Statute · California Welfare and Institutions Code

Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 4305 — Officers and Employees

Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 4305

Type
Statute
Source
California Welfare and Institutions Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2020-06-29
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(a) Subject to the rules and regulations established by the department, and under the supervision of the hospital director, the medical director of a state hospital shall be responsible for the planning, development, direction, management, supervision, and evaluation of medical care provided.

Citator

Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 4305 — Officers and Employees is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(a) Subject to the rules and regulations established by the department, and under the supervision of the hospital director, the medical director of a state hospital shall be responsible for the planning, development, direction, management, supervision, and evaluation of medical care provided.

(b) A medical director of a state hospital shall be a physician who has passed, or shall pass, an examination for a license to practice medicine in California and shall be a qualified specialist in a branch of medicine that includes diseases affecting the brain and nervous system. The medical director of a state hospital shall be well qualified by training or experience to have proven skills in mental hospital program administration.