Legal Opinion
Sutter Health v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 21, 2014No. C072591PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NICHOLSON, Acting P. J.
The Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, which we refer to in this opinion as the Confidentiality Act, protects the confidentiality of patients’ medical information. (Civ. Code, § 56 et seq.; all remaining unspecified code citations are to the Civil Code.) Among other remedies, the Confidentiality Act provides for an award of $1,000 in nominal damages to a patient if the health care provider negligently releases medical information or records in violation of the Confidentiality Act. (§ 56.36, subd. (b)(1).)
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