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Medical Information for All California Prisons
California Prison Health Care Services
PO Box 4038
Sacramento, CA 95812-4038
You can also find information about the current receivorship on their website, at:
http://www.cprinc.org/
CDCR Inmate Healthcare Inquiry Line
1-916-324-1403
CDCR Inmate Healthcare Inquiry Line
1-916-324-1403
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has an "Inmate Healthcare Inquiry Line" that people can call. You will not talk to an actual person. It is a recorded message, and allows you to leave a detailed message. You will also be encouraged to also write to them. They give an address, but it is hard to get it all written down, as it is quite long. I've included it here:
Correspondence Control Unit
Health Care Services Division
PO Box 942883
Sacramento, CA 94283-0001
Health Care Services Division
PO Box 942883
Sacramento, CA 94283-0001
The recording urges callers to leave their comments, complaints, or concerns in detail. If a reply is desired, the caller needs to remember to leave a phone number or other way for someone to get back in touch. If the problem is with a specific inmate, they ask the caller to leave the inmate name, CDCR number, and facility where the inmate is housed, if known. The recording suggests that the caller should send something in writing, too, even if a message is left.
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MEDICAL RELEASE OF INFORMATION, FORM 7385,
ADVANCE HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVE, FORM 7421,
CDCR RELEASE OF HEALTH INFO MEMO, and
2009 POLICY AND PROCEDURE INFORMATION ON RELEASE OF INFO FORM
ADVANCE HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVE, FORM 7421,
CDCR RELEASE OF HEALTH INFO MEMO, and
2009 POLICY AND PROCEDURE INFORMATION ON RELEASE OF INFO FORM
The AUTHORIZATION FOR RELEASE OF HEALTH INFORMATION,
CDCR Form #7385:
Has your inmate filled out a "MEDICAL RELEASE of INFORMATION FORM"? Without this form being filled out by the inmate, and placed in her Medical Records, you, as a family member cannot talk to the Medical Staff about your inmates' medical issues. The form is availabe during any medical visit from a clerk or nurse or can be specifically requested through an "Inmate Request for Interview". No copay is required. Remember, families wishing to discuss the medical status of their inmate with the VSPW Medical Staff must be listed on the release form.
Your inmate must fill the form out AT THE PRISON. It is not a form that will be sent to you. It must be provided by VSPW Staff, and sometimes this may cause a problem. Sometimes VSPW staff may not understand what the inmate is asking for.
So we've provided a copy of the general form that VSPW has. This is not a legal copy, but it will give you the idea of what your inmate should ask for. You may want to print out this sample to show your loved one. This form CANNOT be used in place of the form provided by VSPW.
*** This is A SAMPLE ONLY. *** This form is known as Health Form #7385, Authorization for Release of Health Information.
Has your inmate filled out a "MEDICAL RELEASE of INFORMATION FORM"? Without this form being filled out by the inmate, and placed in her Medical Records, you, as a family member cannot talk to the Medical Staff about your inmates' medical issues. The form is availabe during any medical visit from a clerk or nurse or can be specifically requested through an "Inmate Request for Interview". No copay is required. Remember, families wishing to discuss the medical status of their inmate with the VSPW Medical Staff must be listed on the release form.
Your inmate must fill the form out AT THE PRISON. It is not a form that will be sent to you. It must be provided by VSPW Staff, and sometimes this may cause a problem. Sometimes VSPW staff may not understand what the inmate is asking for.
So we've provided a copy of the general form that VSPW has. This is not a legal copy, but it will give you the idea of what your inmate should ask for. You may want to print out this sample to show your loved one. This form CANNOT be used in place of the form provided by VSPW.
*** This is A SAMPLE ONLY. *** This form is known as Health Form #7385, Authorization for Release of Health Information.
There is a
CDCR Memorandum
and a
Policy and Procedure outline
that explain how the new AUTHORIZATION FOR RELEASE OF HEALTH INFORMATION should be used, and who should have this information.
If you have any trouble explaining to your inmate what you need or have to discuss this process with anyone at the prison, you may want to print this information out.
Click Button for CDCR Memo & Policy/Procedure info on Medical Information Release Forms
Click button to download form 7385, Authorization for Release of Health Information.
Sample Form Only!!!
If you have any trouble explaining to your inmate what you need or have to discuss this process with anyone at the prison, you may want to print this information out.
Click Button for CDCR Memo & Policy/Procedure info on Medical Information Release Forms
Click button to download form 7385, Authorization for Release of Health Information.
Sample Form Only!!!