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Incarcerated persons: health records.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

CA AB 2478 · Assembly Bill · 2023–2024

Stage
Session ended
Started in
Assembly
Sponsors
2
Latest action
May 16, 2024

What it does

Existing law, the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, prohibits a health care provider, a contractor, or a health care service plan from disclosing medical information, as defined, regarding a patient of the provider or an enrollee or subscriber of the health care service plan without first obtaining an authorization, except as specified. Existing law authorizes, among other things, mental health records to be disclosed by a county correctional facility, county medical facility, state correctional facility, or state hospital, as specified.

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · May 16, 2024

  3. Floor (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

  4. Law (Not started)

What moved

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in California.

Work with this bill

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