{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-8669.84","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 8669.84","heading":"","body":"(a) Other than in a criminal proceeding, an EMS personnel, whether or not a party to an action, has a right to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication between the EMS personnel and a peer support team member made while the peer support team member was providing peer support services, or a confidential communication made to a crisis hotline or crisis referral service.\n(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a confidential communication may be disclosed under the following circumstances:\n(1) To refer an EMS personnel to receive crisis referral services by a peer support team member.\n(2) During a consultation between two peer support team members.\n(3) If the peer support team member reasonably believes that disclosure is necessary to prevent death, substantial bodily harm, or commission of a crime.\n(4) If the EMS personnel expressly agrees in writing that the confidential communication may be disclosed.\n(5) If the disclosure is made pursuant to a court order in a civil proceeding.\n(6) In a criminal proceeding.\n(7) If otherwise required by law.\n(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a crisis hotline or crisis referral service may disclose confidential information communicated by an EMS personnel to prevent reasonably certain death, substantial bodily harm, or commission of a crime.\n(d) This section does not limit an obligation of a mandated reporter to report instances of abuse as required by law, including as required by Section 11166 of the Penal Code.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 1. GENERAL [8000. - 8899.95.]","CHAPTER 7. California Emergency Services Act [8550. - 8669.87.]","ARTICLE 23. California Emergency Medical Services Peer Support and Crisis Referral Services [8669.8. - 8669.87.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"a11c042bd1b7a837eef6fd149725483b90531ed6c5713f6ce8b234bdbbd89686","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-8669.82","next":"us-ca/gov-8669.85"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}