DIVISION 1. PERSONS 38-86›PART 2.6. CONFIDENTIALITY OF MEDICAL INFORMATION 56-56.37›CHAPTER 7. Violations 56.35-56.37
§ 56.35
California Civil Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California
In addition to any other remedies available at law, a patient whose medical information has been used or disclosed in violation of Section 56.10, 56.104, 56.107, or 56.20 or subdivision (a) of Section 56.26 and who has sustained economic loss or personal injury therefrom may recover compensatory damages, punitive damages not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000), attorney’s fees not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), and the costs of litigation.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 190, Sec. 4. (AB 1184) Effective January 1, 2022.)
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