California Health and Safety Code 1317.5 – (a) All alleged violations of this article and the regulations …
(a) All alleged violations of this article and the regulations adopted hereunder shall be investigated by the state department. The state department, with the agreement of the local EMS agency, may refer violations of this article to the local EMS agency for investigation. The investigation shall be conducted pursuant to procedures established by the state department and shall be completed no later than 60 days after the report of apparent violation is received by the state department.
(b) At the conclusion of its investigation, the state department or the local EMS agency shall refer any alleged violation by a physician to the Medical Board of California unless it is determined that the complaint is without a reasonable basis.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1317.5
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
(Amended (as added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1240) by Stats. 1989, Ch. 886, Sec. 93.)