An employer may not require medical or psychological examinations of employees, unless they are job-related and necessary for business. Employers may conduct voluntary medical examinations, including voluntary medical histories, which are part of an employee health program available to employees at that worksite.
The Department of Managed Health Care may require fingerprint images and associated information from a prospective employee whose duties would include access to medical information; employees of contractors reviewing medical information shall be subject to criminal record background checks.
In administrative adjudications governed by the Administrative Procedures Act, an interpreter may be provided during a medical examination or hearing; the interpreter is bound by the same confidentiality rules governing the agency.
All complaints or relevant information concerning licensees that are within the jurisdiction of the Medical Board of California, the California Board of Podiatric Medicine, or the Board of Psychology shall be made available to the Health Quality Enforcement Section of the Department of Justice.
When a person dies in custody of law enforcement or in prison, the agency must submit a report with certain information to the state attorney general. The report does not waive confidentiality of medical information.
The Victim Compensation board may request an independent medical examination and report after thirty days notice, if there is a reasonable basis for requesting an additional evaluation of the victims of crime.
Funds from the low-income home energy assistance program shall be used for individuals who provide evidence of household member's medical condition requiring the use of life support or climate and temperature control systems.
