California Health and Safety Code CHAPTER 3.5 - Communicable Diseases Exposure Notification Act

• Section 120260.
  (a)  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1)  Early knowledge of infection with communicable disease is important in order to permit exposed...
• Section 120260.5.
  The communicable disease testing and notification procedures provided for in this chapter are in addition to the notification to which prehospital emergency medical care persons...
• Section 120261.
  For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a)  “Attending physician of the source patient” means any physician and surgeon licensed pursuant to Chapter...
• Section 120262.
  Notwithstanding Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 120975) or any other law, the blood or other tissue or material of a source patient may be tested,...
• Section 120263.
  (a) No health care provider, as defined in this chapter, shall be subject to civil or criminal liability or professional disciplinary action for performing tests for...

Last modified: October 22, 2018