California Administrative Code

(a) Except for a pathologist who meets the laboratory director qualifications of Section 493.1443(b)(1) of Title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, as published October 1, 1994, a laboratory director of an oral pathology laboratory shall possess a valid oral pathology laboratory di…

A sanitary neck strip or towel shall be used to keep the protective covering, such as client capes, from coming in direct contact with a client's neck.

(a) While an appeal is pending there shall be no communication, direct or indirect, regarding any issue in the proceeding, to the Panel from any party to the appeal without notice and opportunity for all parties to participate in the communication. (b) Nothing in this section pre…

“Eligible Contract County” means a county which has requested the transfer of funding pursuant to Section 1157.5 of the Health and Safety Code.

County or district eligibility for funds pursuant to Division 1, Part 2, Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1100) of the Health and Safety Code shall be contingent upon fulfillment by the agency of all environmental health and sanitation requirements imposed upon county or distri…

(a) Except as provided in this article, no right specified in Section 50510 shall be denied any client. In the absence of a court order, the terms of which expressly provide for limitation of a particular right to which a given client is otherwise entitled, no right contained in …

(a) Every person engaged in this state in the manufacturing of cannabis products for human or animal consumption or use sold as OCal, must register with the department, and must annually renew its registration unless no longer so engaged in manufacturing. (b) Manufacturers only c…

(a) The fee for a manufacturer's license as required by Sections 26685 and 26688 of the Health and Safety Code is $200.00 and will cover a period of 12 months. The license is not transferable and will not be prorated. (b) Manufacturers of human prescription drugs shall pay an add…

In reaching a decision on a disciplinary action under the Administrative Procedure Act (Government Code Section 11400 et seq.), the Bureau shall consider the disciplinary guidelines entitled “A Manual of Disciplinary Guidelines for Locksmiths” [November 1996 1st Edition] which ar…

(a) Beginning in 1983, and each third subsequent year thereafter, the governing body of each county, the Cities of Berkeley, Long Beach, and Pasadena, and the San Joaquin Local Health District shall adopt and shall submit a Multi-Year Plan and Budget to the Director in the form a…

“Direct Health Services” means one or more of the following services provided under the supervision of a licensed provider of health services acting within the scope of his or her license: (a) Primary health care consisting of diagnostic, treatment and health maintenance services…

The case shall be isolated in accordance with Section 2518 for a period of seven days from the onset of illness or for the duration of fever if longer. Restrictions on contacts is not required, except at the discretion of the local health officer.

A fencing contractor constructs, erects, alters, or repairs all types of fences, corrals, runs, railings, cribs, game court enclosures, guard rails and barriers, playground game equipment, backstops, posts, flagpoles, and gates, excluding masonry walls.

(a) The hearing officer shall prepare a recommended decision for the Director of the Department; the recommended decision shall be in writing and shall include findings of fact and conclusions of law. (b) The Director of the Department may either adopt or reject the proposed deci…

Any researcher may appeal an unfavorable decision of an IRB to the State IRB in writing within 31 days of the date of the written notice of disapproval.

“May” means permissible. “Shall” means mandatory. “Should” means desirable.

(a) The regional center/service provider contract shall contain the requirements for the termination of the contract. (b) The provision for contract termination by the regional center shall include: (1) The methods by which termination will be effected; (2) The basis for settleme…

(a) All recipients of an award from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (“CIRM”) agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the CIRM Intellectual Property Policy for CIRM Awards incorporated herein by reference as identified below. (b) The CIRM Intellectual P…

“Licensed Provider of Health Services” for the purposes of Section 1503 means: (a) A provider practicing in California licensed by the appropriate healing arts board. (b) An individual employed by the Federal government in the practice of the healing arts on tribal lands.

The intent and purpose of this subchapter is to implement, interpret, and make specific the statutory provisions of the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act (Division 4.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, commencing with Section 4500) relative to the rights of pe…

(a) Every clinical laboratory director, under whom high complexity tests or examinations are performed, shall either perform the duties of a general supervisor or employ a general supervisor who shall be responsible for day-to-day supervision of laboratory operation and personnel…

(a) The Multi-Year Plan and Budget submitted by each local jurisdiction shall contain but not be limited to a: (1) Narrative section which provides a description of public health, and inpatient and outpatient services be provided or contracted for by the local jurisdiction. (2) B…

Monies available under Chapter 606, Statutes of 1975, and any funds available to carry out provisions of Article 14 (commencing with Section 429.30) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Health and Safety Code shall be allotted for the following purposes: (a) Direct health …

(a) In the determination of the allocation of State funds the following factors shall be considered: (1) Need as demonstrated by: (A) The number of individuals to be served. (B) The availability of other resources in the service area. (C) The accessibility of resources in the ser…

(a) A grape wine shall be entitled to the appellation of origin “California” or a geographical subdivision thereof only if: (1) 100 percent of its volume is derived from fermented juice of fruit grown within California; except that wine spirits produced in California from residue…

The following definitions govern the construction of sections within this subchapter unless the context otherwise requires: Words shall have their usual meaning unless the context or a definition clearly indicates a different meaning. “May” means permissive. “Shall” means mandato…

(a) In addition to the regulations in this article, manufacturers of any active ingredient component of a human prescription drug shall comply with the following sections of Code of Federal Regulations, title 21, part 211 (revised as of April 1, 1992), except that all references …

(a) All canned pet food shall comply with the following analysis: (1) Crude protein content--a minimum of 7 ½ percent (2) Crude fat content--a minimum of 2 percent (3) Crude fiber content--a maximum of 1 ½ percent (4) Moisture content--a maximum of 78 percent or the natural moist…

(a) Salaries, travel expenses, and per diem rates for employees of existing Indian health programs shall be no greater than the rate set for State employees in like circumstances. Exceptions shall be granted only when no provider of services is available to the program at the rat…

(a) A revised audit report may be issued by or on behalf of the Department or regional center for the fiscal period or periods for which proceedings are pending under this subchapter. (b) The appeals review officer or hearing officer may suspend their respective proceedings until…

(a) Any organization seeking approval as an accrediting agency shall submit an application to the Department which shall include documentation of the following: (1) The organization's name, address, and owner(s); (2) The organization's structure, function, and philosophy for moni…

(a) All clinical laboratories licensed or registered by the Department shall comply with those federal regulations adopted under the CLIA of 1988 (42 C.F.R. § 493 et seq.), effective January 24, 2003, and published in the California Regulatory Notice Register 2016, Number 41-Z, p…

(a) To be granted early admission as set forth in Section 5093.5 of the Business and Professions Code, applicants shall submit the following to the Board: (1) A completed application for an Authorization to Test as specified in Section 8.2. (2) Satisfactory evidence, defined in S…

(a) The words “dog food,” “cat food,” or similar designations shall appear conspicuously upon the principal display panels of the pet food labels. (b) The following shall appear on the label: “Guaranteed Analysis” Crude protein --minimum % Crude fat --minimum % Crude fiber --maxi…

(a) Parties may seek consolidation of two or more requests for administrative review or formal hearing which are pending on appeal, for the reduction of effort and expense of separate appeals, where the issues stated and evidence cover much the same ground and can advantageously …

The Department hereby adds to the tests that may be requested and reported pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 1246.5 any laboratory test or examination to identify HIV, a component of HIV, or antibodies or antigens to HIV when the test or examination has been appro…

(a) Any organization seeking approval by the Department as a cytotechnologist competency testing service or program shall submit an application to the Department which shall include documentation of the following: (1) The organization's name, address, and owner(s); (2) The organi…

For purposes of compliance with Sections 291 and 304 of the California Health and Safety Code, rhesus (Rh) blood typing (as defined in Title 17, California Administrative Code, Chapter 2, Subchapter 1, Group 1, Section 1002, Number 3, [Determination of Rh type]) shall consist of …

Manufacturers must manufacture cannabis products to be sold as OCal in accordance with the following requirements: (a) All cannabis used by a manufacturer must be obtained from an entity with valid, current cannabis licenses issued by the cannabis licensing authority pursuant to …

All bulk ripe olives shall be held in kegs or barrels in a brine solution containing as a minimum 2 ½ percent salt (10 degrees salometer).

(a) Upon the hearing officer's own motion or upon the request of a party, the hearing officer may, for good cause, continue a formal hearing to another time or place. Oral notice of the time and place of the continued formal hearing may be given to each party present at the forma…

(a) The definitions in subsections (b) though (i) shall govern the interpretation of this article. (b) “Competency testing service or program” means an organization that has been approved by the Department pursuant to section 1270 of the California Business and Professions Code t…

(a) The application fee for the computer-based Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination shall be $100 for issuance of the Authorization to Test to first-time applicants and $50 for issuance of the Authorization to Test to repeat applicants. (b) The application fee for issu…

(a) Each regional center and developmental center shall establish one or more committees to be known as Behavior Modification Review Committees, which shall be responsible for the review and consideration for approval or denial of behavior modification interventions that may caus…

(a) An accountancy corporation shall provide and maintain adequate security for claims against it by its clients arising out of the rendering of or failure to render professional services. Security for such claims shall consist of either of the following: (1) Insurance for each c…

The department may initiate exclusions from Medicaid and Medi-Cal when the grounds for taking a permissive exclusion under 42 CFR part 1002 exist. The department shall initiate exclusions from Medicaid and Medi-Cal when the grounds for taking a mandatory exclusion under 42 CFR pa…

(a) The Hoxsey method is a cancer treatment system which employs the use of the substances potassium iodide, lactated pepsin, red clover blossoms, cascara sagrada, licorice, burdock root, stillingia root, berberis root, poke root, echinacea root, prickly ash bark, and buckthorn b…

(a) Individuals referred for admission to a developmental center must be assessed for service and support needs under Welfare and Institutions Code section 4418.7. If the Welfare and Institutions Code section 4418.7 assessment process indicates that the individual's admission to …

(a) The registered certifying agent must renew their registration with the department annually prior to the registration expiration date. Any certifying agent that does not pay the registration fee within 30 days of the date on which the fee is due and payable must pay a penalty …