(a) Supervisory and medical personnel in correctional institutions shall notify all law enforcement employees when those employees have had direct contact with the bodily fluids of inmates or persons charged or in custody who either have tested positive for infection with HIV, or been diagnosed as having AIDS or hepatitis B or C.

(b) Supervisory and medical personnel at correctional institutions shall provide to employees covered by this section the latest medical information regarding precautions to be taken under the circumstances, and shall furnish proper protective clothing and other necessary protective devices or equipment, and instruct staff on the applicability of this title.

Terms Used In California Penal Code 7522

  • AIDS: means acquired immune deficiency syndrome. See California Penal Code 7502
  • Bodily fluids: means blood, semen, or any other bodily fluid identified by either the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or State Department of Public Health in appropriate regulations as capable of transmitting HIV or hepatitis B or C. See California Penal Code 7502
  • HIV: means the etiologic virus of AIDS. See California Penal Code 7502
  • Law enforcement employee: means correctional officers, peace officers, and other staff of a correctional institution, California Highway Patrol officers, county sheriff's deputies, city police officers, parole officers, probation officers, and city, county, or state employees including but not limited to, judges, bailiffs, court personnel, prosecutors and staff, and public defenders and staff, who, as part of the judicial process involving an inmate of a correctional institution, or a person charged with a crime, including a minor charged with an offense for which he or she may be made a ward of the court under §. See California Penal Code 7502
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7

(c) The law enforcement employee who reported an incident pursuant to Section 7510 shall be notified of the results of any test administered to any person as a result of the reporting.

(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 800, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2007.)

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