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Section 7518 Of Chapter 2. Procedures For Requiring Hiv Testing From California Penal Code >> Title 8. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 2.
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. (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and
local health officers shall adopt guidelines for the making of
decisions pursuant to this chapter in consultation with the Office of
AIDS in the State Department of Health Services for HIV testing and
with the State Department of Health Services for hepatitis B and C
testing. The guidelines shall be based on the latest written
guidelines of HIV or hepatitis B and C transmission and infection
established by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and the State Department of Health Services.
(b) Oversight responsibility for implementation of the applicable provisions of this title, including the oversight of reports involving parole officers and the staff of state adult and youth correctional facilities shall be vested with the Chief of Medical Services in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Oversight responsibility at the county, the city, or the county and city level shall rest with the local health officer.
(b) Oversight responsibility for implementation of the applicable provisions of this title, including the oversight of reports involving parole officers and the staff of state adult and youth correctional facilities shall be vested with the Chief of Medical Services in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Oversight responsibility at the county, the city, or the county and city level shall rest with the local health officer.
