Health & Safety Code 103830

Summary:

The director shall give health facilities 15 days notice to make available to authorized program staff, the medical records of children diagnosed with birth defects and the medical records of their mothers. The medical records of mothers having miscarriages or stillborns shall also be made available.

Keywords:
agency, birth defects, decedent, infant, public health, research
Data Origin: 
health care providers
Parties Bound: 
Health facility directors
Other Relevant California Code Sections: 
Health & Safety Code 103840: the information collected under 103830 shall be used for investigative studies.
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
Associated Federal Law(s): 
164.506(a)
Uses and disclosures to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations : Permitted uses and disclosures