California Health and Safety Code 1280.16 – For purposes of Sections 1280.17, 1280.18, 1280.19, and 1280.20, the …
For purposes of Sections 1280.17, 1280.18, 1280.19, and 1280.20, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Department” means the State Department of Public Health.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1280.16
- department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
(b) “Director” means the State Public Health Officer.
(c) “Medical information” means the term as defined in § 56.05 of the Civil Code.
(d) “Provider of health care” means the term as defined in Sections 56.05 and 56.06 of the Civil Code.
(e) “Unauthorized access” means the inappropriate review or viewing of patient medical information without a direct need for diagnosis, treatment, or other lawful use as permitted by the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 56) of Division 1 of the Civil Code) or by other statutes or regulations governing the lawful access, use, or disclosure of medical information.
(Added by renumbering Section 130201 by Stats. 2014, Ch. 31, Sec. 24. (SB 857) Effective June 20, 2014.)