California Code of Regulations
Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections
Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole
Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs
Subchapter 4 - General Institution Regulations
Article 8 - Medical and Dental Services
Section 3359.1 - Medical Parole General Policy

(a) Pursuant to Penal Code section 3550, an incarcerated person who is found to be permanently medically incapacitated, as defined in (a)(1) below, with a medical condition that renders them permanently unable to perform the activities of daily living and results in the incarcerated person requiring 24-hour care, shall be referred to the Board of Parole Hearings, within 30 working days of the Chief Medical Officer or Chief Medical Executive determination, if all of the following conditions exist:

(b) A request for an incarcerated person to be considered for medical parole may be initiated by any of the following:

(c) Requests from individuals described in subsection (b)(2)-(4) above shall not be considered if the incarcerated person's primary care physician has previously reviewed an incarcerated person's eligibility for medical parole within the last 90 days.

(d) The incarcerated person shall be granted medical parole if the Board of Parole Hearings determines the conditions under which the incarcerated person would be released would not reasonably pose a threat to public safety.