Notwithstanding any other law, the Youth Authority Board may require a person under its jurisdiction or control to submit to an examination or test for tuberculosis when the board reasonably suspects that the parolee has, has had, or has been exposed to, tuberculosis in an infectious stage. For purposes of this section, an “examination or test for tuberculosis” means testing and followup examinations or treatment according to the Centers for Disease Control and the American Thoracic Society recommendations in effect at the time of the initial examination.

(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 4, Sec. 40. Effective April 8, 2003. Operative January 1, 2004, by Sec. 52 of Ch. 4.)

Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 1768.10 v2

  • board: means the Board of Parole Hearings, until January 1, 2007, at which time "board" shall refer to the body created to hear juvenile parole matters under the jurisdiction of the Director of the Division of Juvenile Justice in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 1703
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
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