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CA Penal Code § 5005 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM|CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation|Section 5005.

5005.  The department may maintain a canteen at any prison or institution under its jurisdiction for the sale to persons confined therein of toilet articles, candy, notions, and other sundries, and may provide the necessary facilities, equipment, personnel, and merchandise for the canteen. The director shall specify what commodities shall be sold in the canteen. The sale prices of the articles offered for sale shall be fixed by the director at the amounts that will, as far as possible, render each canteen self-supporting. The department may undertake to insure against damage or loss of canteen and handicraft materials, supplies and equipment owned by the Inmate Welfare Fund of the Department of Corrections as provided in Section 5006.The canteen operations at any prison or institution referred to in this section shall be audited biennially by the Department of Finance, and at the end of each intervening fiscal year, each prison or institution shall prepare a statement of operations. At least one copy of any audit report or statement of operations shall be posted at the canteen and at least one copy shall be available to inmates at the library of each prison or institution.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 798, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 9 of Ch. 798.)
CA Penal Code § 5006.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM|CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation|Section 5006.1.

5006.1.  (a) Notwithstanding any provision in Section 5006, money in the Inmate Welfare Fund shall not be expended to pay charges for any or all of the following purposes:(1) Overtime for staff coverage of special events.(2) Television repair.(3) Original complement of television sets and replacement of television equipment.(b) The department shall pay these charges out of any money appropriated for these purposes.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 831, Sec. 3. (SB 542) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Penal Code § 5007 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM|CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation|Section 5007.

5007.  The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation may invest money in the Inmate Welfare Fund that in his or her opinion is not necessary for immediate use, with the approval of the Department of Finance, and interest earned and other increment derived from investments made pursuant to this section shall be paid into the Inmate Welfare Fund of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 831, Sec. 4. (SB 542) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Penal Code § 5007.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM|CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation|Section 5007.5.

5007.5.  The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall not charge a fee for an inmate-initiated medical visit of an inmate confined in the state prison.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 570, Sec. 5. (AB 45) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Penal Code § 5007.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM|CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation|Section 5007.7.

5007.7.  An inmate who has maintained an inmate trust account with twenty-five dollars ($25) or less for 30 consecutive days shall be deemed indigent. An indigent inmate shall receive basic supplies necessary for maintaining personal hygiene. An indigent inmate shall be provided with sufficient resources to communicate with and access the courts, including, but not limited to, stamps, writing materials, envelopes, paper, and the services of a notary for the purpose of notarizing a signature on a document, as required.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 764, Sec. 1. (AB 2533) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Penal Code § 5007.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM|CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation|Section 5007.9.

5007.9.  (a) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall not charge a fee for durable medical equipment or medical supplies provided to an inmate confined in the state prison as medically necessary to ensure the inmate has equal access to prison services, programs, or activities.(b) (1) For purposes of this section, “durable medical equipment” means equipment that is prescribed by a licensed provider to meet the medical needs of an inmate and that meets all of the following criteria:(A) The equipment can withstand repeated use.(B) The equipment is used to serve a medical purpose.(C) The equipment is not normally useful to an individual in the absence of an illness, injury, functional impairment, or congenital anomaly.(D) The equipment is appropriate for use in or out of the prison.(2) Durable medical equipment includes, but is not limited to, eyeglasses, artificial eyes, dentures, artificial limbs, orthopedic braces and shoes, and hearing aids.(c) For purposes of this section, “medical supplies” means supplies that are prescribed by a licensed provider to meet the medical needs of an inmate and that meet all of the following criteria:(1) The supplies cannot withstand repeated use.(2) The supplies are usually disposable in nature.(3) The supplies are used to serve a medical purpose.(4) The supplies are not normally useful to an individual in the absence of an illness, injury, functional impairment, or congenital anomaly.(5) The supplies are intended for use in an outpatient setting.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 570, Sec. 6. (AB 45) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Penal Code § 5008 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM|CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation|Section 5008.

5008.  The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall deposit any funds of inmates in his or her possession in trust with the Treasurer pursuant to Section 16305.3 of the Government Code. However, the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, shall deposit those funds of inmates in interest-bearing bank accounts or invest or reinvest the funds in any of the securities that are described in Article 1 (commencing with Section 16430) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code and for the purposes of deposit or investment only may mingle the funds of any inmate with the funds of other inmates. Any interest or increment accruing on those funds, less expenses incurred in the investment, shall be deposited in individual inmate or parolee trust accounts on a proportional basis depending upon the amount of funds each individual inmate or parolee account has on deposit.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 210, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Penal Code § 5008.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM|CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation|Section 5008.1.

5008.1.  Subject to the availability of adequate state funding for these purposes, the Director of Corrections shall provide all inmates at each penal institution and prison facility under the jurisdiction of the department with information about behavior that places a person at high risk for contracting the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and about the prevention of transmission of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The director shall provide all inmates, who are within one month of release or being placed on parole, with information about agencies and facilities that provide testing, counseling, medical, and support services for AIDS victims. Information about AIDS prevention shall be solicited by the director from the State Department of Health Services, the county health officer, or local agencies providing services to persons with AIDS. The Director of Health Services, or his or her designee, shall approve protocols pertaining to the information to be disseminated under this section.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1301, Sec. 2.)
CA Penal Code § 5008.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM|CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation|Section 5008.2.

5008.2.  (a) During the intake medical examination or intake health screening, or while providing general information during intake, the department shall provide all inmates with information on hepatitis C, including, but not limited to, methods of hepatitis C transmission and prevention, and information on opportunities for screening and treatment while incarcerated. This subdivision shall be implemented only to the extent that brochures, other printed information, or other media is provided at no charge to the department by public health agencies or any other organization promoting hepatitis C education.(b) The department shall also provide hepatitis C screening to all inmates who request it, and offer it to inmates that have a history of intravenous drug use or other risk factors for hepatitis C. This testing shall be confidential.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 570, Sec. 7. (AB 45) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Penal Code § 5009 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM|CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation|Section 5009.

5009.  (a) It is the intention of the Legislature that all prisoners shall be afforded reasonable opportunities to exercise religious freedom.(b) (1) Except in extraordinary circumstances, upon the transfer of an inmate to another state prison institution, any member of the clergy or spiritual adviser who has been previously authorized by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to visit that inmate shall be granted visitation privileges at the institution to which the inmate is transferred within 72 hours of the transfer.(2) Visitations by members of the clergy or spiritual advisers shall be subject to the same rules, regulations, and policies relating to general visitations applicable at the institution to which the inmate is transferred.(3) A departmental or volunteer chaplain who has ministered to or advised an inmate incarcerated in state prison may, voluntarily and without compensation, continue to minister to or advise the inmate while he or she is on parole, provided that the departmental or volunteer chaplain so notifies the warden and the parolee’s parole agent in writing.(c) Nothing in this section limits the department’s ability to prohibit a departmental chaplain from ministering to a parolee, or to exclude a volunteer chaplain from department facilities, if either is found to be in violation of any law or regulation and that violation would ordinarily be grounds for adverse action or denial of access to a facility or person under the department’s custody.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 520. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Penal Code § 5010 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM|CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation|Section 5010.

5010.  (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the predominant purpose of exercise in correctional facilities should be for the maintenance of the general health and welfare of inmates and that exercise equipment and programs in correctional facilities should be consistent with this purpose.The Legislature further finds and declares that in some cases it may be beneficial to provide access to weights for therapeutic or rehabilitative reasons under a doctor’s order or for certain vocational activities such as firefighting.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that both the Department of Corrections and the Department of the Youth Authority eliminate or restrict access to weights and weight lifting equipment where it is determined that the particular type of equipment involved or the particular prison population or inmate involved poses a safety concern both in the correctional facility and to the public upon release. In those instances where inmates are allowed access to weights and weight lifting equipment, access shall be a privilege.As a condition of inmate access to weights and weight lifting equipment, the departments may require inmates to participate in training in the proper use of weights and weight lifting equipment that emphasizes departmental rules and safety practices that must be observed when using weights and weight lifting equipment.The directors of the departments, or their respective designees, may restrict individual or group access to weights and weight lifting equipment as deemed necessary for the orderly operation of the correctional facility.(c) On or before July 1, 1995, both the Department of Corrections and the Department of the Youth Authority shall adopt regulations governing inmate access to weight lifting and weight training equipment in state prison and California Youth Authority facilities, respectively. In developing these regulations, the departments shall consider each of the following:(1) Some prisoners may utilize weight equipment to develop strength and increase body mass and size rather than for the maintenance of general health. This use of weight equipment may create a risk of harm to other inmates, correctional officers, and staff and, upon release, to law enforcement officers and the general public.(2) The improper use of weights and weight lifting equipment may result in injuries that require costly medical attention.(3) Access to weights and weight lifting equipment by inmates may result in the use of the equipment by inmates to attack other inmates or correctional officers.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 193, Sec. 148. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Penal Code § 5011 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM|CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation|Section 5011.

5011.  (a) The Department of Corrections shall not require, as a condition for any form of treatment or custody that the department offers, an admission of guilt to any crime for which an inmate was committed to the custody of the department.(b) The Board of Prison Terms shall not require, when setting parole dates, an admission of guilt to any crime for which an inmate was committed.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 255.)
CA Penal Code § 5021 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM|CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation|Section 5021.

5021.  (a) Any death that occurs in any facility operated by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the State Department of State Hospitals, a city, county, or city and county, including county juvenile facilities, or any facility which is under contract with any of these entities for the incarceration, rehabilitation, holding, or treatment of persons accused or convicted of crimes, shall be reported within a reasonable time, not to exceed two hours, of its discovery by authorities in the facility to the county sheriff, or his or her designated representative, and to the coroner’s office, of the county in which the facility is located, as provided in Section 27491 of the Government Code. These deaths shall also be reported to the district attorney, or his or her designated representative, of the county in which the facility is located as soon as a representative of the district attorney’s office is on duty. If the facility is located within the city limits of an incorporated city, the report shall also be made to the chief of police in that city, or to his or her designated representative, within a reasonable time, not to exceed two hours, of its discovery.Any death of a person in a facility operated by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall also be reported to the Chief of Medical Services in the Central Office of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or his or her designated representative, as soon as a representative of that office is on duty.(b) The initial report of the death of a person required in subdivision (a) may be transmitted by telephone, direct contact, or by written notification, and shall outline all pertinent facts known at the time the report is made and all persons to contact, in addition to any other information the reporting person or officer deems pertinent.(c) The initial report of the death of a person as required in subdivision (a) shall be supplemented by a written report, which shall be submitted to the entities listed in subdivision (a) within eight hours of the discovery of the death. This written report shall include all circumstances and details of the death that were known at the time the report was prepared, and shall include the names of all persons involved in the death, and all persons with knowledge of the circumstances surrounding the death.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 24, Sec. 49. (AB 1470) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Penal Code § 5022 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM|CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation|Section 5022.

5022.  (a) Upon the entry of a prisoner into a facility operated by the Department of Corrections, and at least every year thereafter, the Director of Corrections shall obtain from the prisoner the name and last known address and telephone number of any person or persons who shall be notified in the event of the prisoner’s death or serious illness or serious injury, as determined by the physician in attendance, and who are authorized to receive his or her body. The persons shall be noted in the order of the prisoner’s preference. The Director of Corrections shall provide the prisoner with the opportunity to modify or amend his or her notification list at any time.(b) The Director of Corrections shall use all reasonable means to contact the person or persons set forth in the notification list upon the death or serious illness or serious injury, as determined by the physician in attendance, of the prisoner while confined in a facility operated by the Department of Corrections.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 211, Sec. 1. Effective July 26, 1993.)
CA Penal Code § 5023 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM|CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation|Section 5023.

5023.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Corrections operate in the most cost-effective and efficient manner possible when purchasing health care services for inmates. To achieve this goal, it is desirable that the department have the benefit and experience of the California Medical Assistance Commission in planning and negotiating for the purchase of health care services.(b) The Department of Corrections shall consult with the commission to assist the department in planning and negotiating contracts for the purchase of health care services. The commission shall advise the department, and may negotiate directly with providers on behalf of the department, as mutually agreed upon by the commission and the department.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 749, Sec. 9. Effective October 10, 1995.)
CA Penal Code § 5023.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM|CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation|Section 5023.6.

5023.6.  (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall, by January 1, 2011, do all of the following:(1) Adopt industry standard claim forms for use by contract health care service providers.(2) Be able to accept secure electronic submission of claims from contract health care service providers.(3) Perform periodic audits of claims paid to contract health care providers.(4) Provide secure, remote electronic access to claim status information to those contract health care service providers submitting claims electronically in the manner required by the department.(b) The department may adopt policies and procedures for the purpose of enabling electronic health care claims management and processing. The adoption, amendment, or repeal of policies and procedures for this limited purpose are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 669, Sec. 2. (AB 1985) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Penal Code § 5023.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY|TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM|CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation|Section 5023.7.

5023.7.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, money recovered prior to July 1, 2011, from an overpayment of a medical contract expenditure, under the authority of the federal health care receiver, shall be credited to the fiscal year in which the expenditure was drawn. An amount not to exceed the total amount of the funds recovered shall be augmented to the appropriation to the department for the 2010–11 fiscal year, upon approval of the Department of Finance.(b) Money recovered on or after July 1, 2011, from an overpayment of a medical contract expenditure, under the authority of the federal health care receiver, shall be credited to the fiscal year in which the expenditure was drawn. An amount not to exceed the amount of the overpayment shall be augmented to the appropriation to the department for the fiscal year in which the recovered funds are received, upon approval of the Department of Finance.(c) Any money recovered and any adjustments to appropriations made pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be reported to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee within 30 days.(d) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under subdivision (c) is inoperative on January 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 36, Sec. 28. (SB 92) Effective June 30, 2011.)