§ 1200. Responsibility for Health Care Services.

(a) In Type I, II, III and IV facilities, the facility administrator shall have the responsibility to ensure provision of emergency and basic health care services to all inmates. Medical, dental, and mental health matters involving clinical judgments are the sole province of the responsible physician, dentist, and psychiatrist or psychologist respectively; however, security regulations applicable to facility personnel also apply to health personnel.

Each facility shall have at least one physician available to treat physical disorders. In Type IV facilities, compliance may be attained by providing access into the community; however, in such cases, there shall be a written plan for the treatment, transfer, or referral in the event of an emergency.

(b) In court holding and temporary holding facilities, the facility administrator shall have the responsibility to develop written policies and procedures which ensure provision of emergency health care services to all inmates.

HISTORY

1. Editorial correction of NOTE filed 9-30-82 (Register 82, No. 40).

2. Change without regulatory effect (Register 86, No. 32).

3. Amendment filed 8-4-94; operative 9-5-94 (Register 94, No. 31).

4. Renumbering of former article 10 to article 11 (sections 1200-1230) filed 6-23-2003; operative 7-23-2003 (Register 2003, No. 26).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Section 6030, Penal Code. Reference: Section 6030, Penal Code.