Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 7503 — General Provisions
Cal. Penal Code § 7503
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2004-09-30
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
The Department of Corrections, the Department of the Youth Authority, and county health officers shall adopt guidelines permitting a chief medical officer to delegate his or her medical responsibilities under this title to other qualified physicians and surgeons, and his or her nonmedical…
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 7503 — General Provisions is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
The Department of Corrections, the Department of the Youth Authority, and county health officers shall adopt guidelines permitting a chief medical officer to delegate his or her medical responsibilities under this title to other qualified physicians and surgeons, and his or her nonmedical responsibilities to other qualified persons, as appropriate. The chief medical officer shall not, however, delegate the duty to determine whether mandatory testing is required as provided for in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 7510) except to another qualified physician designated to act as chief medical officer in the chief medical officer’s absence.