Notwithstanding the general confidentiality protections of Welf. & Inst. Code 5328, when the patient, in the opinion of his or her psychotherapist, presents a serious danger of violence to a reasonably foreseeable victim or victims, then any of the information or records may be released to that person or persons and to law enforcement agencies as the psychotherapist determines is needed for the protection of that person or persons.
All information and records acquired in the course of providing intake, assessment, and services to persons with developmental disabilities shall be confidential. Information and records are to be disclosed only as provided in this section.
The State Department of Health Care Services and Social Services may utilize an entity (contractor, county consortia, nonprofit providers, partnerships) to develop and complete a comprehensive plan pertaining to statewide eligibility and enrollment determination process for the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, the Medi-Cal program, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
This chapter which governs the appeal procedure, shall not be interpreted to force a physician, psychologist, social worker, nurse, attorney, or other professional person to reveal information provided in confidence by the family of an applicant or recipient of developmentally disabled services.
Health services in migrant child care and development programs shall include health and dental screening and follow-up treatment. Health records for all migrant children shall follow the child.
The department shall determine guidelines for WIC recipient eligibility, including that the recipient be at nutritional risk. A health professional shall determine if a person is at nutritional risk through a medical or nutritional assessment and data submitted to the department.
Petitioners for conservatorship appointment must provide supplemental information regarding: the proposed conservatee's inability to provide for his physical health, food, clothing and shelter needs; the location for proposed conservatee residency; alternatives to conservatorship and why they are unavailable; health and social services provided to the proposed conservatee for the previous year; and the proposed conservatee's inability to handle his finances. Supplemental information shall be confidential and provided on a form separate from the actual petition.
An authorized employee of the welfare department may disclose confidential information about a deceased public social services applicant or recipient to any law enforcement agency upon request from such agency.
The sharing of information allowed under this section shall be governed by a memorandum specifying the types of information that may be shared without a signed release form and the process used to meet confidentiality requirements. Information and records collected by the pilot program along with information created in serving CalWORKS recipients and clients are private and confidential. The information and records are protected from discovery and disclosure by applicable statutory and common law protections.
