TITLE 8. MEDICAL TESTING OF PRISONERS [7500. - 7554.]

Title 8 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1579, Sec. 2.

§§ 7500–7554 · 31 sections

1. CHAPTER 1. General Provisions §§ 7500–7505 · 6 sections

   • § 7500 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The public peace, health, and safety is endangered by the spread of the human immunodeficiency…
   • § 7501 In order to address the public health crisis described in Section 7500, it is the intent of the Legislature to do all of the following: (a) Establish a…
   • § 7502 As used in this title, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “Correctional institution” means any state prison, county jail, city jail,…
   • § 7503 The Department of Corrections, the Department of the Youth Authority, and county health officers shall adopt guidelines permitting a chief medical officer to…
   • § 7504 Actions taken pursuant to this title shall not be subject to subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of Section 120980 of the Health and Safety Code. In addition,…
   • § 7505 This title is intended to provide the authority for state and local correctional, custodial, and law enforcement agencies to perform medical testing of inmates…
2. CHAPTER 2. Procedures for Requiring HIV Testing §§ 7510–7519 · 13 sections

   • § 7510 (a) A law enforcement employee who believes that he or she came into contact with bodily fluids of either an inmate of a correctional institution, a person not…
   • § 7511 (a) The chief medical officer shall, regardless of whether a report filed pursuant to Section 7510 contains a request for HIV or hepatitis B or C testing,…
   • § 7512 (a) An inmate of a correctional institution may request testing for HIV or hepatitis B or C of another inmate of that institution if he or she has reason to…
   • § 7512.5 In the absence of the filing of a report pursuant to Section 7510 or a request pursuant to Section 7512, the chief medical officer may order a test of an…
   • § 7513 An inmate who is the subject of an HIV or hepatitis B or C test report filed pursuant to Section 7510 or an HIV or hepatitis B or C test report filed pursuant…
   • § 7514 (a) It shall be the chief medical officer’s responsibility to see that personal counseling is provided to a law enforcement employee filing a report pursuant…
   • § 7515 (a) A decision of the chief medical officer made pursuant to Section 7511, 7512, or 7516 may be appealed, within three calendar days of receipt of the…
   • § 7516 (a) When a custodial officer or staff person of a correctional institution, observes or is informed of activity in a correctional institution that is…
   • § 7516.5 Any decision by a panel pursuant to Section 7515 or 7516 may be appealed to the superior court, either by a law enforcement employee filing a report pursuant…
   • § 7516.8 It shall be the responsibility of the chief medical officer to see that copies of the hearing decision are distributed in accordance with requirements of this…
   • § 7517 Except as otherwise permitted by this title or any provision of law, any records, including decisions of a chief medical officer or an appeals panel, compiled…
   • § 7518 (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and local health officers shall adopt guidelines for the making of decisions pursuant to this chapter in…
   • § 7519 (a) When an individual, including a minor charged with an offense for which he or she may be made a ward of the court under Section 602 of the Welfare and…
3. CHAPTER 3. Notification Requirement §§ 7520–7523 · 4 sections

   • § 7520 (a) Upon the release of an inmate from a correctional institution, a medical representative of the institution shall notify the inmate’s parole or probation…
   • § 7521 (a) When a parole or probation officer learns from responsible medical authorities that a supervised person in his or her custody has any of the conditions…
   • § 7522 (a) Supervisory and medical personnel in correctional institutions shall notify all law enforcement employees when those employees have had direct contact with…
   • § 7523 Information obtained by a law enforcement employee pursuant to this chapter shall be confidential, and shall not be disclosed except as specifically authorized…
4. CHAPTER 4. Testing Procedures §§ 7530–7531 · 2 sections

   • § 7530 The following procedures shall apply to testing conducted under this title: (a) The withdrawal of blood shall be performed in a medically approved manner. Only…
   • § 7531 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no positive test results obtained pursuant to this title shall be disclosed to any person unless the initial…
5. CHAPTER 5. Penalties § 7540 · 1 section

   • § 7540 A person committing any of the following acts shall be guilty of a misdemeanor: (a) Willful false reporting in conjunction with a report or a request for…
6. CHAPTER 6. Miscellaneous Provisions §§ 7550–7554 · 5 sections

   • § 7550 The State Department of Health Services shall prepare standardized forms for the reports, notices, and findings required by this title, and distribute these…
   • § 7551 A correctional, custodial, or law enforcement agency to which this title applies shall be responsible for informing staff of the provisions of this title, and…
   • § 7552 (a) It is recommended that every city or county correctional, custodial, and law enforcement agency to which this title applies have a comprehensive AIDS and…
   • § 7553 With the approval of the county health officer, the State Department of Health Services, as it deems necessary for HIV detection and prevention, may conduct…
   • § 7554 (a) The purpose of this section is to establish the extent of peace officers’ occupational exposure for HIV infection. (b) The correctional, custodial, or law…