Welf. & Inst. Code 5328(l) (2005)

Summary:

Notwithstanding the general confidentiality protections of Welf. & Inst. Code 5328, information and records shall be disclosed to persons who are trained and qualified to serve on multidisciplinary personnel teams for the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect cases. The information and records sought to be disclosed shall be relevant to the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of an abused child and his or her parents.

Keywords:
child, developmentally disabled, child abuse, health care provider, law enforcement, mental health professional, mental health, parent, recipient of social services
Parties Bound: 
state, federal, and county mental hospitals, institutions, and psychiatric hospitals
Other Relevant California Code Sections: 
Welf. & Inst. Code 18950 et seq.
Associated Federal Law(s): 
164.512(b)
Uses and disclosures for which an authorization or opportunity to agree or object is not required : for public health activities, official records