OVERDOSE FATALITY REVIEW TEAMS
Cal. HSC § 11679
California Statutes
(
a) Consistent with paragraph (9) of subdivision (
b) of
Section 56.10 of the Civil Code, a provider of health care, as defined in
Section 56.05 of the Civil Code, or a covered entity, as defined in
Section 160.103 of Title of the Code of Federal Regulations, shall provide to the members of the county overdose fatality review team any information, including protected health information, and mental health records excluding psychotherapy notes, in its possession that is directly related to the review authorized under
Section about the individual involved in the case. The provision of information under this subdivision is a disclosure required by law, which may be made only to the extent permitted under subdivision (
a) of
Section 164.512 of Title of the Code of Federal Regulations. The information disclosed shall include substance use disorder patient records only to the extent permitted by
Part 2 (commencing with
Section 2.1) of Title of the Code of Federal Regulations. (
b) The following additional information, only to the extent required for carrying out the reviews authorized by this division, may be disclosed:
(1) State
summary criminal history information, as defined in
Section of the Penal Code, criminal offender record information, as defined in
Section of the Penal Code, and local
summary criminal history information, as defined in
Section of the Penal Code.
(2) Information provided to probation officers in the course of the performance of their duties, including, but not limited to, the duty to prepare reports pursuant to