California Code of Regulations
Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections
Division 1 - Board of State and Community Corrections
Chapter 1 - Board of State and Community Corrections
Subchapter 4 - Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities
Article 11 - Medical/Mental Health Services
Section 1213 - Detoxification Treatment
The responsible physician shall develop written medical policies on detoxification which shall include a statement as to whether detoxification will be provided within the facility or require transfer to a licensed medical facility. The facility detoxification protocol shall include procedures and symptoms necessitating immediate transfer to a hospital or other medical facility.
Facilities without medically licensed personnel in attendance shall not retain incarcerated people undergoing withdrawal reactions judged or defined in policy, by the responsible physician, as not being readily controllable with available medical treatment. Such facilities shall arrange for immediate transfer to an appropriate medical facility.
1. Editorial correction of Note filed 9-30-82 (Register 82, No. 40).
2. Change without regulatory effect (Register 86, No. 32).
3. Amendment filed 8-4-94; operative 9-5-94 (Register 94, No. 31).
4. Amendment of last paragraph filed 11-17-2022; operative 1-1-2023 (Register 2022, No. 46).
Note: Authority cited: Section 6030, Penal Code. Reference: Section 6030, Penal Code.
