2012 California Codes
HSC - Health and Safety Code
DIVISION 109 - OFFICE OF HEALTH INFORMATION INTEGRITY [130200 - 130205]
Section 130201
For purposes of this division, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Director” means the Director of the Office of Health Information Integrity.
(b) “Medical information” means the term as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 56.05 of the Civil Code.
(c) “Office” means the Office of Health Information Integrity.
(d) “Provider of health care” means the term as defined in subdivision (j) of Section 56.05 and Section 56.06 of the Civil Code.
(e) “Unauthorized access” means the inappropriate review or viewing of patient medical information without a direct need for diagnosis, treatment, or other lawful use as permitted by the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 56) of Division 1 of the Civil Code) or by other statutes or regulations governing the lawful access, use, or disclosure of medical information.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 602, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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