SECTIONS 2380-2392 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 2380-2392

2380. There is created within the board a Bureau of Medical
Statistics. The purpose of the bureau is to provide the board and its
divisions with statistical information necessary to carry out their
functions of licensing, medical education, medical quality, and
enforcement.

2381. As used in this article, "bureau" means the Bureau of Medical
Statistics.

2382. The bureau shall conduct such research, including the
gathering of appropriate statistics, as deemed desirable by the board
and its divisions and related to their functions. The bureau shall
have access to all medical and other information pertaining to the
provision of health care services not privileged under law. In the
gathering of such information, the bureau shall initially draw upon
existing sources of pooled health data and may purchase such
information or contract for the development of such data. In the
event that such sources are deemed inadequate by the board or a
division, the bureau may require any state agency or health care
provider to transmit to the bureau statistical information not
privileged under law. No provider shall be required to incur
unreasonable expenses in the provision of such information. The
bureau shall not gather or maintain statistical or other information
that identifies individual patients, physicians and surgeons, or
other health care providers, except for reports required by Article
11 (commencing with Section 800) of Chapter 1 or as is required to
carry out any function of the board or its divisions which is
designated by this chapter.

2383. The bureau may prepare and issue the information
questionnaire and report therefrom as required in Chapter 1.6
(commencing with Section 920).

2386. The bureau shall be the repository for all reports filed with
the board pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 800) of
Chapter 2, and pursuant to Section 2220.

2392. The board shall report at least annually to the Legislature
on the data collected by the bureau pursuant to this article. Such
reports and any data not privileged or confidential under state law
shall also be available to the public.