it is in the best interest of the program, the director may adopt regulations setting forth modifications to the…
4. CHAPTER 4. Written Materials For Patients §§ 123222.1–123222.2 · 2 sections

   • § 123222.1 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any printed materials specified in subdivision (b), that are provided to a patient by an employee or authorized…
   • § 123222.2 (a) (1) Upon admission of a patient to a skilled nursing facility, as defined in subdivision (c) of, an intermediate care facility, as defined in subdivision…
5. CHAPTER 5. Children’s Medical Services Rebate Fund § 123223 · 1 section

   • § 123223 (a) The Children’s Medical Services Rebate Fund is hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury. (b) All rebates for the delivery of health care,…