California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 1915

WIC § 1915 Effective Jan 1, 2013Div. 2.5 · Ch. 1 · Art. 12

Statute text

(a)The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities shall purchase, after a competitive bidding process, two medical devices that utilize a laser to remove a tattoo from a person’s skin. The department shall determine, through a competitive bidding process, the placement of the two medical devices pursuant to the following guidelines:

(1)One of the medical devices shall be located within Los Angeles County and the other shall be located within one of the following counties: Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz.

(2)Possible sites may include: a licensed health facility, a licensed health clinic, an educational institution, or a probation office. The department may enter into an agreement with a licensed health facility to permit the health facility to use the medical device when it is not needed for tattoo removal pursuant to this section if the health facility provides tattoo removal services pursuant to this section free of charge.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 746, Sec. 1. (AB 1956) Effective January 1, 2013.