Section 1599.73 Of Chapter 3.93. Admission Contracts For Long-term Health Care Facilities From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3.93.
1599.73
. (a) Every contract of admission shall state that residents
have a right to confidential treatment of medical information.
(b) The contract shall provide a means by which the resident may
authorize the disclosure of information to specific persons, by
attachment of a separate sheet that conforms to the specifications of
Section 56 of the Civil Code. After admission, the facility shall
encourage residents having capacity to make health care decisions to
execute an advance health care directive in the event that he or she
becomes unable to give consent for disclosure. The facility shall
make available upon request to the long-term care ombudsman a list of
newly admitted patients.