§ 120535 Venereal Disease Patient Admission

Health and Safety Code·California

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•Public hospitals must take in people with serious sexually transmitted infections (STIs) if health officials think they could spread the disease to others.
•This rule is about keeping the public safe from diseases that can spread easily.
•It’s up to health officials to decide if someone with an STI is a risk to others.

Example

Someone has a bad case of an STI and isn’t getting treatment, and they work in a place where they could spread it to lots of people.

The hospital has to let them in for treatment if health officials say they might spread the disease to others.

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§ 120535 Venereal Disease Patient Admission

Any state agency conducting a public hospital shall admit acute venereal disease cases, when, in the opinion of the department or the local health officer having jurisdiction, persons infected with venereal disease may be a menace to public health. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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state agency public hospital acute venereal disease public health local health officer

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 120535.

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