Welf. & Inst. Code, § 4305 · Chapter 3. Officers and Employees
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 4305
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Subject to the rules and regulations established by the department, and under the supervision of the hospital director, the medical director of a state hospital shall be responsible for the planning, development, direction, management, supervision, and evaluation of medical care provided.
(b) A medical director of a state hospital shall be a physician who has passed, or shall pass, an examination for a license to practice medicine in California and shall be a qualified specialist in a branch of medicine that includes diseases affecting the brain and nervous system. The medical director of a state hospital shall be well qualified by training or experience to have proven skills in mental hospital program administration.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 12, Sec. 41. (AB 80) Effective June 29, 2020.
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