Section 4023.6 Of Chapter 1. County Jails From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1.
4023.6
. Any female prisoner in any local detention facility shall
have the right to summon and receive the services of any physician
and surgeon of her choice in order to determine whether she is
pregnant. The superintendent of such facility may adopt reasonable
rules and regulations with regard to the conduct of examinations to
effectuate such determination.
If the prisoner is found to be pregnant, she is entitled to a
determination of the extent of the medical services needed by her and
to the receipt of such services from the physician and surgeon of
her choice. Any expenses occasioned by the services of a physician
and surgeon whose services are not provided by the facility shall be
borne by the prisoner.
For the purposes of this section, "local detention facility" means
any city, county, or regional facility used for the confinement of
any female prisoner for more than 24 hours.
Any physician providing services pursuant to this section shall
possess a current, valid, and unrevoked certificate to engage in the
practice of medicine issued pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with
Section 2000) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code.
The rights provided for prisoners by this section shall be posted
in at least one conspicuous place to which all female prisoners have
access.