{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-440.40","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 440.40","heading":"","body":"The primary attending health care practitioner shall obtain prior written consent from each patient for whom a billing is requested, authorizing the release of the patient’s billing. A copy of this signed patient consent form shall be forwarded to the health care facility as part of the written request for itemized billings.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135. - 1179.102.]","[PART 1.7. HEALTH FACILITIES DISCLOSURE ACT] [440.10. - 440.50.]"],"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":"bcbe6e9b24cfcc6bd96d6e6d654805f2a4e12dabb7a3872b94a3bef351588963","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-440.30","next":"us-ca/hsc-440.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}