DIVISION 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 5000-5952›PART 1. THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT 5000-5556›CHAPTER 6.2. Mental Health Advocacy 5500-5556›ARTICLE 5. Access to Records 5540-5546

§ 5540

California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or in other provisions of law, information about and records of recipients of mental health services shall be confidential in accordance with the provisions of Section 5328.

(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 841, Sec. 7.)

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