California Government Code

§ 8592.22

GOV § 8592.22 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 1 · Title 2 · Ch. 7 · Art. 6.3

Statute text

(a)The office, in consultation with any persons that the office determines are relevant experts and stakeholders, shall complete a study to determine the feasibility of developing a statewide system that would enable all Californians, including older adults, individuals with disabilities, and other at-risk persons, to voluntarily provide vital health and safety information, with an encrypted connection, to be made available to all first responders in an emergency if a “911” call is placed.

(b)In considering the feasibility of the statewide system, the office shall consider all of the following in the study required by subdivision (a):

(1)That information submitted through the statewide system is confidential and not a public record. That the office and any third-party contractor or agent that assists with or administers the statewide system not disclose or otherwise communicate any or all information it receives from any person under the statewide system orally, in writing, or by electronic or any other means to a third party except to inform law enforcement, fire department, and emergency medical service personnel at the scene of an emergency.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 686, Sec. 1. (AB 911) Effective January 1, 2020.