Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 4600 - End of Life Option Act Participation

(a) All terminally ill patients in the custody and care of the Department of State Hospitals shall receive appropriate and necessary medical care for their situation, including counseling, hospice, and palliative care, as appropriate and desired.

(b) The Department of State Hospitals will not permit employees, independent contractors, or other persons, except as provided in section 4601 subdivision (c)(1), to participate in activities under the End of Life Option Act, Health and Safety Code section 443 et. seq., while on premises owned or under the management or direct control of the Department of State Hospitals, or while acting within the course and scope of any employment by, or contract with, the Department of State Hospitals.

(c) Patients committed to the Department of State Hospitals under Penal Code section 2684 are not considered to be in the custody of the Department of State Hospitals, for the purposes of Article 6, End of Life Option Act. The Department of State Hospitals will provide the appropriate and necessary medical care for those committed pursuant to Penal Code section 2684. Patients committed to the Department of State Hospitals under Penal Code section 2684 shall not be provided the option of the aid-in-dying drug, pursuant to title 15, California Code of Regulations, section 3359.8.

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 4600

1. New article 6 (sections 4600-4602) and section filed 6-27-2016 as an emergency; operative 6-27-2016 (Register 2016, No. 27). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-27-2016 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Repealer of article 6 (sections 4600-4602) and repealer of section by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(g) (Register 2017, No. 6).
3. New article 6 (sections 4600-4602) and section filed 2-13-2017; operative 4-1-2017 (Register 2017, No. 7).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 4005.1, 4207 and 4101, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 443 and 443.15, Health and Safety Code.

1. New article 6 (sections 4600-4602) and section filed 6-27-2016 as an emergency; operative 6-27-2016 (Register 2016, No. 27). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-27-2016 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Repealer of article 6 (sections 4600-4602) and repealer of section by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(g) (Register 2017, No. 6).
3. New article 6 (sections 4600-4602) and section filed 2-13-2017; operative 4-1-2017 (Register 2017, No. 7).