# Cal. HSC § 1250.05: Section 1250.05

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C2_A1_S1250.05

## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. HSC § 1250.05
- **Heading:** Section 1250.05
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 1250.05

## Text

(a) All general acute care hospitals licensed under this chapter shall maintain a medical records system, based upon current standards for medical record retrieval and storage, that organizes all medical records for each patient under a unique identifier.

(b) This section shall not require electronic records or require that all portions of patients’ records be stored in a single location.

(c) In addition, all general acute care hospitals shall have the ability to identify the location of all portions of a patient’s medical record that are maintained under the general acute care hospital’s license.

(d) All general acute care hospitals, including those holding a consolidated general acute care license pursuant to Section 1250.8, shall develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that relevant portions of patients’ medical records can be made available within a reasonable period of time to respond to the request of a treating physician, other authorized medical professionals, authorized representatives of the department, or any other person authorized by law to make such a request, taking into consideration the physical location of the records and hours of operation of the facility where those records are located, as well as the best interests of the patients.

## Nearby sections

- [Cal. HSC § 1250 Section 1250](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C2_A1_S1250.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1250.1 Section 1250.1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C2_A1_S1250.1.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1250.02 Section 1250.02](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C2_A1_S1250.02.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1250.2 Section 1250.2](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C2_A1_S1250.2.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1250.03 Section 1250.03](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C2_A1_S1250.03.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1250.3 Section 1250.3](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C2_A1_S1250.3.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1250.4 Section 1250.4](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C2_A1_S1250.4.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1250.05 Section 1250.05](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C2_A1_S1250.05.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1250.5 Section 1250.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C2_A1_S1250.5.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1250.06 Section 1250.06](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C2_A1_S1250.06.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1250.6 Section 1250.6](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C2_A1_S1250.6.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1250.7 Section 1250.7](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C2_A1_S1250.7.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1250.8 Section 1250.8](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C2_A1_S1250.8.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1250.10 Section 1250.10](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C2_A1_S1250.10.md)

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