Welfare and Institutions Code section 5543

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the authorization of the client, a county patients’ rights advocate may, to the extent necessary for effective advocacy, communicate to the client information contained in client records. The facility program, or agency, shall be allowed to remove from the records any information provided in confidence by members of a client’s family.

Source: Section 5543, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=5543. (updated Jan. 1, 1981; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_5543

Original Source: Section 5543, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=5543. (last accessed May 12, 2025).