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 1403 - Health Care Monitoring and Audits

Universal Citation: 15 CA Code of Regs 1403

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) In juvenile facilities with on-site health care staff, the health administrator, in cooperation with the facility administrator, shall develop and implement written policy and procedures to collect statistical data and submit at least annual summaries of health care services to the facility administrator.

(b) The health administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician and the facility administrator, shall establish policies and procedures to assure that the quality and adequacy of health care services are assessed at least annually.

(1) Policy and procedures shall identify a process for correcting identified deficiencies in the medical, dental, mental health and pharmaceutical services delivered.

(2) Based on information from these assessments, the health administrator shall provide the facility administrator with an annual written report on medical, dental, mental health and pharmaceutical services.

(c) Medical, behavioral/mental and dental services shall be reviewed at least quarterly, at documented administrative meetings between the health and facility administrators and other staff, as appropriate.

1. New section filed 3-6-97; operative 4-5-97 (Register 97, No. 10).
2. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 11-14-2018; operative 1-1-2019 (Register 2018, No. 46).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 210 and 885, Welfare and Institutions Code; and Assembly Bill 1397, Chapter 12, Statutes of 1996. Reference: 1995-96 Budget Act, Chapter 303, Item Number 5430-001-001, Statutes of 1995; Assembly Bill 904, Chapter 304, Statutes of 1995; and Assembly Bill 1397, Chapter 12, Statutes of 1996.

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