CA AB1387

Authorizes California counties to establish behavioral health multidisciplinary personnel teams to identify, assess, and link justice-involved individuals diagnosed with mental illness to supportive services while incarcerated and upon release from county jail

Permits team members and provider agencies (including social services, health services, behavioral health, probation, law enforcement, and homeless services) to share confidential information for coordinating care and ensuring continuity of services

Requires each county to develop and publicly post protocols within 30 days governing information sharing, including data elements shared, participating agencies, retention schedules, and security safeguards

Mandates that team members receiving confidential information are bound by the same privacy obligations and penalties as the disclosing party, with information maintained to ensure maximum privacy protection

Requires compliance with existing federal and state privacy laws including HIPAA, the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, and the Information Practices Act