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 5 - Minimum Standards for Juvenile Facilities
Article 8 - Health Services
Section 1401 - Patient Treatment Decisions

Clinical decisions about the treatment of individual youth are the sole province of licensed health care professionals, operating within the scope of their license and within facility policy defining health care services.

Safety and security policies and procedures that are applicable to youth supervision staff also apply to health care personnel.

1. New section filed 3-6-97; operative 4-5-97 (Register 97, No. 10).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 12-2-2013; operative 4-1-2014 (Register 2013, No. 49).
3. Amendment of last paragraph filed 11-14-2018; operative 1-1-2019 (Register 2018, No. 46).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 210 and 885, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section 209, Welfare and Institutions Code.