Family Code 17422

The state medical insurance form shall include, but not be limited to (1) the parents' names, addresses, and social security numbers, (2) the name and address of each parent's place of employment (3) the name or names, addresses, policy number or numbers, and coverage type of the medical insurance policies of the parents, (4) CalWORKS case number, Title IV-E foster care case number or Medi-Cal case numbers of the parents and children covered by the insurance policies.

Family Code 1816

Domestic violence training for court evaluators includes how to obtain collateral information from medical records.

Family Code 3011

In making a determination of the best interest of the child the court shall consider the health, safety, and welfare of the child and any history of abuse by one parent or any other person seeking custody against any child. Under any allegations of abuse, the court may require written reports by law enforcement agencies, child protective services, courts, medical facilities, or other public agencies providing services to victims of sexual assault or domestic violence.

Family Code 3025

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, access to records and information pertaining to a minor child, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, and school records, shall not be denied to a parent because that parent is not the child's custodial parent.

Family Code 3048(b)

If court becomes aware of facts indicating that a child is at risk of abduction, the court shall determine whether measures are needed to prevent the abduction of the child by considering whether a party has engaged in planning activities that would facilitate the removal of a child from the state, including applying to obtain a birth certificate, medical records.

Family Code 3111

In any contested proceeding involving child custody or visitation rights, the court- appointed child custody evaluator shall file a written confidential report on his or her child custody evaluation, which may include health information.

Family Code 3118

A report assessing child custody and visitation rights shall include (1) a summary of a written report from any therapist treating the child for suspected child sexual abuse, reports from other professionals, and the results of any forensic medical examination and any other medical examination or treatment that could help establish or disprove whether the child has been the victim of sexual abuse, (2) any information regarding the presence of domestic violence or substance abuse in the family that has been obtained from medical personnel or records, prior or currently treating therapists, or from interviews conducted or reviewed for this evaluation.

Family Code 3151

The child's counsel is charged with the representation of the child's best interests and is to gather facts and present those facts to the court. The child's counsel shall have the right to access to the child's medical, dental, mental health, and other health care records, and the right to interview, caretakers, health care providers, mental health professionals, and anyone who has assessed the child or provided care to the child. The release of this information to counsel shall not constitute a waiver of the confidentiality of the reports.

Family Code 3751

Support orders issued or modified shall include a provision requiring the child support obligor to keep the agency informed of whether the obligor has health insurance coverage and, if so, the health insurance policy information. The court shall require that health insurance coverage for a supported child shall be maintained by either or both parents if that insurance is available at no cost or at a reasonable cost to the parent.

Family Code 3751.5

The parent or person having custody of the child may contact the insurer, by telephone or in writing, and request information about the health insurance coverage for the child. The insurer shall provide the requested information that is specific to the health insurance coverage for the child.