The Department of Corrections, Department of the Youth Authority, Board of Prison Terms, and Youthful Offender Parole Board, in conjunction with the State Department of Health Services, shall meet and confer with recognized employee organizations representing employees pursuant to the Ralph C. Dills Act, Chapter 10.3 (commencing with Section 3512) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code, to develop rules regarding the mandatory examination or testing for tuberculosis of the staff of the Department of Corrections, Department of the Youth Authority, Board of Prison Terms, and Youthful Offender Parole Board. These rules shall include mandated annual examination for tuberculosis of all employees with inmate contact and as a part of preemployment requirements. Except as provided in Section 6007, the confidentiality of the test results shall be maintained. However, statistical summaries which do not identify specific individuals may be prepared.

(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1263, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)