Section 4321 - Criminal history check(a)(1) The criminal history check authorized by this section is limited to an employee, prospective employee, contractor, subcontractor, and volunteer whose duties include, or would include, access to any of the following:(A) A State Department of State Hospitals facility.(B) State Department of State Hospitals patients or clients.(C) Individuals who are being evaluated for commitment to the State Department of State Hospitals.(D) Medical Information, as defined by Section 56.05 of the Civil Code.(E) Criminal offender record information, as defined in Section 11075 of the Penal Code, including federal criminal history information obtained pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.(b) The State Department of State Hospitals shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Justice of an employee, prospective employee, contractor, subcontractor, and volunteer, specified in subdivision (a), in accordance with subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.(c) The Department of Justice shall provide a state- or federal-level response pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.Ca. Welf. and Inst. Code § 4321
Added by Stats 2023 ch 198 (SB 152),s 21, eff. 9/13/2023.