An employer may not require medical or psychological examinations of employees, unless they are job-related and necessary for business. Employers may conduct voluntary medical examinations, including voluntary medical histories, which are part of an employee health program available to employees at that worksite.
In administrative adjudications governed by the Administrative Procedures Act, an interpreter may be provided during a medical examination or hearing; the interpreter is bound by the same confidentiality rules governing the agency.
All complaints or relevant information concerning licensees that are within the jurisdiction of the Medical Board of California, the California Board of Podiatric Medicine, or the Board of Psychology shall be made available to the Health Quality Enforcement Section of the Department of Justice.
When a person dies in custody of law enforcement or in prison, the agency must submit a report with certain information to the state attorney general. The report does not waive confidentiality of medical information.
The Victim Compensation board may request an independent medical examination and report after thirty days notice, if there is a reasonable basis for requesting an additional evaluation of the victims of crime.
Funds from the low-income home energy assistance program shall be used for individuals who provide evidence of household member's medical condition requiring the use of life support or climate and temperature control systems.
In accordance with PERS Board rule, a state appointing power may require an employee to submit to a medical examination by a physician designated by the appointing power to evaluate the capacity of the employee to perform the work of his or her position; the examining physician shall make a written report of the examination to the appointing power and the appointing power shall provide a copy to the physician designated by the employee.
