Section 1001.11 Of Chapter 2.71. Aids Prevention Program In Drug Abuse And Prostitution Cases From California Penal Code >> Title 6. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2.71.
1001.11
. (a) The health department in each county shall select an
agency, or agencies, in the county that shall provide AIDS prevention
education to those persons sentenced to probation or a drug
diversion program in accordance with Section 1001.10. The health
department shall endeavor to select an agency, or agencies, that
currently provide AIDS prevention education programs to substance
abusers or prostitutes. If no agency is currently providing this
education, the county agency responsible for substance abuse shall
develop an AIDS prevention education program either within the agency
or under contract with a community-based, nonprofit organization in
the county. The health department shall forward to the courts a list
of agencies selected for purposes of referral in accordance with
Section 1001.10. Reimbursement for the costs of implementing this
section shall be made out of moneys deposited with the county
treasurer in accordance with Section 1463.23.
(b) An AIDS prevention education program providing services
pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, at a minimum, include details
about the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the
etiologic agent for AIDS, symptoms of AIDS or AIDS-related
conditions, prevention through avoidance or cleaning of needles,
sexual practices which constitute high risk, low risk, and no risk
(including abstinence), and resources for assistance if the person
decides to take a test for the etiologic agent for AIDS and receives
a positive test result. The program shall also include other relevant
medical and prevention information as it becomes available.
(c) A person sentenced to a drug diversion program pursuant to
Section 1001.10 shall not be required to participate in an AIDS
prevention education program, provided that the drug diversion
program includes an AIDS prevention education component that meets
the requirements of subdivision (b).