California Administrative Code

(a) Safer Consumer Products Regulations. This chapter specifies the process for identifying and prioritizing Priority Products and their Chemicals of Concern, and identifying and analyzing alternatives to determine how best to eliminate or reduce potential exposures to, or the le…

(a) Duty to Comply. (1)(A) A manufacturer has the principal duty to comply with requirements applicable to a responsible entity. In the event a manufacturer does not comply, it shall be the duty of the importer, if any, to comply if the Department provides notice to the importer …

(a) Notifications to the Department. Within sixty (60) days after a product-chemical combination is listed as a Priority Product, unless the Department specifies a later due date in the Priority Products list, the responsible entity for a Priority Product shall notify the Departm…

(a) Process and Timing. The Department shall determine whether to grant or deny a petition in accordance with the criteria and processes specified in article 2 and/or article 3, as applicable. The Department shall make its determination no later than the next update of the Candid…

(a) Applicability. A manufacturer of a selected alternative, or a Priority Product for which an alternative is not selected, that is sold or otherwise made available to consumers as a finished product and is required to be managed as a hazardous waste in California at the end of …

When a manufacturer concludes that no safer alternative to its Priority Product is functionally acceptable, technically feasible, and economically feasible, or a manufacturer selects an alternative that reduces but does not eliminate the use of Candidate Chemicals in the product,…

(a) Applicability. This article applies to any responsible entity that wishes to dispute a decision made by the Department under this chapter that applies to the responsible entity, except as otherwise provided in subsection (c). (b) Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies. The pro…

(a) “Nail products containing methyl methacrylate (MMA) at concentrations greater than 1,000 parts per million (ppm)” means nail coatings and artificial nails which contain MMA above 1,000 ppm. (1) “Nail coating” means any clear or colored paint, polish, lacquer, enamel, or gel p…

When used in this article, the following terms have the meanings given below: “Actual revenue collected” means, after the close of the fiscal year, the actual amount of funds received for the Department's and OEHHA's reasonable and necessary costs for that fiscal year. “Annual pr…

NOTE: It having been found, pursuant to Government Code section 11409(a), that the printing of regulations constituting the Conflict of Interest Code is impractical and these regulations being of limited and particular application, these regulations are not published in full in t…

(a) Notice Requirements for the Department. Unless otherwise specified by statute, any notice given by the Department pursuant to this article shall be considered served and complete if accomplished in one of the following manners, as prescribed by this subsection: (1) By confirm…

(a) Critical burn means any one or more of the following types of burns: (1) Second degree burns exceeding 30 percent of the body surface. (2) Third degree burns of the face, hands, feet and/or genitals. (3) Third degree burns exceeding 10 percent of the body surface. (4) Burns c…

Defined means defined in writing.

Department means the State Department of Health Services.

Disinfection means the process employed to destroy harmful microorganisms, but ordinarily not viruses and bacterial spores.

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

(a) New construction means any of the following: (1) New buildings. (2) Additions to existing buildings. (3) Conversions of existing buildings or portions thereof not currently licensed as a hospital.

(a) New special service means any special service identified in Section 70351 of this Chapter which is either offered or is intended to be offered and which was not approved by the Department prior to September 9, 1976. Approval of the Department is inferred if one of the followi…

“Special hospital” means a hospital which provides special services in either rehabilitation, maternity, or dentistry, and which meets all of the requirements for a general acute care hospital, except that it is not required to provide surgical or anesthesia services.

Sterilization means a process employed to destroy all living organisms.

(a) Supervision means to instruct an employee or subordinate in his duties and to oversee or direct his work, but does not necessarily require the immediate presence of the supervisor. (b) Direct supervision means that the supervisor shall be present in the same building as the p…

(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…

(a) The initial license, issued by the Department to an applicant when the hospital includes a distinct part which will function as a skilled nursing or intermediate care service, shall include a separate provisional authorization for the distinct part. The provisional authorizat…

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…

The license, or a true copy thereof, shall be posted conspicuously in a prominent location within the licensed premises and accessible to public view.

Medical service means those preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic measures performed by or at the request of members of the organized medical staff.

(a) A committee of the medical staff shall be assigned responsibility for: (1) Recommending to the governing body the delineation of medical privileges. (2) Developing, maintaining and implementing written policies and procedures in consultation with other appropriate health prof…

A physician shall have overall responsibility for the medical service. This physician shall be certified or eligible for certification in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. If such an internist is not available, a physician, with training and experience…

Anesthesia service means the provision of anesthesia of the type and in the manner required by the patient's condition with appropriate staff, space, equipment and supplies. A postanesthesia recovery unit is a specific area in a hospital, staffed and equipped to provide specializ…

(a) A physician shall have overall responsibility for the anesthesia service. His responsibility shall include at least the: (1) Availability of equipment, drugs and parenteral fluids necessary for administering anesthesia and for related resuscitative efforts. (2) Development of…

A pharmacist shall have overall responsibility for the pharmaceutical service. He shall be responsible for the procurement, storage and distribution of all drugs as well as the development, coordination, supervision and review of pharmaceutical services in the hospital. Hospitals…

(a) Adequate space shall be available at each nursing station for the storage of drugs and preparation of medication doses. (b) All spaces and areas used for the storage of drugs shall be lockable and accessible to authorized personnel only.

The special permit, or a true copy thereof, shall be posted conspicuously in a prominent location within the licensed premises and accessible to public view.

Special permits are not transferable. The licensee shall notify the Department in writing at least 30 days prior to the effective date of any change of ownership. A new application for special permit shall be submitted by the prospective new owner.

(a) All hospitals shall maintain continuous compliance with the special permit 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 ex…

(a) Equipment and supplies available to the burn center shall include at least: (1) Vertically adjustable beds. (2) Circular rotating electric beds or equivalent. (3) A suitable patient weighing device. (4) Ventilators. (5) Respiratory and cardiac monitoring equipment. (6) Cardio…

(a) The following spaces, services and equipment shall be provided: (1) Nurses' station as defined in Title 24, California Administrative Code, Section T17-306. (2) Utility rooms as defined in Title 24, California Administrative Code, Section T17-308. (3) Storage space for clean …

Cardiovascular surgery service means the performance of laboratory procedures for obtaining physiologic, pathologic and angiographic data on patients, and cardiovascular operative procedures, each supported by appropriate staff, space, equipment and supplies. It is the intent of …

(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…

(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…

(a) A full-time physician trained and experienced in emergency medical service shall have overall responsibility for the service. The physician or her or his designee shall be responsible for: (1) Implementation of established policies and procedures. (2) Providing continuous sta…

(a) The following space provisions and designations shall be provided: (1) Treatment rooms. (2) Cast rooms. (3) Operating room fully equipped. (4) Intensive care in or adjoining the emergency medical service area. (5) Nursing station. (6) Medication room. (7) Clean and dirty util…

(a) A physician shall have overall responsibility for the service. The physician shall be certified or eligible for certification by the American Board of Pediatrics and have additional training and experience in neonatology. (1) The pediatrician shall be responsible for: (A) Pro…

An intensive care service is a nursing unit in which there are specially trained nursing and supportive personnel and diagnostic, monitoring and therapeutic equipment necessary to provide specialized medical and nursing care to critically ill patients.

Nuclear medicine service means those measures using internal radionuclides for the diagnosis and treatment of patients, employing specially trained personnel and providing appropriate space, equipment and supplies.

(a) A physician shall have overall responsibility for the service. This physician shall be certified or eligible for certification by the appropriate specialty board, as follows: the conjoint American Board of Nuclear Medicine or one of its parent boards: American Board of Radiol…

Equipment and supplies shall be sufficient to meet the needs of the patients and the scope of services offered.

(a) Records shall be kept on all patients admitted or accepted for treatment. All required patient health records, either as originals or accurate reproductions of the contents of such originals, shall be maintained in such form as to be legible and readily available upon the req…

(a) Beds in the pediatric unit, including bassinets, cribs and youth beds, shall be included in the total licensed bed capacity of the hospital. (b) The rooms for pediatric patients shall be located to provide adequate observation by nursing and other personnel. (c) Rooms for inf…

§ 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…