California Administrative Code

(a) Written policies and procedures shall be developed and maintained by the person responsible for the service in consultation with other appropriate health professionals and administration. Policies shall be approved by the governing body. Procedures shall be approved by the ad…

Boilers that operate under the special requirements of this section, and that do not burn hazardous waste containing, (or derived from) US EPA Hazardous Waste Nos. F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, or F027, are considered to be in conformance with the DRE standard of section 66266.10…

(a) For a facility that is assigned to an “unacceptable” compliance tier based on its Facility VSP Score: (1) The Department shall, subject to subsections (b) through (f), initiate a process to deny, suspend, or revoke a permit pursuant to chapter 20 or 21 of this division for a …

(a) DRE standard-(1) General. Except as provided in subsection (a)(3) of this section, a boiler or industrial furnace burning hazardous waste shall achieve a destruction and removal efficiency (DRE) of 99.99% for all organic hazardous constituents in the waste feed. To demonstrat…

(a) Petitioning for review of a final hazardous waste facility permit decision. (1) Matters Subject to Appeal. The Board of Environmental Safety (“Board”) hears and decides appeals from decisions to grant, issue, modify or deny hazardous waste facility permits, except that class …

(a) Owners and operators who are subject to the requirement to obtain a postclosure permit under Section 66270.1(c), but who obtain enforceable documents in lieu of postclosure permits, as provided under Section 66270.1(c)(7), must comply with the following requirements: (1) The …

(a) All hospitals shall maintain continuous compliance with the licensing requirements. These requirements do not prohibit the use of alternate concepts, methods, procedures, techniques, equipment, personnel qualifications or the conducting of pilot projects provided such excepti…

The owner or operator shall manage all hazardous waste placed in a container in accordance with the applicable requirements of Articles 27, 28, and 28.5 of this Chapter. Note: Sections 25150, 25159, 25159.5, 25245 and 58012, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 25150, 2515…

(a) The Department may designate a local public officer to enforce the standards and regulations adopted by the Department pursuant to section 25150 of the Health and Safety Code if it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Department that: (1) the prospective designee has ap…

(a) There shall be adequate equipment and supplies for the provision of pharmaceutical service within the hospital. (b) Reference materials containing monographs on all drugs in use in the hospital shall be available in each nursing unit. Such monographs must include information …

(a) Hazardous Wastes F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, and F027 shall not be placed in a surface impoundment unless the owner or operator operates the surface impoundment in accordance with a management plan for these wastes that is approved by the Department pursuant to the standard…

(a)(1) The annual fee imposed pursuant to this section will be assessed by the Department in an amount sufficient to reimburse the Department's and OEHHA's annual projected costs, as applicable to feepayers, for the reporting period. (2) The Department will allocate the annual pr…

(a) Each hospital shall provide, prepare, sterilize and store sufficient sterile supplies and medical and surgical equipment and shall dispense them to all services in the hospital. The operation of this service shall be carried out in an area designated, equipped and staffed for…

(a) The owner or operator shall attempt to make the following arrangements, as appropriate, for the type of waste handled at the facility and the potential need for the services of these organizations: (1) arrangements to familiarize police, fire departments, emergency response t…

(a) For spills of non-hazardous perchlorate materials to the environment, a handler of perchlorate materials: (1) Shall immediately take action to stop and contain all spills of perchlorate material; (2) Shall determine whether any material resulting from the spill is hazardous w…

(a) Effective December 19, 1994, the wastes specified in section 66261.32 as EPA Hazardous Waste numbers K141, K142, K143, K144, K145, K147, K148, K149, K150, and K151 are prohibited from land disposal. In addition, debris contaminated with EPA Hazardous Waste numbers F037, F038,…

(a) Each hospital shall adopt written personnel policies concerning qualifications, responsibilities and conditions of employment for each type of personnel, which shall be available to all personnel. Such policies shall include but not be limited to: (1) Wage scales, hours of wo…

Except as provided in section 67100.2(f) of these regulations, generators subject to the requirements of this article pursuant to section 67100.2(a), shall prepare a plan with sufficient detail to convey an understanding of the source reduction evaluation review and analysis perf…

For hazardous waste subject to RCRA land disposal restrictions set forth in article 3 of this chapter, the applicant shall petition the U.S. EPA Administration for an exemption from a prohibition pursuant to 40 CFR section 268.6. Within 30 days after the applicant has received fr…

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 21 of this division, the Department may revoke or suspend authorization or reauthorization for any TTU, FTU or facility operating or proposing to operate under a permit by rule as provided in this section. The Department may also deny…

“Title III programs” means those services funded under Title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3021 through 3030r).

(a) For the purposes of this article, “Reporting systems” refers to the systems that are used to fulfill a handler's reporting requirements pursuant to section 66260.400, Health and Safety Code section 25160.2(d), and Health and Safety Code section 25230.8(c), as applicable. (b) …

(a) Effective July 1, 2006, the best management practice requirements of this chapter shall apply to all persons managing perchlorate materials as described in section 67384.3, except those listed in subsection (b) of this section. (b) The requirements of this chapter do not appl…

(a) A generator of fluorescent light ballasts which contain PCBs that transports off-site no more than two fifty-five gallon drums per transportation vehicle shall be exempt from the standards set forth in article 1, except sections 66262.13, 66262.15, 66262.16, and 66262.17, art…

The Department finds that every business in California with one hundred or more employees uses, generates, stores, or conducts activities in this state related to hazardous materials, as defined in section 25501 of the Health and Safety Code and in this section. (a) Definitions: …

All hospitals shall maintain personnel records of all employees. Such records shall be retained for at least three years following termination of employment. The record shall include the employee's full name, Social Security number, the license or registration number, if any, bri…

(a) Upon written request, a licensee may request that his license or licensed beds be put in suspense. The Department may approve the request for a period not to exceed 12 months. (b) Any license or portion thereof which ha been temporarily suspended by the Department pursuant to…

(a) After the close of the public comment period under section 66271.9 on a draft permit, the Department shall issue a final permit decision (or a decision to deny a permit for the active life of a hazardous waste management facility or unit under section 66270.29.) Final permit …

(a) Each facility shall complete a performance review of every nurse assistant employed by the facility at least once every 12 months and must provide regular in-service training based on the outcome of these reviews. (b) In-service training programs shall take place in a nursing…

(a) Automatic Stay. If notice of an appeal is filed with the Board of Environmental Safety (“Board”) pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 66271.72, the effect of the final permit decision shall be stayed until the later of either the dismissal of a petition in f…

Audiologist means a person licensed as an Audiologist by the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board.

(a) The wildlife growth impairment hazard trait is defined as the occurrence of adverse changes in absolute growth, proportional growth or growth rate in organisms, including aquatic and terrestrial organisms, following exposure to a chemical substance. (b) Environmental endpoint…

Defined means explained in writing.

(a) The environmental persistence hazard trait is defined as the propensity for a chemical substance to remain in the environment for a long time period subsequent to its release by resisting chemical and biological degradation. (b) Evidence for environmental persistence includes…

A hazardous waste environmental technology is eligible for certification by the Department if the technology (1) does not pose a significant potential hazard to human health and safety or to the environment if operated in compliance with specified conditions, and (2) the technolo…

The owner or operator shall manage all hazardous waste placed in a container in accordance with the applicable requirements of articles 27, 28 and 28.5 of this chapter.

(a) Upon intending to grant an application for PSA designation pursuant to Section 7202 or upon its own determination that the demographics or the needs specified in Section 7200 have changed to such a degree to warrant a change in PSA boundaries, the Department shall: (1) Schedu…

A universal waste handler is: (a) Prohibited from disposing of universal waste [however, a universal waste handler may send or take batteries, thermostats, mercury-added novelties containing no liquid mercury, mercury-containing rubber flooring, and PV modules that are universal …

(a) All hospitals shall maintain general storage space of at least 1.9 square meters (20 square feet) per bed in addition to specialized storage space. (b) Storage is not permitted in plenums (air distribution chambers) of air conditioning or ventilation systems.

Distinct part means an identifiable unit accommodating beds including but not limited to contiguous rooms, a wing, floor or building that is approved by the Department for a specific purpose.

(a) Solid wastes shall be stored and eliminated in a manner to preclude the transmission of communicable disease. These wastes shall not be a nuisance or a breeding place for insects or rodents nor be a food source for either. (b) Solid waste containers shall be stored and locate…

In-service training program means a Department-approved structure program established for certified nurse assistants and provided by a nursing facility employer of nurse assistants.

(a) Equipment and supplies shall include at least: (1) A dialysis machine or equivalent (with appropriate monitoring equipment) for each bed or station. (2) Dialysis equipment appropriate for pediatric patients, if treated.

(a) The hospital shall provide the requisite information, as outlined in section 70972, necessary for the Department to determine if an adverse event is substantiated or unsubstantiated, pursuant to the following process: (1) If the reported adverse event or complaint is determin…

The Department may impose restrictions on the use of one or more Chemicals of Concern or replacement Candidate Chemicals in a selected alternative, or Chemicals of Concern in a Priority Product for which an alternative is not selected, or restrictions on the use of the product it…

This article specifies carcinogenicity, developmental toxicity and reproductive toxicity hazard traits, endpoints and other relevant data for these three traits.

Principal officer means the officer designated by an organization who has legal authority and responsibility to act for and in behalf of that organization.

(a) The endocrine toxicity hazard trait is defined as the occurrence of adverse effects following exposure to a chemical substance on the structure or function of the endocrine system, including endocrine disruption and metabolic syndrome. (b) Toxicological endpoints for endocrin…

(a) General acute care hospital means a hospital, licensed by the Department, having a duly constituted governing body with overall administrative and professional responsibility and an organized medical staff which provides 24-hour inpatient care, including the following basic s…