Article 7 – Transfers – DMH
62030.5.1 PC 2690 Procedure
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The Department’s Chief, Medical Services, shall contact DMHDepartment of Mental Health (see Department of State Hospitals DSH) and arrange for the PCPenal Code 2690 transfer. Upon acceptance by DMHDepartment of Mental Health (see Department of State Hospitals DSH), a CDC Form 7252, Request For Authorization of Temporary Removal For Medical Treatment shall be completed and processed. The inmate shall then be transferred, and a PCPenal Code 2690 referral shall be initiated, utilizing the procedure outlined in this chapter. An inmate can be placed in DMHDepartment of Mental Health (see Department of State Hospitals DSH) for a period not to exceed three days under PCPenal Code 2690, and for this reason PCPenal Code 2684 procedure shall be expedited.