California Penal Code 7512.5 – In the absence of the filing of a report pursuant to Section 7510 or …
In the absence of the filing of a report pursuant to Section 7510 or a request pursuant to Section 7512, the chief medical officer may order a test of an inmate if he or she concludes there are clinical symptoms of HIV infection, AIDS, or hepatitis B or C, as recognized by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the State Department of Health Services.
A copy of the decision shall be provided to the inmate, and where the inmate is a minor, to the parents or guardian of the minor, unless the parent or guardian of the minor cannot be located. Any decision made pursuant to this section shall not be appealable to a three-member panel provided for under Section 7515.
Terms Used In California Penal Code 7512.5
- AIDS: means acquired immune deficiency syndrome. See California Penal Code 7502
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- HIV: means the etiologic virus of AIDS. See California Penal Code 7502
- Inmate: means any of the following:
California Penal Code 7502
- Minor: means a person under 15 years of age. See California Penal Code 7502
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Penal Code 7
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 800, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2007.)