Cal. Code Regs. tit. 15, § 3999.375 – Telemedicine.

(a) The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) shall provide telemedicine services in CDCR institutions to provide care to the patient population.
1. (1) Primary care telemedicine services shall be used as a resource for institutions with recruitment and retention issues and when providers are unavailable.
(b) Telemedicine services shall be utilized by institutions to reduce custodial costs for specialty services delivered outside of the institution, increase community safety by reducing transports to outside facilities, and optimize availability of specialty care for facilities where specialists in the community are not readily accessible.
1. (1) Institutions shall direct specialty consultations, office visits, and follow-ups to telemedicine any time the institution does not have medical specialists or consultants available onsite to conduct those encounters and when the clinical nature of the service does not warrant an in-person encounter.

Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Section 5054, Penal Code; and Plata v. Newsom (No. C01-1351 JST), U.S. District Court, Northern District of California.

History

1. New article 7 (section 3999.375) and section filed 7-1-2019 as an emergency; operative 7-1-2019 (Register 2019, No. 27). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-9-2019 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. New article 7 (section 3999.375) and section refiled 12-5-2019 as an emergency; operative 12-10-2019 (Register 2019, No. 49). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-9-2020 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

3. New article 7 (section 3999.375) and section refiled 3-9-2020 as an emergency; operative 3-10-2020 (Register 2020, No. 11). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-8-2020 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

4. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-9-2020 order, including amendment of subsections (a), (a)(1), (b) and (b)(1), transmitted to OAL 6-8-2020 and filed 7-20-2020; amendments operative 7-20-2020 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2020, No. 30).