The health authority shall ensure the confidentiality of each incarcerated person's health care record file (paper or electronic) and such files shall be maintained separately from and in no way be part of the person's other jail records. Within the provisions of HIPAA 45 C.F.R., Section 164.512(k)(5)(i), the responsible physician or designee shall communicate information obtained in the course of health screening and care to jail authorities when necessary for the protection of the welfare of the incarcerated person or others, management of the jail, or maintenance of jail security and order.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 15, § 1205
2. Change without regulatory effect (Register 86, No. 32).
3. Change without regulatory effect of subsection (a) (Register 88, No. 17).
4. Editorial correction of printing error in subsections (a)(4) and (5) (Register 91, No. 32).
5. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b) filed 8-4-94; operative 9-5-94 (Register 94, No. 31).
6. Amendment of subsection (a) and Note filed 8-20-2012; operative 9-19-2012 (Register 2012, No. 34).
7. Amendment of section heading and subsections (a)(2), (b), (c) and (d) filed 1-26-2017; operative 4-1-2017 (Register 2017, No. 4).
8. Amendment of subsections (b)-(d) filed 11-17-2022; operative 1-1-2023 (Register 2022, No. 46).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 6024 and 6030, Penal Code. Reference: Section 6030, Penal Code.
2. Change without regulatory effect (Register 86, No. 32).
3. Change without regulatory effect of subsection (a) (Register 88, No. 17).
4. Editorial correction of printing error in subsections (a)(4) and (5) (Register 91, No. 32).
5. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b) filed 8-4-94; operative 9-5-94 (Register 94, No. 31).
6. Amendment of subsection (a) and Note filed 8-20-2012; operative 9-19-2012 (Register 2012, No. 34).
7. Amendment of section heading and subsections (a)(2), (b), (c) and (d) filed 1-26-2017; operative 4/1/2017 (Register 2017, No. 4).
8. Amendment of subsections (b)-(d) filed 11-17-2022; operative 1/1/2023 (Register 2022, No. 46).