Section 101045 Of Article 1. County Health Officers From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 101. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.
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. The county health officer shall investigate health and
sanitary conditions in every county jail, every other publicly
operated detention facility in the county, and all private work
furlough facilities and programs established pursuant to Section 1208
of the Penal Code, at least annually. Private work furlough
facilities and programs shall pay an annual fee to the county health
officer commensurate with the annual cost of those investigations, as
determined by the county health officer. He or she may make
additional investigations of any county jail or other detention
facility of the county as he or she determines necessary. He or she
shall submit a report to the Board of Corrections, the sheriff or
other person in charge of the jail or detention facility, and to the
board of supervisors. In any city having a health officer, the city
health officer shall investigate health and sanitary conditions in
every city jail and other detention facility at least annually. He or
she may make additional investigations of any city jail or detention
facility as he or she determines necessary. He or she shall submit a
report to the Board of Corrections, the person in charge of the jail
or detention facility, and to the city governing body.
Whenever requested by the sheriff, the chief of police, local
legislative body, or the Board of Corrections, but not more often
than twice annually, the county health officer or, in cities having a
city health officer, the city health officer, shall investigate
health and sanitary conditions in any of the jails and detention
facilities described in this section, and submit a report to each of
the officers and agencies authorized in this section to request the
investigation and to the Board of Corrections.
The investigating officer shall determine if the food, clothing,
and bedding is of sufficient quantity and quality that at least shall
equal minimum standards and requirements prescribed by the Board of
Corrections for the feeding, clothing and care of prisoners in all
local jails and detention facilities, and if the sanitation
requirements required by Article 11 (commencing with Section 114250)
of Chapter 4 of Part 7 of Division 107 for restaurants have been
maintained.