Section 128736 - Emergency care data record(a) Each hospital shall file an Emergency Care Data Record for each patient encounter in a hospital emergency department. The Emergency Care Data Record shall include all of the following: (5) Preferred language spoken.(7) Patient social security number, if it is contained in the patient's medical record.(11) External causes of morbidity.(12) Principal procedure.(14) Disposition of patient.(15) Expected source of payment.(16) Elements added pursuant to Section 128738.(b) It is the expressed intent of the Legislature that the patient's rights of confidentiality shall not be violated in any manner. Patient social security numbers and any other data elements that the department believes could be used to determine the identity of an individual patient shall be exempt from the disclosure requirements of the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).(c) No person reporting data pursuant to this section shall be liable for damages in any action based on the use or misuse of patient-identifiable data that has been mailed or otherwise transmitted to the department pursuant to the requirements of subdivision (a).(d) Data reporting requirements established by the department shall be consistent with national standards as applicable.(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2004.Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 128736
Amended by Stats 2023 ch 131 (AB 1754),s 132, eff. 1/1/2024.Amended by Stats 2022 ch 28 (SB 1380),s 110, eff. 1/1/2023.Amended by Stats 2021 ch 615 (AB 474),s 291, eff. 1/1/2022, op. 1/1/2023. Amendment superseded.Amended by Stats 2021 ch 143 (AB 133),s 201, eff. 7/27/2021.Amended by Stats 2013 ch 599 (AB 1382),s 2, eff. 1/1/2014.Amended by Stats 2002 ch 351 (AB 3050), s 2, eff. 1/1/2003.Amended by Stats 2001 ch 898 (SB 680), s 3, eff. 1/1/2002.