Section 1283 Of Article 3. Regulations From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 3.
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. (a) No health facility shall surrender the physical custody
of a minor under 16 years of age to any person unless such surrender
is authorized in writing by the child's parent, the person having
legal custody of the child, or the caregiver of the child who is a
relative of the child and who may authorize medical care and dental
care under Section 6550 of the Family Code.
(b) A health facility shall report to the State Department of
Health Services, on forms supplied by the department, the name and
address of any person and, in the case of a person acting as an agent
for an organization, the name and address of the organization, into
whose physical custody a minor under the age of 16 is surrendered,
other than a parent, relative by blood or marriage, or person having
legal custody. This report shall be transmitted to the department
within 48 hours of the surrendering of custody. No report to the
department is required if a minor under the age of 16 is transferred
to another health facility for further care or if this minor comes
within Section 300, 601, or 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code
and is released to an agent of a public welfare, probation, or law
enforcement agency.