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California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
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Health and Safety Code - HSC |
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Division 106. PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) |
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Part 4. PRIMARY HEALTH CARE |
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Chapter 5. Rural Health Services Development |
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ARTICLE 2. California Health Services Corps |
Section 124660.
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Assignments shall be made in accordance with the following:
(a) The authority of any person to supervise any member of the corps shall be subject to approval by the director.
(b) No member of the corps shall be placed in an assignment without the prior agreement of the person or governing board in charge of the health delivery program to which the corps member is assigned.
(c) Corps members directly assigned to rural areas or to state-operated projects shall be contract employees of the California Health Services Corps. Corps members assigned to projects with a nonstate provider or facility may be employees of the provider or facility if specified by contract between the state and the provider or facility. The state shall provide malpractice insurance coverage for all corps personnel.
(d) Local consumers shall be consulted in the placement of California Health Services Corps members.
(e) In making the assignment of a corps member, the director shall seek to match the characteristics and preferences of the member with those of the area, population group, or medical facility where the member may be assigned to the maximum extent possible in order to increase the probability of the member remaining to serve the area, population group, or medical facility upon completion of his or her assignment period.