California Civil Code

§ 56.107

CIV § 56.107 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 1 · Part 2.6 · Ch. 2

Statute text

Notwithstanding any other law, and to the extent permitted by federal law, a health care service plan shall take the following steps to protect the confidentiality of a subscriber’s or enrollee’s medical information:

(a)(1) A health care service plan shall not require a protected individual to obtain the policyholder, primary subscriber, or other enrollee’s authorization to receive sensitive services or to submit a claim for sensitive services if the protected individual has the right to consent to care.

(2)A health care service plan shall recognize the right of a protected individual to exclusively exercise rights granted under this section regarding medical information related to sensitive services that the protected individual has received.

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Legislative history

Repealed (in Sec. 2) and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 190, Sec. 3. (AB 1184) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative July 1, 2022, by its own provisions.