Health & Safety Code 103900(c) (added by SB 1360, 1995)

Summary:

The physician and surgeon reports (of every patient 14 years or older diagnosed with a disorder characterized by lapses of consciousness) shall be for the informational purposes of the Department of Motor Vehicles enforcement of the Vehicle Code, and shall be kept confidential and used solely for the purpose of determining the eligibility of any person to operate a motor vehicle on the highways of this state.

Keywords:
agency information sharing, disabled, driver, driver license, health care provider, government benefits, obligatory reporting
Data Origin: 
physicians and surgeons
Parties Bound: 
physicians and surgeons; the DMV
Other Relevant California Code Sections: 
1) Vehicle Code 12818; 2) for definition of “case of a disorder characterized by lapses of consciousness” see 17 Cal. Code of Regs. 2572.
Associated Federal Law(s): 
164.502(a)
Uses and disclosures of protected health information: general rules : A covered entity may not use or disclose protected health information; exceptions.
Associated Federal Law(s): 
164.512(j)
Uses and disclosures for which an authorization or opportunity to agree or object is not required : to avert a serious threat to health or safety