County jails: incarcerated person contacts.
- Requires county jails to notify designated contacts within 24 hours when inmates are hospitalized or die.
- Mandates jails to facilitate phone calls between hospitalized inmates and their approved contacts.
- Applies to cases where inmates need terminal care, life-sustaining treatment, or hospital admission.
Assembly Member Bryan's proposal to extend medical notification requirements to county jails mirrors existing state prison protocols, requiring jails to inform designated contacts within 24 hours when incarcerated individuals face serious medical situations or death.
The measure establishes specific notification triggers, including cases where medical professionals determine an incarcerated person needs treatment for terminal illness, requires life-sustaining care, or gains admission to a public or community hospital. Upon hospitalization, jails must contact all individuals listed on medical release forms about the person's condition and, with consent, facilitate phone calls between them. In the event of death, jails must notify both medical release contacts and next of kin within the 24-hour window.
As a state-mandated program, the measure allows county jails to seek reimbursement for costs associated with implementing these notification procedures. The Commission on State Mandates holds authority to determine qualifying expenses eligible for state compensation under existing statutory frameworks.
This bill was recently introduced. Email the authors to let them know what you think about it.
Introduced By
Latest Voting History
 Tom LackeyR Assembly Member | Committee Member |  Not Contacted | |
 James RamosD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Isaac BryanD Assembly Member | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
 Matt HaneyD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Juan AlanisR Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted |
- Requires county jails to notify designated contacts within 24 hours when inmates are hospitalized or die.
- Mandates jails to facilitate phone calls between hospitalized inmates and their approved contacts.
- Applies to cases where inmates need terminal care, life-sustaining treatment, or hospital admission.
This bill was recently introduced. Email the authors to let them know what you think about it.
Introduced By
Assembly Member Bryan's proposal to extend medical notification requirements to county jails mirrors existing state prison protocols, requiring jails to inform designated contacts within 24 hours when incarcerated individuals face serious medical situations or death.
The measure establishes specific notification triggers, including cases where medical professionals determine an incarcerated person needs treatment for terminal illness, requires life-sustaining care, or gains admission to a public or community hospital. Upon hospitalization, jails must contact all individuals listed on medical release forms about the person's condition and, with consent, facilitate phone calls between them. In the event of death, jails must notify both medical release contacts and next of kin within the 24-hour window.
As a state-mandated program, the measure allows county jails to seek reimbursement for costs associated with implementing these notification procedures. The Commission on State Mandates holds authority to determine qualifying expenses eligible for state compensation under existing statutory frameworks.
Latest Voting History
Tom LackeyR Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
James RamosD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Isaac BryanD Assembly Member | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
Matt HaneyD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Juan AlanisR Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted |