Section 5058.5 Of Chapter 2. The Secretary Of The Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation From California Penal Code >> Title 7. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 2.
5058.5
. In addition to the services rendered by physicians and
surgeons, including psychiatrists, or by psychologists, pursuant to
Sections 5068 and 5079, physicians and surgeons, including
psychiatrists and psychologists, employed by, or under contract to
provide mental health services to, the Department of Corrections may
also provide the following medically or psychologically necessary
services: prescreening of mental disorders; determination of the
mental competency of inmates to participate in classification
hearings; evaluation of parolees during temporary detention;
determining whether mental health treatment should be a condition of
parole; and such other services as may be required which are
consistent with their licensure.