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HomeWelfare and Institutions CodeDiv. 4Pt. 1Ch. 2Art. 2§ 4046 Criminal History Access For Hospitals

§ 4046 Criminal History Access For Hospitals

Welfare and Institutions Code·California
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§ 4046 Criminal History Access For Hospitals

Key Takeaways

  • •Hospital staff can check a patient's criminal history to write reports for the government and to study how well their programs work.
  • •They can see things like arrests, charges, and what happened in court, but only to help with research or reports.
  • •They can't use this info for anything else—just for the reasons the law says.
  • •The hospital and prison departments can share special ID numbers to help with their research.

Example

A person who was in a state hospital for treatment is now living in the community. The hospital wants to see if their program is helping people stay out of trouble.

The hospital staff can look at the person's past criminal record to see if they got arrested again after leaving the hospital. They can use this info to write a report for the government or to make their program better, but they can't use it to punish the person or share it with others for no reason.

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§ 4046 Criminal History Access For Hospitals

Notwithstanding any other law, designated staff of the State Department of State Hospitals shall have access to state summary criminal history information for patients and formerly committed patients necessary to submit legislative reports for facility and community treatment programs, as well as for research, evaluation, and data analytics. Criminal history records may include individually disaggregated data of arrests, charging offenses, pretrial proceedings, the nature and disposition of criminal charges, and information pertaining to sentencing, incarceration, rehabilitation, and release. Information from criminal history records provided pursuant to this section shall not be used for any purpose other than those specified in this article. The State Department of State Hospitals and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation may exchange criminal identification and information numbers (CII) for the purposes of research and program evaluation under this section. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 65. (AB 118) Effective July 10, 2023.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

informationtreatmenthospitalpatienttrialportarrestoffense

Related Statutes

  • § 5328.2 Patient Movement And Records
  • § 4043 Mental Health Research Leadership
  • § 5213 72-Hour Mental Health Detention
  • § 5326.15 Convulsive Treatment Reporting Requirements
  • § 5328.05 Elder Abuse Information Sharing

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Welfare and Institutions Code. Section 4046.
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