Patient records: provider must permit inspection within 5 working days after receipt of request
5 business days after date the health care provider received the patient's (or personal representative's) request, under Cal. Health & Saf. Code 123110(a) (amended by Stats. 2023, ch. 294 (SB 815), eff. Jan. 1, 2024).
Rule text
A health care provider shall permit this inspection during business hours within five working days after receipt of the request.
Calculate this deadline
- Trigger (Date the health care provider received the patient's (or personal representative's) request): Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Count 5 business days under Civil Code 9 (Sundays and state holidays are not counted; Saturdays are): Friday, November 13, 2026.
Cal. Health & Saf. Code 123110(a) (amended by Stats. 2023, ch. 294 (SB 815), eff. Jan. 1, 2024)
A health care provider shall permit this inspection during business hours within five working days after receipt of the request.Official source
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b; Cal. Gov. Code 6800, 6707 (state agency filings); Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a) (federal statutes and federal court filings)
CCP 12: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." CCP 12a(a): "If the last day for the performance of any act provided or required by law to be performed within a specified period of time is a holiday, then that period is hereby extended to and including the next day that is not a holiday. For purposes of this section, “holiday” means all day on Saturdays, all holidays specified in Section 135 and, to the extent provided in Section 12b, all days that by terms of Section 12b are required to be considered as holidays." Gov. Code 6707: "When the last day for filing any instrument or other document with a state agency falls upon a Saturday or holiday, such act may be performed upon the next business day with the same effect as if it had been performed upon the day appointed." FRCP 6(a): "The following rules apply in computing any time period specified in these rules, in any local rule or court order, or in any statute that does not specify a method of computing time. (1) ... (A) exclude the day of the event that triggers the period; (B) count every day, including intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays; and (C) include the last day of the period, but if the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."Official source
- Working days modeled as court days (Saturdays, Sundays and judicial holidays excluded); provider holidays may differ (AMBIGUITY for holidays such as Lincoln Day or Native American Day that many private offices observe as working days: the court-day count can run one day later than a provider's working-day count; providers should use the earlier date).
- If the clerk's office is closed or inaccessible on the last day (weather, emergency or local closure orders), the deadline may be extended. Check local orders.
This calculator applies the cited rules to the dates you enter. It is not legal advice. Court orders, local rules, and case-specific facts can change a deadline; verify before relying on it. Rule set pending attorney review.
Worked example
Date the health care provider received the patient's (or personal representative's) request on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Saturday, March 20, 2027.
- Trigger (Date the health care provider received the patient's (or personal representative's) request): Monday, March 15, 2027.
- Count 5 business days under Civil Code 9 (Sundays and state holidays are not counted; Saturdays are): Saturday, March 20, 2027.
Unsettled points
- The calculator counts the 5 working days as Civ. Code 9 business days, which is never later than a weekday count skipping federal holidays.Other reading: If 'working days' means court days, the provider's deadline is one or more days later.
Notes
Working days modeled as court days (Saturdays, Sundays and judicial holidays excluded); provider holidays may differ (AMBIGUITY for holidays such as Lincoln Day or Native American Day that many private offices observe as working days: the court-day count can run one day later than a provider's working-day count; providers should use the earlier date).
Related deadlines
- Pre-filing medical records (Evid. Code 1158): provider must make records available within 5 days after presentation of patient authorization (5 days after)
- Patient records: provider must transmit copies within 15 days after receiving the request (15 days after)
- Patient records requested under HSC 123110(d) (benefit claim or appeal): copies transmitted within 30 days after written request (30 days after)
Rules current as of 2026-10-27. Confirm against the official source and any local rule or court order before relying on a date. Rules changelog.