California AB894 requires general acute care hospitals to inform patients about their rights to restrict or prohibit the disclosure of their health.

California AB894 mandates that general acute care hospitals inform patients or their representatives about the right to restrict or prohibit the use or disclosure of their protected health information in the hospital's patient directory. This information must be provided at the time of admission or as soon as reasonably possible in cases of patient incapacity or emergency treatment. The hospital must inform patients using a separate paper or digital document and verbally through hospital personnel.

California AB894 requires general acute care hospitals to inform patients about their rights to restrict or prohibit the disclosure of their health.

California AB894 mandates that general acute care hospitals inform patients or their representatives about the right to restrict or prohibit the use or disclosure of their protected health information in the hospital's patient directory. This information must be provided at the time of admission or as soon as reasonably possible in cases of patient incapacity or emergency treatment. The hospital must inform patients using a separate paper or digital document and verbally through hospital personnel.