Cal. Code Regs. tit. 15 § 3370 : Crime Prevention and Corrections — Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole — Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs — General Institution Regulations — Case Records — Case Records File and Unit Health Records Material-Access and Release

(a) Unit health records means a patient's health record that includes all records of care and treatment rendered to an inmate-patient.
(b) Except by means of a valid authorization, subpoena, or court order, no inmate or parolee shall have access to another's case records file, unit health records, or component thereof.
(c) Inmates or parolees may review their own case records file and unit health records, subject to applicable federal and state law. This review shall be conducted in the presence of staff, and may necessitate the use of a computer.
(d) No inmate or parolee shall access information designated confidential pursuant to section 3321 which is in or from their own case records file.
(e) No case records file, unit health records, or component thereof shall be released to any agency or person outside the department, except for private attorneys hired to represent the department, the office of the attorney general, the Board of Parole Hearings, the Inspector General, and as provided by applicable federal and state law. Any outside person or entity that receives case records files or unit health records is subject to all legal and departmental standards for the integrity and confidentiality of those documents.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 15, § 3370

Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 2081.5, 5054 and 6126.5, Penal Code; Sections 56.10, 1798.24 and 1798.40, Civil Code; and Code of Federal Regulations, Title 45, Sections 164.512 and 164.524.

1. New section filed 12-20-91 as an emergency; operative 12-20-91 (Register 92, No. 4). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 4-20-92 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 12-20-91 order transmitted to OAL 4-15-92 and filed 5-27-92 (Register 92, No. 24).
3. New subsection (b) and subsection relettering filed 3-24-99; operative 4-23-99 (Register 99, No. 13).
4. Amendment of section heading, section and Note filed 1-19-2006; operative 2-18-2006 (Register 2006, No. 3).
5. Amendment of subsection (e) filed 12-9-2008; operative 1-8-2009 (Register 2008, No. 50).