California Administrative Code

(a) The following minimum criteria shall be used by the local EMS agency for designation of a STEMI referring hospital: (1) The hospital shall be committed to supporting the STEMI Program. (2) The hospital shall be available to provide care for STEMI patients twenty-four (24) hou…

“Stroke critical care system” means a subspecialty care component of the EMS system developed by a local EMS agency. This critical care system links prehospital and hospital care to deliver optimal treatment to the population of stroke patients.

“Stroke medical director” means a board-certified physician in neurology or neurosurgery or another board with sufficient experience and expertise dealing with cerebrovascular disease as determined by the hospital credentialing committee that is responsible for the stroke service…

“Stroke program manager” means a registered nurse or qualified individual designated by the hospital with the responsibility for monitoring and evaluating the care of stroke patients and the coordination of performance improvement and patient safety programs for the stroke center…

(a) Hospitals designated as a thrombectomy-capable stroke center by the local EMS agency shall meet the following minimum criteria: (1) Satisfy all the requirements of a primary stroke center as provided in this chapter. (2) The ability to perform mechanical thrombectomy for the …

(a) Hospitals designated by the local EMS agency as a primary stroke center shall meet all the following minimum criteria: (1) Adequate staff, equipment, and training to perform rapid evaluation, triage, and treatment for the stroke patient in the emergency department. (2) Standa…

(a) An EMS receiving hospital that is not designated for stroke critical care services shall do the following, at a minimum and in cooperation with stroke receiving centers and the local EMS agency in their jurisdictions: (1) Participate in the local EMS agency's quality improvem…

“National EMS information system” or “NEMSIS” means the national repository used to store secure, standardized, and centralized electronic EMS data from every state in the nation.

“Pediatric intensivist” means a physician who is board-certified or board-eligible in pediatric critical care medicine as recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or the American Osteopathic Board of Medical …

“Pediatric patient” means a person who is less than 14 years of age, consistent with Title 22, Division 5, Chapter 1, Article 6, section 70537 of the California Code of Regulations.

“Qualified pediatric specialist” means a physician who is licensed in California, board certified or board eligible in a pediatric specialty by the American Board of Medical Specialties, the Advisory Board for Osteopathic Specialties, or a Canadian Board or other appropriate fore…

“Qualified specialist” means a physician licensed in California who is board certified or board eligible in the corresponding specialty by the American Board of Medical Specialties, the Advisory Board for Osteopathic Specialties, or a Canadian Board or other appropriate foreign s…

(a) A hospital may be designated as an Advanced PedRC by the local EMS agency upon meeting the following criteria: (1) All designated Advanced PedRCs shall be licensed by the Department of Health Services (DHS), Licensing and Certification Division, under California Code of Regul…

(a) The local EMS agency shall implement a standardized data collection and reporting process for EMSC program. (1) The EMSC program shall include the collection of both prehospital and hospital patient care data, as determined by the local EMS agency. (2) The prehospital EMSC pa…

(a) Each local EMS agency shall have a quality improvement program in collaboration with all PedRCs. (b) All PedRCs shall have a quality improvement program. This process shall include, at a minimum: (1) Compliance with the California Evidence Code, Section 1157.7 to ensure confi…

“Advanced life support Rescue aircraft” or “ALS rescue aircraft” as used in this Chapter means a rescue aircraft whose medical flight crew has at a minimum one attendant certified or licensed in advanced life support.

“Air ambulance” as used in this Chapter means any aircraft specially constructed, modified or equipped, and used for the primary purposes of responding to emergency calls and transporting critically ill or injured patients whose medical flight crew has at a minimum two (2) attend…

“Designated dispatch center” as used in this Chapter means an agency which has been designated by the local EMS agency for the purpose of coordinating air ambulance or rescue aircraft response to the scene of a medical emergency within the jurisdiction of a local EMS agency.

“Emergency medical services aircraft” or “EMS aircraft” as used in this Chapter means any aircraft utilized for the purpose of prehospital emergency patient response and transport. EMS aircraft includes air ambulances and all categories of rescue aircraft.

(a) It is the scope of this Chapter to establish minimum standards for the integration of EMS Aircraft and personnel into the local EMS prehospital patient transport system as a specialized resource for the transport and care of emergency medical patients. (b) A local EMS agency …

(a) Those local EMS agencies choosing to integrate aircraft into the prehospital patient transport system shall develop policies and procedures for: (1) the authorization of EMS aircraft to be utilized in prehospital patient care. (2) requesting EMS aircraft including but not lim…

(a) Each poison control center shall have a medical director who shall be a physician and surgeon currently licensed in the State of California, who has a minimum of two (2) years' postgraduate training in clinical toxicology and/or a minimum of three (3) years' clinical experien…

(a) A poison control center shall have a quality assurance program which shall include at a minimum: (1) Case review of all deaths in which poison control center consultation was provided; (2) case review and critique of a sample of cases; (3) screenings of poisoning and exposure…

(a) If the EMS Authority determines that a designated poison control center has not implemented a program consistent with its designation requirements, its designation as a poison control center may be withdrawn. (b) When the EMS Authority intends to withdraw a poison control cen…

(a) All EMT and Advanced EMT certifying entities shall enter certification and recertification information, as specified in Section 100222.01, into the Registry for each certification applicant no later than 14 calendar days from the date the applicant successfully meets the cert…

(a) All monies owed by the certifying entities shall be received by the Authority within thirty (30) days of the last day of the calendar month in which a certificate was issued, unless an agreement for some other payment plan has been made between the certifying entity and the A…

(a) Each EMT or Advanced EMT certifying entity shall directly enter the following certification information on each EMT or Advanced EMT applicant into the Registry: (1) First name, (2) Last name, (3) Middle name, if available, (4) Date of Birth, (5) Phone number, (6) Mailing addr…

Displaced homemakers eligible for stipends under Section 10031 of these regulations shall be paid in accordance with the following Stipend Table for the Alameda County Displaced Homemaker Center: STIPEND TABLE: ALAMEDA COUNTY Family size• 1 2 3 or more Monthly family income Maxim…

Displaced homemakers eligible for stipends under Section 10031 of these regulations shall be paid in accordance with the following Stipend Table for the Los Angeles County Displaced Homemaker Center: STIPEND TABLE: LOS ANGELES COUNTY Family size• 1 2 3 or more Monthly family inco…

Fees collected from participants shall be identified as income received from service programs and shall be expended only for the development and provision of such service programs as are designed to meet the specific needs of displaced homemakers and as are authorized under Secti…

The commission shall meet on a regular basis, once each month in Sacramento, California, or in such other location designated by the commission. Additional meetings may be scheduled or meetings rescheduled or cancelled or relocated by the chairperson or by vote of the commission.

(a) Tripartite Board Composition. (1) Any community action agency which is an eligible entity to receive funding under CSBG shall have a tripartite board as described in the Government Code Sections 12750(a)(2) and 12751. (2) If an eligible CAA is a public CAA which has the addit…

(a) Process for Designation. A political subdivision seeking designation of a new or alternate CAA, shall follow all the requirements set forth below as follows: (1) Notice of Intent to Designate. A written notice of intent to designate shall be prepared by the political subdivis…

(a) For the purposes of these regulations “Migrant Farmworker” shall mean a seasonal farmworker who performs or has performed farmwork during the eligibility determination period (any consecutive 12-month period within the 24-month period preceding application for program benefit…

Grantees shall comply with property management standards, set forth in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-110, dated 7/30/76, Attachment N, Sections 1 through 3 and 5 through 8 or OMB Circular A-102, dated 9/12/77, Attachment N, Sections 1 through 3 and 5 throug…

(a) Each grantee shall prepare a quarterly financial progress report for each CSBG grant award on a form prescribed by the Department. Each report shall be submitted to the Department no later than fifteen (15) calendar days following the applicable quarter. (b) Within ninety (90…

(a) Any person who has applied for benefits and/or services, provided under a contract or delegation agreement with the Department, whose application has been denied has the right to appeal such action to the grantee. For purposes of this section, the Department will consider tha…

(a) Neither the Community Services Block Grant Program nor the funds provided therefore, nor the personnel employed in the administration of the program shall in any way or to any extent engage in the conduct of political activities in contravention of Chapter 15 of Title 5, Unit…

(a) A grantee will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, sex, creed, color, religion, or national origin. Also, prohibition against discrimination on the basis of age or with respect to an otherwise qualified handicapped individual sha…

(a) A contractor shall refrain from all political activities if the activities involve the use of any funds which are the subject of this Chapter or any other funds, programs, projects, or activities which originate from this Chapter. (b) A contractor shall be prohibited from any…

(a) A contractor shall comply with the procurement and property management standards set forth in the Common Rule, sections .30 through .37, Changes, Property, and Subawards, as published in Volume 53, Number 48, Federal Register, March 11, 1988, which is hereby incorporated by r…

(a) Contract time extensions shall be approved when DEO determines that extenuating circumstances occurred beyond the control of the contractor. A contractor shall request the time extension in writing and provide justification for the request. (b) In the event there are unexpend…

(a) High Risk. The Department may designate a contractor as a high risk agency and impose special conditions/restrictions on the agency's contract(s) if it is determined that one or more of the following conditions exists: (1) The contractor has a history of unsatisfactory perfor…

The following definitions shall apply to this subchapter: (a) “Applicant” means any person applying to the Department and/or its contracting agencies for a public benefit. (b) “Battered or subjected to extreme cruelty” means, but is not limited to, being the victim of any act or …

The conditions under which the Director of the Department of Community Services and Development may waive the requirement for matching funds are: (a) A private, not-for-profit organization has submitted to CSD a certification from an independent certified public accountant or an …

Regulations in Chapter 4. shall sunset on December 31, 2001, unless otherwise amended.

(a) The general regulations in this chapter shall apply to all child care centers regulated by Division 12, except where specifically exempted. Additional or special requirements found in the corresponding subchapters pertaining to each category shall apply only to such individua…

(a) A license is not transferable. (1) If the sale of a licensed child care center will result in the issuance of a new license, the requirements of Health and Safety Code Section 1597.14 apply. (2) In the event of the sale and transfer of property and business, the applicant (bu…

(a) Any adult, partnership, corporation, county, city, public agency or other governmental entity wishing to obtain a license shall fill out and file with the Department an Application Booklet (LIC 281A [12/96]), as well as submit to the Department the documents specified in Sect…

(a) The Department shall conduct a criminal record review of all persons specified in Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871(b). The Department has the authority to approve or deny a facility license, or employment, residence or presence in the facility, based on the results of …