Cal. PEN § 7518
This is the official text of Cal. PEN § 7518, part of California’s Penal Code — defines crimes and sets criminal procedure in California.
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Official statutory text
(a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and local health officers shall adopt guidelines for the making of decisions pursuant to this chapter in consultation with the Office of AIDS in the State Department of Health Services for HIV testing and with the State Department of Health Services for hepatitis B and C testing. The guidelines shall be based on the latest written guidelines of HIV or hepatitis B and C transmission and infection established by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the State Department of Health Services.
(b) Oversight responsibility for implementation of the applicable provisions of this title, including the oversight of reports involving parole officers and the staff of state adult and youth correctional facilities shall be vested with the Chief of Medical Services in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Oversight responsibility at the county, the city, or the county and city level shall rest with the local health officer.
(b) Oversight responsibility for implementation of the applicable provisions of this title, including the oversight of reports involving parole officers and the staff of state adult and youth correctional facilities shall be vested with the Chief of Medical Services in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Oversight responsibility at the county, the city, or the county and city level shall rest with the local health officer.
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