Section 5008.1 Of Chapter 1. The Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation From California Penal Code >> Title 7. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1.
5008.1
. Subject to the availability of adequate state funding for
these purposes, the Director of Corrections shall provide all inmates
at each penal institution and prison facility under the jurisdiction
of the department with information about behavior that places a
person at high risk for contracting the human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV), and about the prevention of transmission of acquired immune
deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The director shall provide all inmates,
who are within one month of release or being placed on parole, with
information about agencies and facilities that provide testing,
counseling, medical, and support services for AIDS victims.
Information about AIDS prevention shall be solicited by the director
from the State Department of Health Services, the county health
officer, or local agencies providing services to persons with AIDS.
The Director of Health Services, or his or her designee, shall
approve protocols pertaining to the information to be disseminated
under this section.