California Health and Safety Code

§ 1233.5

HSC § 1233.5 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 3

Statute text

By June 30, 1995, a licensed clinic board of directors and its medical director shall establish and adopt written policies and procedures to screen patients for purposes of detecting spousal or partner abuse. The policies shall include procedures to accomplish all of the following:

(a)Identifying, as part of its medical screening, spousal or partner abuse among patients.

(b)Documenting in the medical record patient injuries or illnesses attributable to spousal or partner abuse.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 197, Sec. 9. (SB 1493) Effective January 1, 2023.