Welf. & Inst. Code 5328.04(a) and (b) (added by AB 2352, 2008)

Summary:

Information and records made confidential in the provision of mental health and developmental services, services for the developmentally disabled, services to those admitted and judicially committed to mental hospitals and institutions, etc., may be disclosed to a county social worker, a probation officer, or any other person legally authorized to have custody/care of a minor, for the purpose of coordinating health care services and medical treatment, mental health services, or services for developmental disabilities, for the minor. Information disclosed shall not be further disclosed by the recipient unless it is for the purpose of coordinating health care services and medical treatment, or mental health or developmental disability services, for the minor and only to a person who would otherwise be able to obtain the information.

Keywords:
child, developmentally disabled, guardianship, redisclosure, mental health professional, mental health, treatment information
Parties Bound: 
health care providers
Other Relevant California Code Sections: 
Welfare and Institutions Code 5328; Civil Code 56.103(b): defines "health care services and medical treatment"
Associated Federal Law(s): 
164.502(g)
Uses and disclosures of protected health information: general rules : personal representatives - must be treated as the individual with respect to the protected health information
Associated Federal Law(s): 
164.510(b)
Uses and disclosures requiring an opportunity for the individual to agree or to object : uses and disclosures for involvement in the individual's care and notification purposes
Associated Federal Law(s): 
164.506(a)
Uses and disclosures to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations : Permitted uses and disclosures