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KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Detentions Bureau
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
H.I.V. TESTING
H-500
EFFECTIVE:
REVIEWED:
REVISED:
UPDATED:
June 30, 1990
07-11-24
07-11-94
07-11-24
APPROVED BY:
REFERENCE:
Senate Bill 1913, Attachment pg. 3, 4, 5, & 6
Detentions Bureau Chief Deputy Cindy Cisneros,
KM Correctional Medicine
POLICY
In compliance with Senate Bill 1913, Title 8 Part 3 of the Penal Code, and Chapter 1579,
Section 199.222 of the Health and Safety Code, Title 8, the Kern County Sheriff's
Department and Kern Medical Center will coordinate HIV testing of incarcerated person
without consent, at all Detention Facilities. This policy covers incidents that occur only in
the correctional facility itself, or when an incarcerated person is in the custody of the
correctional facility.
Procedure A.
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Report of Request and Decision for HIV Testing" (attached) form can be filed by an
incarcerated person or by a law enforcement officer, correctional medicine