§ 5544 Client Information Disclosure

Welfare and Institutions Code·California

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•Patient advocates can share your written info in court or with officials if it helps with their advocacy work.
•They can only share your info if you give them permission to do so.
•This is to help protect your rights as a patient.

Example

You write down your concerns about poor treatment at a hospital and give it to a patient advocate.

The advocate can share your written concerns with a judge or government official to help fix the problem, but only if you say it's okay.

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§ 5544 Client Information Disclosure

Any written client information obtained by county patients’ rights advocates may be used and disseminated in court or administrative proceedings, and to any public agencies, or authorized officials thereof, to the extent required in the providing of advocacy services defined in this chapter, and to the extent that authority to so disclose is obtained from the advocate’s clients. (Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 841, Sec. 7.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Welfare and Institutions Code. Section 5544.

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