California Health and Safety Code

§ 1264.1

HSC § 1264.1 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1)“Medical chaperone” means a trained employee of a provider who assists or observes during the portion of a visit that includes a sensitive examination.

(2)“Provider” means a general acute care hospital, as defined in Section 1250, except that “provider” does not include any facility owned or operated by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 442, Sec. 2. (AB 849) Effective January 1, 2026. Operative January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.