ARTICLE 5. Access to Records

Article 5 added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 841, Sec. 7.

§§ 5540–5546 · 7 sections

• § 5540 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…
• § 5541 (a) A specific authorization by the client or by the guardian ad litem is necessary for a county patients’ rights advocate to have access to, copy or otherwise…
• § 5542 County patients’ rights advocates shall have the right to inspect or copy, or both, any records or other materials not subject to confidentiality under Section…
• § 5543 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the authorization of the client, a county patients’ rights advocate may, to the extent necessary for…
• § 5544 Any written client information obtained by county patients’ rights advocates may be used and disseminated in court or administrative proceedings, and to any…
• § 5545 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit access to recipients of mental health services in any mental health facility, program, or service or to…
• § 5546 The actual cost of copying any records or other materials authorized under this chapter, plus any additional reasonable clerical costs, incurred in locating…