Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a physician and surgeon who diagnoses a sexually transmitted chlamydia, gonorrhea, or other sexually transmitted infection, as determined by the department, or recommended in the most recent federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gui…

Local health officers may inspect and quarantine any place or person when the procedure is necessary to enforce the regulations of the board or the department. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

It is the duty of the district attorney of the county where a violation of this chapter may occur to prosecute the person accused of the violation. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

In any prosecution for a violation of any provision of this chapter, or any rule or regulation of the board made pursuant to this chapter, or in any quarantine proceeding authorized by this chapter, or in any habeas corpus or other proceeding in which the legality of the quaranti…

Any person who refuses to give any information to make any report, to comply with any proper control measure or examination, or to perform any other duty or act required by this chapter, or who violates any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation of the state board is…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with the freedom of any adherent of teachings of any well-recognized religious sect, denomination, or organization to depend exclusively upon prayer for healing in accordance with the teachings of the religious sect, denomin…

As used in this code: (a) “AIDS” means acquired immune deficiency syndrome. (b) “Human immunodeficiency virus” or “HIV” means the etiologic virus of AIDS. (c) “HIV test” means any clinical test, laboratory or otherwise, used to identify HIV, a component of HIV, or antibodies or a…

The department shall maintain a program for the control of tuberculosis. The department shall administer the funds made available by the state for the care of tuberculosis patients. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter a county that has elected to come under Section 14150.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall not receive any tuberculosis subsidy or reimbursement from the state under the provisions of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1995,…

The state department shall be the lead agency for all tuberculosis control and prevention activities at the state level. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, individuals housed or detained through the tuberculosis control, housing, and detention program shall not reside in correctional facilities, and the funds available under that program with regard to those individuals shall not be di…

Pulmonary tuberculosis is an infectious and communicable disease, dangerous to the public health, and all proper expenditures that may be made by any county, pursuant to this chapter, are necessary for the preservation of the public health of the county. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch…

(a) Any city or county health department that elects to participate in this program shall provide for one-year certification of tuberculin skin test technicians by local health officers. (b) For purposes of this section, a “certified tuberculin skin test technician” is an unlicen…

(a) (1) A health facility, local detention facility, or state correctional institution shall not discharge or release any of the following persons unless subdivision (e) is complied with: (A) A person known to have active tuberculosis disease. (B) A person who the medical staff o…

Each health care provider who treats a person for active tuberculosis disease, each person in charge of a health facility, or each person in charge of a clinic providing outpatient treatment for active tuberculosis disease shall promptly report to the local health officer at the …

Each health care provider who treats a person for active tuberculosis disease shall examine, or cause to be examined, all household contacts or shall refer them to the local health officer for examination. Each health care provider shall promptly notify the local health officer o…

(a) Within the territory under his or her jurisdiction, each local health officer may order examinations for tuberculosis infection for the purposes of directing preventive measures for persons in the territory, except those incarcerated in a state correctional institution, for w…

Each local health officer is hereby directed to use every available means to ascertain the existence of, and immediately investigate all reported or suspected cases of active tuberculosis disease in the jurisdiction, and to ascertain the sources of those infections. In carrying o…

The local health officer may detain in a hospital or other appropriate place for examination or treatment, a person who is the subject of an order of detention issued pursuant to subdivision (a), (d), or (e) of Section 121365 without a prior court order except that when a person …

(a) An order of a local health officer pursuant to Section 121365 shall set forth all of the following: (1) The legal authority under which the order is issued, including the particular sections of state law or regulations. (2) An individualized assessment of the person’s circums…

Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of Section 121365, 121366 or 121367, all of the following shall apply: (a) A person who is detained solely pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 121365 shall not continue to be detained beyond the minimum period of time required, with t…

For purposes of Sections 121365, 121366, and 121367, all of the following shall apply: (a) If necessary, language interpreters and persons skilled in communicating with vision-impaired and deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals shall be provided in accordance with applicable law. (b…

No examination or inspection shall be required of any person who depends exclusively on prayer for healing in accordance with the teachings of any well recognized religious sect, denomination or organization and claims exemption on that ground, except that the provisions of this …

The department may inspect and have access to all records of all institutions and clinics, both public and private, where tuberculosis patients are treated. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The department may advise officers of state educational, correctional, and medical institutions regarding the control of tuberculosis and the care of tuberculosis patients. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The department shall lease any facilities it deems necessary to care for persons afflicted with active contagious tuberculosis who violate the quarantine or isolation orders of the health officer as provided in Section 120280. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective Jan…

Whenever any person confined in any state institution, as provided in Section 120280, subject to the jurisdiction of the Director of Corrections, dies, and any personal funds or personal property of the person remains in the hands of the Director of Corrections, those funds may b…

If the place of confinement of a person confined under the provisions of Section 120280 is in a county other than the county where he or she was convicted, upon release he or she shall be released in the custody of the sheriff of the county where he or she was convicted, and the …

The department may distribute for the purpose of tuberculosis control an annual subvention, paid quarterly, to any local health department that maintains a tuberculosis control program consistent with standards and procedures established by the department. This annual subvention …

A local entity that receives funding from the state for the purposes of this part, including, but not limited to, funding from the state for tuberculosis control pursuant to Item 4265-111-0001 of Section 2.00 of the annual Budget Act, shall first allocate the moneys received for …

A local health department or local health officer that receives funding from the state for tuberculosis control pursuant to Item 4265-111-0001 of Section 2.00 of the annual Budget Act for purposes of this part may use those funds to reimburse the actual costs of carrying out the …

The department may establish standards and procedures for the operation of local tuberculosis control programs. Such standards shall include, but not be limited to, the maintenance of records and reports relative to services rendered and to expenditures made that shall be reporte…

Of the annual appropriation made to the department for tuberculosis control, the department may expend a sum not to exceed 7.5 percent of the total, for administrative costs. In addition, it may, if it deems necessary, withhold a portion of the appropriation to pay for the cost o…

“Rabies,” as used in this chapter, includes rabies, and any other animal disease dangerous to human beings that may be declared by the department as coming under this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 351.5. Effective September 29, 1996.)

“Quarantine,” as used in this chapter, means the strict confinement, upon the private premises of the owner, under restraint by leash, closed cage, or paddock, of all animals specified in the order of the department. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 19…

“Rabies area” shall mean any area not less than a county as determined by the director within a region where the existence of rabies constitutes a public health hazard, as found and declared by the director. A region shall be composed of two or more counties as determined by the …

Whenever any case of rabies is reported as existing in any county or city, the department shall make, or cause to be made, a preliminary investigation as to whether the disease exists, and as to the probable area of the state in which the population or animals are endangered. (Ad…

If upon the investigation the department finds that rabies exists, a quarantine shall be declared against all animals as are designated in the quarantine order, and living within the area specified in the order. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Following the order of quarantine the department shall make or cause to be made a thorough investigation as to the extent of the disease, the probable number of persons and animals exposed, and the area found to be involved. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective Janua…

The department may substitute for the quarantine order regulations as may be deemed adequate for the control of the disease in each area. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

All peace officers and boards of health shall carry out the provisions of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

During the period for which any quarantine order is in force any officer may kill or in his or her discretion capture and hold for further action by the department any animal in a quarantine area, found on public highways, lands, and streets, or not held in restraint on private p…

Any proper official within the meaning of this chapter may examine and enter upon all private premises for the enforcement of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Except as provided in Sections 121705 and 121710, every person who possesses or holds any animal in violation of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000). (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Ef…

For the purpose of providing funds to pay expenses incurred in connection with the eradication of rabies, the rabies treatment and eradication fund is continued in existence in each county or city in this state. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

All money collected for dog license taxes shall be deposited to the credit of this fund with the treasurer of the county or city; but funds now collected from any dog tax may continue to be collected and used for other purposes specified by local ordinances. (Added by Stats. 1995…