California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 1768.9

WIC § 1768.9 Effective Sep 29, 1996Div. 2.5 · Ch. 1 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person under the jurisdiction or control of the Department of the Youth Authority is obligated to submit to a test for the probable causative agent of AIDS upon a determination of the chief medical officer of the facility that clinical symptoms of AIDS or AIDS-related complex, as recognized by the Centers for Disease Control, is present in the person. In the event that the subject of the test refuses to submit to such a test, the department may seek a court order to require him or her to submit to the test.

(b)Prior to ordering a test pursuant to subdivision (a), the chief medical officer shall ensure that the subject of the test receives pretest counseling. The counseling shall include:

(1)Testing procedures, effectiveness, reliability, and confidentiality.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 459. Effective September 29, 1996.