CA SB1462

Authorizes sheriffs to release prisoners with a life expectancy of 6 months or less from county jails after conferring with a physician, if the prisoner does not pose a reasonable threat to public safety.

Allows sheriffs to request the court grant medical probation or resentencing to medical probation for prisoners who are permanently incapacitated and unable to perform daily activities requiring 24-hour care, or who need acute long-term inpatient rehabilitation services.

Requires counties to pay the nonfederal share of Medi-Cal costs for released prisoners or probationers eligible for Medi-Cal during the period they would have otherwise been incarcerated or on medical probation.

Permits probation officers or courts to request medical reexaminations of those released on medical probation and return them to custody if their medical condition improves sufficiently.

Requires county boards of supervisors to adopt a funding process for the nonfederal share of Medi-Cal costs and notify the State Department of Health Care Services before implementing these provisions.