Notwithstanding Section 5328, access to records shall be provided to an applicant for, or recipient of, services or to their authorized representative, including the person appointed as a developmental services decisionmaker pursuant to Section 319, 361, or 726, for purposes of the appeal process under this chapter.

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 49, Sec. 72. (SB 188) Effective June 30, 2022.)

Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 4726

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Authorized representative: means an individual appointed by the State Council on Developmental Disabilities pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 4541 or who is an authorized representative, as defined in Section 4701. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4512
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