DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH 135-1179.102›[PART 1.7. HEALTH FACILITIES DISCLOSURE ACT] 440.10-440.50

§ 440.40

California Health and Safety Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The primary attending health care practitioner shall obtain prior written consent from each patient for whom a billing is requested, authorizing the release of the patient’s billing. A copy of this signed patient consent form shall be forwarded to the health care facility as part of the written request for itemized billings.

(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1049, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)

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