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Businesses Organized For The Purpose of Maintaining Medical Information-Cal. Civ. Code § 56.06
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Current as of June 2015
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A business that maintains medical information for individuals or health care providers should be construed as a health care provider for the purposes of this section in maintaining the confidentiality of medical information. The business should be held to the same standard of confidentiality as a health care provider, and should be subject to the same penalties for unauthorized disclosure of medical information.
Current as of June 2015