Section 7516.5.

Any decision by a panel pursuant to Section 7515 or 7516 may be appealed to the superior court, either by a law enforcement employee filing a report pursuant to Section 7510, a person requesting an HIV test pursuant to Section 7512, a medical officer convening a panel pursuant to Section 7516, or any person required to be tested pursuant to a panel's decision. A person required to be tested pursuant to Section 7512.5 may also appeal the decision to the superior court.

The court shall schedule a hearing as expeditiously as possible to review the decision of the panel or a decision made pursuant to Section 7512.5. The court shall uphold the decision being appealed if that decision is based upon substantial evidence.

(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1579, Sec. 2. Effective September 30, 1988.)