Can the Cali. Medical Board Obtain Your Child’s Medical Records Without Your Consent?
This is the question de jour in light of the Sacramento Bee’s recent article revealing that the Medical Board has sought the medical records of several vaccine exemption writing physicians in Northern California. The short answer is that it can if it has “good cause”. In practice, that means the Board has to present a clear and specific reason why the medical records are needed to determine if the physician violated the standard of care, or some other law which…