California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 4305

WIC § 4305 Effective Jun 29, 2020Div. 4 · Part 2 · Ch. 3

Statute text

(a)Subject to the rules and regulations established by the department, and under the supervision of the hospital director, the medical director of a state hospital shall be responsible for the planning, development, direction, management, supervision, and evaluation of medical care provided.

(b)A medical director of a state hospital shall be a physician who has passed, or shall pass, an examination for a license to practice medicine in California and shall be a qualified specialist in a branch of medicine that includes diseases affecting the brain and nervous system. The medical director of a state hospital shall be well qualified by training or experience to have proven skills in mental hospital program administration.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 12, Sec. 41. (AB 80) Effective June 29, 2020.