California Code of Regulations
Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections
Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole
Chapter 2 - Rules and Regulations of Health Care Services
Subchapter 2 - Patient's Entitlements and Responsibilities
Article 5 - Health Care Grievances
Section 3999.236 - Abuse of the Health Care Grievance Process
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) The following are abuse of the health care grievance process and may lead to health care grievance restriction:
(b) After the HCGO identifies health care grievance abuse and provides a written and verbal warning to the patient, the headquarters' level reviewing authority shall have the discretion to authorize preparation and issuance of a notice restricting the patient to one routine health care grievance every 30 calendar days for a period of up to one year. Any subsequent violation of the health care grievance restriction may result in an extension of the restriction for up to an additional one-year period upon approval by the headquarters' level reviewing authority.
Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 148.6(a) and 5054, Penal Code; Armstrong v. Newsom (No. C-94-2307-CW), U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; Coleman v. Newsom (No. S90-0520 LKK JFM P) U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; and Plata v. Newsom (No. C01-1351 JST), U.S. District Court, Northern District of California.
Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 148.6(a) and 5054, Penal Code; Armstrong v. Newsom (No. C-94-2307-CW), U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; Coleman v. Newsom (No. S 90-0520 LKK JFM P) U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; and Plata v. Newsom (No. C01-1351 JST), U.S. District Court, Northern District of California.
