California Code, Health and Safety Code - HSC § 1381

(a) All records, books, and papers of a plan, management company, solicitor, solicitor firm, and any provider or subcontractor providing health care or other services to a plan, management company, solicitor, or solicitor firm shall be open to inspection, including through electronic means, by the director.

(b) To the extent feasible, all records, books, and papers described in subdivision (a) shall be located in this state.  In examining such records outside this state, the director shall consider the cost to the plan, consistent with the effectiveness of the director's examination, and may upon reasonable notice require that such records, books, and papers, or a specified portion thereof, be made available for examination in this state, or that a true and accurate copy of those records, books, and papers, or a specified portion thereof, be furnished to the director.

(c) Pursuant to a request by the director to inspect the records, books, and papers described in subdivision (a), the plan, management company, solicitor, or solicitor firm, and a provider or subcontractor providing health care or other services to a plan, management company, solicitor, or solicitor firm to which the request is made shall do both of the following:

(e) In addition to the powers granted to the director pursuant to Section 11181 of the Government Code, in connection with an investigation or action authorized by Article 2 (commencing with Section 11180) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the director may do both of the following:

(f) For purposes of this section, “records, books, and papers” includes records, books, and papers that are possessed in any medium, including electronic media.