California Administrative Code

(a) Upon verification of compliance with the licensing requirements, the Department shall issue the applicant a license. (b) If the applicant is not in compliance with the laws or regulations, the Department shall deny the applicant a license and shall immediately notify the appl…

Except as provided otherwise in section 69501(b), this article applies to all products that contain one or more Candidate Chemicals and that are placed into the stream of commerce in California.

Social service means assisting patients and their families to understand and cope with the emotional and social problems which affect their health status, with appropriately organized staff, space, equipment and supplies. problems of patients.

(a) Each application for a license shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee as authorized by Health and Safety Code, section 1266. (b) No fee shall be refunded to the applicant if the application is withdrawn or if the application is denied by the Department. (c) An additional …

(a) Each application for a license shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee as authorized by Health and Safety Code, section 1266. (b) No fee shall be refunded to the applicant if the application is withdrawn or if the application is denied by the Department. (c) An additional …

(a) This section shall apply to all rental agreements executed on or after January 1, 1982. (b) Whenever accommodations in a skilled nursing facility are rented by or for a patient on a month to month basis, the renter or his heir, legatee or personal representative shall not be …

(a) Auxiliary lighting and power facilities shall be provided as required by Sections E702-5, E702-6, E702-8 and E702-21 of Title 24, California Administrative Code. Flashlights shall be in readiness for use at all times. Open-flame type of light shall not be used. (b) The licens…

(a) There shall be a minimum of 10 square meters (110 square feet) of floorspace per bed or station. (b) The following areas shall be provided and maintained: (1) Patient waiting area. (2) Conference room. (3) Nurses' station. (4) Segregated area for home dialysis training, if pr…

(a) These regulations establish provisions for certification of hazardous waste environmental technologies. Hazardous waste environmental technologies include, but are not limited to, hazardous waste management technologies, site mitigation technologies, and waste minimization an…

Separate licenses shall be required for hospitals which are maintained on separate premises even though they are under the same management. This does not apply to outpatient departments or clinics of hospitals designated as such which are maintained and operated on separate premi…

“Multipurpose Senior Center (MPSC)” means a community facility for the organization and provision of a broad spectrum of services, including but not limited to the provision of health, mental health, social, nutritional, and educational services and recreational activities for ol…

(a) Where water for human consumption is from an independent source, it shall be subjected to bacteriological analysis by the local health department or a licensed commercial laboratory at least every three months. A copy of the most recent laboratory report shall be available fo…

(a) All rooms, attics, basements, passageways, and other spaces shall be provided with artificial illumination. As set forth in Parts 2 and 3 and Sections E702-e and E702-4, Part 3, Title 24, California Administrative Code. (b) All patient rooms shall have a minimum of 30 foot ca…

Heating, air conditioning and ventilating systems shall be maintained in normal operating conditions to provide a comfortable temperature and shall meet the requirements of Section T17-105, Title 24, California Administrative Code.

(a) The owner or operator shall specify in the water quality sampling and analysis plan the compliance period for each regulated unit. The compliance period is the number of years equal to the active life of the regulated unit (including the closure period) and constitutes the mi…

(a) During the interim status period the facility shall not: (1) transfer, treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste not specified in Part A of the permit application; (2) employ processes not specified in Part A of the permit application; or (3) exceed the design capacities sp…

Where provided, seclusion rooms shall be designed and equipped to ensure the safety of the patient.

(a) All clients including multiple-handicapped and nonambulatory clients shall: (1) Spend a major portion of their waking day out of bed. (2) Spend a normal portion of their waking day out of their bedroom areas. (3) Be mobile wherever possible by use of various methods and devic…

No licensee shall have any direct or indirect financial interest in any health facility doing business with the licensee.

(a) All hospitals having a licensed bed capacity of 100 or more beds shall have a pharmacy on the premises licensed by the California Board of Pharmacy. Those hospitals having fewer than 100 licensed beds shall have a pharmacy license issued by the Board of Pharmacy pursuant to S…

U.S. EPA will take action under section 3004(g)(5) and 3004(m) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. section 6924(g)(5) and 6924(m)), by May 8, 1990 for the wastes listed in this subsection (for ease of understanding, the wastes have been listed by the subsecti…

(a) The licensee shall be responsible for regular inspection, cleaning or replacement of all filters installed in heating, air conditioning and ventilating systems, as necessary to maintain the systems in normal operating condition. The efficiency of the replacement filters shall…

(a) Within 60 calendar days of the termination of the temporary manager's appointment, the temporary manager must file a written final accounting with the Department and the licensee of the facility using generally accepted accounting principles. The final accounting must include…

Unit dose medication system means a system in which single dosage units of drugs are prepackaged and prelabeled in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations governing these practices. The system shall also comprise, but not be limited to, all equipment and appropriate r…

(a) This article only applies to the assessment of administrative penalties pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1280.3. This article does not apply to: (1) Minor violations as defined in Section 70952. (2) Settlement of any enforcement action, or (3) Penalties assessed by …

(a) The intensive care newborn nursery shall include at least the following: (1) A separate bassinet or equivalent for each infant. (2) Enclosed storage unit for clean supplies. (3) Diaper receptacles with a cover, foot control and disposable liner. (4) A hamper with a disposable…

Dietitian means a registered dietitian who meets the qualifications specified in section 2585 of the Business and Professions Code.

Existing hospital building means an extant structure intended for proper hospital use. This excludes physician offices contiguous with the hospital and independent of the hospital as far as ownership.

(a) Part B of the permit application consists if the general information requirements of this section, and the specific information requirements in sections 66270.14 through 66270.23 applicable to the facility. The Part B information requirements presented in sections 66270.14 th…

The fee rate established by the Board of Environmental Safety pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 25205.5.01 of the Health and Safety Code shall not exceed one hundred four dollars and eighty cents ($104.80) for each ton or fraction of a ton.

(a) There shall be sufficient equipment and supplies appropriate to the needs of the services offered. In addition there shall be: (1) A telephone. (2) A handwashing sink in the treatment area. (3) Equipment made accessible to patients in wheelchairs, on crutches, or when using o…

Except as otherwise provided by section 66264.1, owner and operators of hazardous waste transfer, treatment, storage, or disposal facilities that transfer, treat, store, or dispose hazardous waste on drip pads shall provide the following additional information: (a) A list of haza…

Substantial compliance means conformity to regulations by a licensee to such an extent that patient safety, welfare and quality of care are assured.

(a) License category means any of the following categories: (1) General acute care hospital. (2) Acute psychiatric hospital. (3) Skilled nursing facility. (4) Intermediate care facility.

(a) After determining the initial penalty, the Enforcement Agency shall adjust the initial penalty based on the violator's intent in committing the violation using the following guidelines: Adjustment Factor Circumstance Downward Adjustment of 100 percent Violation was completely…

Licensee means the person, persons, firm, partnership, association, corporation, political subdivision of the State or other governmental agency within the State to whom a license has been issued.

(a) Adequate space shall be maintained for the equipment and supplies necessary to provide physical therapy service. The minimum floor area for physical therapy service shall be 28 square meters (300 square feet), no dimension of which shall be less than 4 meters (12 feet). (b) O…

(a) Existence of Safer Alternative(s). Except as provided in subsection (c), the Department may require a responsible entity to cease placing into the stream of commerce in California a selected alternative product that contains one or more Chemicals of Concern or replacement Can…

(a) Continuing education may be offered by an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, agency or public educational institution approved by the Department. (b) Application for approval of new and renewal of existing continuing education programs sha…

(a) In addition to the required annual updates specified in Section 7304, an AAA shall submit an Area Plan amendment to the Department any time a major change occurs that affects its goals and/or objectives. Major changes shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Unforeseen chang…

(a) The following definitions apply for the purpose of this section: (1) “Average contracted rate” and ACR mean the claims-volume weighted average of the contracted commercial rates paid by the payor for the same or similar services in the geographic region, in the applicable cal…

(a) There shall be adequate and appropriate equipment and supplies maintained related to the nature of the needs and the services offered, including at least the following monitoring equipment and supplies: (1) Cardiac monitor, with a pulse rate meter, for each patient receiving …

(a) A certification training program shall be conducted either directly by a nursing facility or through an agreement with another nursing facility, agency or public educational institution approved by the Department. All providers of certification training and competency evaluat…

Unit dose medication system means a system in which single dosage units of drugs are prepackaged and prelabeled in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations governing these practices. The system shall also comprise, but not be limited to, all equipment and appropriate r…

Except as otherwise provided in section 66264.170, owners or operators of facilities that transfer or store containers of hazardous waste shall provide the following additional information: (a) a description of the containment system to demonstrate compliance with section 66264.1…

There shall be adequate space maintained to meet the needs of the service.

(a) The inpatient treatment of eating disorders shall only be provided in one of the following types of health facilities that have been licensed by the Department: (1) General acute care hospitals, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code; (2) …

(a) A physician with training in critical care medicine shall have overall responsibility for the intensive care service. This physician or his designated alternate shall be responsible for: (1) Implementation of established policies and procedures. (2) Development of a system fo…

(a) The facility shall specify each population group that it plans to serve. For each group there shall be a separate special disability program developed to meet specific needs of the particular group. The program shall consist of the following components: (1) Description of pop…

“Older individual” means a person who is 60 years of age or older.