Section 6534 Of Article 1. Joint Powers Agreements From California Government Code >> Division 7. >> Title 1. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.
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. (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the
California Prison Inmate Health Service Reform Act.
(b) The Department of Corrections may enter into joint powers
agreements under this chapter with one or more health care districts
established in accordance with Division 23 (commencing with Section
32000) of the Health and Safety Code, in order to establish regional
inmate health service joint powers agencies.
(c) Inmate health service joint powers authorities may be utilized
for any purpose related to the provision, acquisition, or
coordination of inmate health care services, including, but not
limited to, all of the following:
(1) The provision of district hospital-based surgical, diagnostic,
emergency, trauma, acute care, skilled nursing, long-term, and
inpatient psychiatric care.
(2) Health care utilization review services.
(3) Health facility management consultation services.
(4) Health care contract design, negotiation, management, and
related consultation services.
(5) Health care quality monitoring, management, and oversight
consulting services.
(6) Physician and health care staff recruitment services.
(7) The design, construction, and operation of dedicated, secure,
community-based health care facilities for the provision of inmate
health care services.