Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that prohibits immigration enforcement from obtaining medical information from healthcare providers without a valid warrant.

Highlights:

• Prohibits health care providers from disclosing service information regarding a patient without obtaining authorization, except when disclosure is compelled by any of the following (Sec. 2):

• A state or federal court;

• A board or commission for purposes of adjudication pursuant to its authority;

• A party to a proceeding before a court;

• An arbitrator or arbitration panel;

• A valid search warrant;

• A patient; or

• A medical examiner.

• Authorizes health care providers to disclose health care information pursuant to the following (Sec. 2):

• Purposes of diagnosis or treatment of the patient;

• Payment of health care services; 

• Billing and medical date processing for health care providers;

• Review of health care providers’ competence or qualifications;

• Accreditation of health care provider;

• Investigation by medical examiner;

• Health care research and epidemiologic studies;

• Employee-employer dispute in which the medical history of the patient has been requested by the patient;

• Evaluation by sponsor or insurer for health care coverage or benefits;

• Administration of health care service plan;

• Conservatorship proceedings;

• Organ transplant procedure;

• Encoding or encrypting data;

• Disease or threat management;

• Employee welfare benefit plan; and

• School-linked services coordination.

• Prohibits health care providers from sharing or selling medical information for a purpose unrelated to the health care services of the patient without the patient’s authorization, unless disclosure is pursuant to the previously listed exceptions (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that prohibits immigration enforcement from obtaining medical information from healthcare providers without a valid warrant.

Highlights:

• Prohibits health care providers from disclosing service information regarding a patient without obtaining authorization, except when disclosure is compelled by any of the following (Sec. 2):

• A state or federal court;

• A board or commission for purposes of adjudication pursuant to its authority;

• A party to a proceeding before a court;

• An arbitrator or arbitration panel;

• A valid search warrant;

• A patient; or

• A medical examiner.

• Authorizes health care providers to disclose health care information pursuant to the following (Sec. 2):

• Purposes of diagnosis or treatment of the patient;

• Payment of health care services; 

• Billing and medical date processing for health care providers;

• Review of health care providers’ competence or qualifications;

• Accreditation of health care provider;

• Investigation by medical examiner;

• Health care research and epidemiologic studies;

• Employee-employer dispute in which the medical history of the patient has been requested by the patient;

• Evaluation by sponsor or insurer for health care coverage or benefits;

• Administration of health care service plan;

• Conservatorship proceedings;

• Organ transplant procedure;

• Encoding or encrypting data;

• Disease or threat management;

• Employee welfare benefit plan; and

• School-linked services coordination.

• Prohibits health care providers from sharing or selling medical information for a purpose unrelated to the health care services of the patient without the patient’s authorization, unless disclosure is pursuant to the previously listed exceptions (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits immigration enforcement from obtaining medical information from healthcare providers without a valid warrant in California..

Highlights:

• Prohibits health care providers from disclosing service information regarding a patient without obtaining authorization, except when disclosure is compelled by any of the following (Sec. 2):

• A state or federal court;

• A board or commission for purposes of adjudication pursuant to its authority;

• A party to a proceeding before a court;

• An arbitrator or arbitration panel;

• A valid search warrant;

• A patient; or

• A medical examiner.

• Authorizes health care providers to disclose health care information pursuant to the following (Sec. 2):

• Purposes of diagnosis or treatment of the patient;

• Payment of health care services; 

• Billing and medical date processing for health care providers;

• Review of health care providers’ competence or qualifications;

• Accreditation of health care provider;

• Investigation by medical examiner;

• Health care research and epidemiologic studies;

• Employee-employer dispute in which the medical history of the patient has been requested by the patient;

• Evaluation by sponsor or insurer for health care coverage or benefits;

• Administration of health care service plan;

• Conservatorship proceedings;

• Organ transplant procedure;

• Encoding or encrypting data;

• Disease or threat management;

• Employee welfare benefit plan; and

• School-linked services coordination.

• Prohibits health care providers from sharing or selling medical information for a purpose unrelated to the health care services of the patient without the patient’s authorization, unless disclosure is pursuant to the previously listed exceptions (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text