California Government Code

§ 8669.84

GOV § 8669.84 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 1 · Title 2 · Ch. 7 · Art. 23

Statute text

(a)Other than in a criminal proceeding, an EMS personnel, whether or not a party to an action, has a right to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication between the EMS personnel and a peer support team member made while the peer support team member was providing peer support services, or a confidential communication made to a crisis hotline or crisis referral service.

(b)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a confidential communication may be disclosed under the following circumstances:

(1)To refer an EMS personnel to receive crisis referral services by a peer support team member.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 744, Sec. 1. (AB 2859) Effective January 1, 2025.