§ 1080 Personal Medical Information Protection

Military and Veterans Code·California

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This law says the chapter does not force or give permission to share personal or medical info that is otherwise protected.

Key Takeaways

•You are not required to disclose personal or medical info that is normally protected.
•The chapter does not give new permission to share that info.
•Other privacy laws still control when such info can be shared.

Example

A school asks a doctor for a student's medical records, but other privacy laws say the doctor can't share them.

Because this chapter doesn't require or allow the doctor to give out the records, the doctor can refuse to share them.

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§ 1080 Personal Medical Information Protection

This chapter shall not be deemed to require or authorize the disclosure of personal or medical information otherwise prohibited or restricted from disclosure. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 509, Sec. 1. (AB 1365) Effective January 1, 2018.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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disclosure personal or medical information prohibited or restricted from disclosure

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Military and Veterans Code. Section 1080.

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