California Administrative Code

Each facility shall maintain individual consumer files for each consumer. Consumer files shall be available on site at the facility, which may be stored as electronic records, and shall be made available for review, inspection, audit, or copy upon request. Each individual consume…

(a) An administrator must: (1) Have a minimum of two years of prior experience providing direct care or supervision to individuals with developmental disabilities and be one of the following: (A) A Registered Behavior Technician. (B) A Licensed Psychiatric Technician. (C) A Quali…

(a) A direct care lead staff person must: (1) Have at least one year prior experience providing direct care to individuals with developmental disabilities, with a focus on behavioral services; and (2) Become a Registered Behavior Technician within 60 days of initial employment; o…

(a) The licensee shall ensure that each direct care staff person completes a minimum of 32 hours of on-site orientation within the first 40 hours of employment. The on-site orientation must include the following: (1) Training required pursuant to Title 22, California Code of Regu…

(a) A facility must conduct a debriefing as quickly as possible but no later than 24 hours following every incident involving the use of physical restraint. (b) Attendees of the debriefing shall include, at minimum: (1) The consumer who was physically restrained, unless the consu…

(a) Emergency Intervention Documentation and Reporting Requirements. (1) Each use of physical restraint shall be reported to the authorized consumer representative, if any, by telephone, no later than the next calendar day following the use of the physical restraint. This report …

Each facility shall maintain individual consumer files for each consumer. Consumer files shall be available on site at the facility, which may be stored as electronic records, and shall be made available for review, inspection, audit, or copy upon request. Each individual consume…

(a) The consumer's regional center is responsible for monitoring and evaluating services provided in the Enhanced Behavioral Supports Home by conducting or coordinating at least quarterly face-to-face case management visits with each consumer, or more frequently if specified in t…

Meetings shall be scheduled by the chairperson or the executive officer of the state board, who may with appropriate notice change the starting time of any proceeding or reschedule, cancel, or continue the proceeding.

(a) Definitions. As used in this Article, the following definitions shall apply. (1) “CARB” means the State Air Resources Board and its staff. (2) “state board” means the governing body of the State Air Resources Board. (b) A staff report for a proposed regulation, or other state…

(a) Contents. The Environmental Analysis Finding No Impacts shall contain: (1) A brief description of the proposed project; and (2) Either: (A) An explanation demonstrating that the CARB's review of the project showed that the project would not have any significant or potentially…

(a) For one year after the state board's adoption for a district of any program or portion thereof or rule, or regulation, any amendment by a district pursuant to its own regulations, of such program or portion thereof or rule, or regulation, shall not be effective for any purpos…

(a) The procedures and time periods set forth in this subsection shall apply to all permit applications received by the board, except for those permit applications specified in subsection (b). (1) Within 30 days of receipt of an application for a permit, as defined in Government …

In any matter subject to hearing pursuant to these rules, the hearing officer shall have the authority to do any act and take all measures necessary for the maintenance of order and for the efficient, fair and impartial adjudication of issues arising in proceedings governed by th…

(a) The hearing officer or a member of the state board shall disqualify himself or herself and withdraw from any case in which he or she cannot accord a fair and impartial hearing. (b) A hearing officer may not hear any case in which he or she has previously served as an investig…

(a) The definitions applicable to these rules include those set out in the Health and Safety Code (commencing with section 39010). (b) The following definitions also apply: (1) “Administrative record” means all documents and records timely filed with the hearing office, pursuant …

(a) At any time before a final decision is issued, parties, (the complainant and the respondent) may settle the matters at issue, in whole or in part. (b) The parties may request the assistance of the hearing office in their attempts to settle the matters at issue. Upon receiving…

(a) The provisions of this section provide the exclusive right to, and method of, discovery as to any proceeding governed by these hearing procedures. However, nothing in this section prohibits the parties from voluntarily stipulating to provide discovery deemed appropriate. This…

(a) Subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum may be issued for attendance at a hearing and for production of documents at any reasonable time and place or at a hearing. (b) At the request of a party, subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum shall be issued by the hearing officer assigned t…

(a) No later than ten days before the scheduled hearing date, the parties shall submit to the hearing office and serve upon the other parties: (1) A list of the names, addresses and qualifications of proposed witnesses to be called in making the party's case-in-chief and a brief …

If after service of a Notice of Hearing, including Notice of Consolidated Hearing or Continuance, a party fails to appear at a hearing either in person or by representative, the hearing officer may take the proceeding off calendar, or may, at the request of a party, or on his or …

(a) The hearing shall be presided over by a hearing officer who shall conduct a fair and impartial hearing in which each party has a reasonable opportunity to be heard and to present evidence. (b) The hearing shall be conducted in the English language. (c) Subject to reasonable l…

(a) Testimony shall be taken only under oath or affirmation. (b) The hearing need not be conducted according to technical rules relating to evidence and witnesses. The hearing officer shall admit evidence which is the sort of evidence on which responsible persons are accustomed t…

Upon motion of a party, the hearing officer may exclude from the hearing room any witnesses not at the time under examination; but the parties or their representatives to the proceeding shall not be excluded.

(a) Any motion or request for action by the hearing officer relating to any proceeding pending before him or her filed by any party, except those made orally on the record at the hearing, shall be in writing and shall be directed to the hearing officer, with written notice and pr…

Except where public disclosure of information or exhibits is restricted by law, records of the state board are public records and are available to the public pursuant to section 91000, et seq., Title 17, California Code of Regulations.

(a) The definitions applicable to these rules include those set out in the Health and Safety Code (commencing with section 39010) and in Title 13, California Code of Regulations, section 1969(c). The definitions set forth in Title 17, California Code of Regulations, section 60065…

Within 15 days of receipt of the last submitted response, the party requesting review may file a reply responding to the contentions raised in any response. The reply shall be in the form of a declaration signed under penalty of perjury.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, while the proceeding is pending, the hearing officer shall not participate in any communications with any party, representative of a party, or any person who has a direct or indirect interest in the outcome of the proceeding about…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, the original of every pleading, petition, letter, document, or other writing served in a proceeding under these rules shall be filed with the hearing office. (b) A copy of the request for review shall be concurrently served on all…

(a) Any motion or request for action by the hearing officer filed by any party, except those made orally on the record at a hearing, shall be in writing and filed with the hearing officer, with written notice and proof of service to all parties. The caption of each motion shall c…

(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this article or by the hearing officer, there are no specific requirements as to the form of documents filed in a proceeding under these rules. (b) The filing party or its representative shall sign the original of any pleading, letter…

(a) This article governs hearings to review complaints issued by the state board pursuant to Health and Safety Code sections 42410, 43023, and 43028. The procedures outlined here do not apply to citations that are subject to review under Article 5, section 60075.1, et seq. (b) Th…

(a) The hearing officer shall disqualify himself or herself and withdraw from any case in which he or she cannot accord a fair and impartial hearing. (b) A hearing officer may not hear any case in which he or she has previously served as an investigator, prosecutor, or advocate. …

(a) Notwithstanding the above, the hearing officer may order a party, a party's representative or both, to pay reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees, incurred by another party as a result of bad faith actions or tactics that are frivolous or solely intended to cause unne…

If after service of a Notice of Hearing, including Notice of Consolidated Hearing or Continuance, a party fails to appear at a hearing either in person or by representative, the hearing officer may take the proceeding off calendar, or may, at the request of a party, or on his or …

(a) The hearing shall be presided over by a hearing officer who shall conduct a fair and impartial hearing in which each party has a reasonable opportunity to be heard and to present evidence. (b) The hearing shall be conducted in the English language. (c) Subject to reasonable l…

(a) In determining penalties for complaints issued under Health and Safety Code section 42410, the hearing officer shall consider all relevant circumstances, including, but not limited to: (1) The extent of harm caused by the violation; (2) The nature and persistence of the viola…

(a) A party aggrieved by an order or decision of a hearing officer in a complaint proceeding pursuant to section 60065.39 of these rules may, within 20 days of service of such order or decision, request that the executive officer reconsider the hearing officer decision with respe…

(a) Subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum may be issued for attendance at a hearing and for production of documents at any reasonable time and place or at a hearing. (b) At the request of a party, subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum shall be issued by the hearing officer assigned t…

These rules shall govern hearings to review citations issued by the state board pursuant to Health and Safety Code sections 42410, 43023, 43028, 43031(a) and 44011.6.

(a) Any motion, including any request for action by the hearing officer relating to any proceeding pending before him or her filed by any party, except those made orally on the record at the hearing, shall be in writing and shall be directed to the hearing officer, with written n…

(a) A Class I violation includes: those violations that the state board has determined, based upon its enforcement discretion, to be of a nature that is clear cut, and less complex and serious, in terms of size, scope, and harm to the public and environment. Class I violations ma…

(a) The hearing officer may consolidate for hearing and decision any number of proceedings involving the same citee. (b) Upon motion of a party or upon his or her own motion, the hearing officer may consolidate for hearing and decision any number of proceedings involving common i…

(a) If after service of a notice of hearing, including notice of consolidated hearing or continuance, a party fails to appear at a hearing either in person or by representative, the hearing officer may take the proceeding off calendar, or may, at the request of a party or on his …

(a) Prior to the close of the hearing, the hearing officer may, on his or her own motion or upon motion of a party, grant oral argument. (b) Motions to submit written argument shall be made prior to the close of the hearing and shall be granted at the discretion of the hearing of…

(a) A party to a case that has been assigned for hearing pursuant to section 60075.17(i) may be found to be in default upon failure to appear at a scheduled hearing without good cause. (1) No finding of default shall be made against the citee unless the staff of the state board p…

Any written legal argument or statement submitted to the hearing officer by a participant in an action under this part shall be legibly printed or double spaced and typed in a font size 12 point or larger. Except as otherwise provided by this part, further limited by the hearing …

Except where public disclosure of information or exhibits is restricted by law, records of the state board are public records and are available to the public pursuant to section 91000 et seq., title 17, California Code of Regulations.

§ 450.16. Change of Business or Corporate Name. [Renumbered] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I67CA42735A1E11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=Category…