Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

The term “advertisement” means all representations disseminated in any manner or by any means for the purpose of inducing, or that are likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase of processed pet food. An advertisement shall be deemed false if it is false or misleading…

If an article is alleged to be misbranded because the labeling is misleading, or if an advertisement is alleged to be false because it is misleading, then in determining whether the labeling or advertisement is misleading, there shall be taken into account, among other things, no…

This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Pure Pet Food Act of 1969. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

(a) A person shall not use, or be under the influence of any controlled substance that is (1) specified in subdivision (b), (c), or (e), or paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section 11054, specified in paragraph (14), (15), (21), (22), or (23) of subdivision (d) of Section 1105…

(a) Whenever any court in this state grants probation to a person who the court has reason to believe is or has been a user of controlled substances, the court may require as a condition to probation that the probationer submit to periodic tests by a city or county health officer…

In any case in which a person has been arrested for a criminal offense and is suspected of being addicted to a controlled substance, a law enforcement officer having custody of such person may, with the written consent of such person, request the city or county health officer, or…

The fact that a person is or has been, or is suspected of being, a user of cannabis is not alone sufficient grounds upon which to invoke Section 11551 or 11552. This section shall not be construed to limit the discretion of a judge to invoke Section 11551 or 11552 if the court ha…

The rehabilitation of persons addicted to controlled substances and the prevention of continued addiction to controlled substances is a matter of statewide concern. It is the policy of the state to encourage each county and city and county to make use, whenever applicable, of tes…

The Attorney General is directed to promote and sponsor the use by agencies of local government of the provisions of this article. The Attorney General may assist such agencies to establish facilities for, and to train personnel to conduct testing procedures pursuant to Section 1…

The department, with the approval of the Secretary of California Health and Human Services, may contract with any public or private agency for the performance of any of the functions vested in the department by this chapter. Any department of the state is authorized to enter into…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall amend Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 10000) of Division 4 of Title 9 of the California Code of Regulations to comply with Part 8 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as published in the Federal Register on…

The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the best interests of the health and welfare of the people of this state to coordinate narcotic treatment programs to use narcotic replacement therapy and medication-assisted treatments for substance use disorders in the treatment …

(a) The department shall cease review of an application for a license if either of the following occur: (1) An application for a license indicates, or the department determines during the application inspection process, that the applicant was issued a license under this article a…

A narcotic treatment program license shall automatically terminate if the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration withdraws or revokes its approval of the program, or if the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, revokes the progra…

Except as provided in Section 11839.16, proceedings for the suspension, revocation, or denial of a license or cessation of review of a renewal license under this article, except where there has been a failure to pay required fees, under this article shall be conducted in accordan…

(a) The withdrawal of an application for a license after it has been filed with the department shall not, unless the department consents in writing to the withdrawal, deprive the department of its authority to institute or continue a proceeding against the applicant for the denia…

For purposes of this article, a conviction means a plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere. Any action that the department is permitted to take following the establishment of a conviction may be taken when the time for appeal has elapsed, or …

The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation of Section 11839.7, or the violation of a departmental order issued pursuant to Section 11839.16, in the superior court in and for the county in which the violation occurred. Any proceeding under this section shall conform …

(a) (1) The director shall, in addition to any other remedy, issue an order that prohibits a narcotic treatment program from admitting new patients or from providing patients with take-home dosages of a narcotic drug if the director determines, pursuant to the compliance inspecti…

(a) In cases where a program is closing and the licensed entity that has agreed to assume temporary operation of the closing program is unable to do so, the department may assume temporary operation of the closing program or designate another licensed entity willing to do so. In …

Any licensee may petition the director for waiver of licensure fees or late payment penalties for the current fiscal year based upon financial hardship. Prior to the granting of relief, the licensee shall demonstrate hardship by production of appropriate financial records. The di…

(a) The department shall not license the establishment of a narcotic treatment program without a written application by the treatment facility that meets evaluative criteria required by the department. (b) The department shall not require disclosure of the identity of patients or…

The following medications are authorized for use in narcotic replacement therapy and medication-assisted treatment by licensed narcotic treatment programs: (a) Methadone. (b) Buprenorphine products or combination of products approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration fo…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature in licensing narcotic treatment programs to provide a means whereby the patient may be rehabilitated and will no longer need to support a dependency on opiates. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that each narcotic treatment program sh…

The State Department of Health Services shall establish criteria for acceptable performance from those laboratories performing urinalysis or other body fluid analysis and shall not permit utilization of laboratories unable to meet an acceptable level of performance. The results o…

The state department shall require a system to detect multiple registrations by narcotic treatment program patients. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 484, Sec. 2. (SB 973) Effective January 1, 2015.)

(a) In addition to the duties authorized by other statutes, the department shall perform all of the following: (1) License the establishment of narcotic treatment programs in this state to use narcotic replacement therapy in the treatment of addicted persons whose addiction was a…

The department shall impose a civil penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) per day for a program that fails to timely submit a corrective action plan, or to timely implement any corrective action when it has been found to not be in compliance with applicable laws and regulations a…

In addition to the duties authorized by other provisions, the department shall be responsible for licensing narcotic treatment programs to use narcotic replacement therapy and medication-assisted treatment in the treatment of addicted persons whose addiction was acquired or suppo…

(a) The department shall establish a program for the operation and regulation of office-based narcotic treatment programs. An office-based narcotic treatment program established pursuant to this section shall meet either of the following conditions: (1) Hold a primary narcotic tr…

(a) No sooner than July 1, 2022, the department shall establish a program for the operation and regulation of mobile narcotic treatment programs. A mobile narcotic treatment program established pursuant to this section shall do all of the following: (1) Operate under the license …

(a) (1) Each narcotic treatment program authorized to use narcotic replacement therapy in this state, except narcotic treatment research programs approved by the Research Advisory Panel, shall be licensed by the department. (2) Each narcotic treatment program, other than a progra…

The director may deny the application for initial issuance of a license if the applicant or any partner, officer, director, 10 percent or greater shareholder, or person proposed to be employed by the applicant under the authority of subdivision (c) of Section 2401 of the Business…

(a) The director shall suspend or revoke any license issued under this article, or deny an application to renew a license or to modify the terms and conditions of a license, upon any violation by the licensee of this article or regulations adopted under this article that presents…

The Legislature finds, declares, and intends all of the following: (a) Continuing care retirement communities are an alternative for the long-term residential, social, and health care needs of California’s elderly residents and seek to provide a continuum of care, minimize transf…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this section govern the interpretation of this chapter. (a) (1) “Affiliate” means any person, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, trust, partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity th…

Each provider shall adopt a comprehensive disaster preparedness plan specifying policies for evacuation, relocation, continued services, reconstruction, organizational structure, insurance coverage, resident education, and plant replacement. (Added by renumbering Section 1771.11 …

(a) An entity shall apply for and hold a currently valid permit to accept deposits before it may enter into a deposit agreement or accept a deposit. (b) A provider shall hold a currently valid provisional certificate of authority or certificate of authority before it may enter in…

(a) This chapter shall not apply to either of the following: (1) An arrangement for the care of a person by a relative. (2) An arrangement for the care of a person or persons from only one family by a friend. (b) This chapter shall not apply to any admission or residence agreemen…

An entity may conduct a market test for a proposed continuing care retirement community and collect reservation fees from persons interested in residing at the proposed continuing care retirement community without violating this chapter if all of the following conditions are met:…

The department shall not issue a provisional certificate of authority or a certificate of authority to an applicant until the applicant has obtained licenses for the entire continuing care retirement community, including a license to operate the residential living and assisted li…

(a) Any entity may apply to the department for a Letter of Nonapplicability for reasons other than those specified in Section 1771.3, which states that the provisions of this chapter do not apply to its community, project, or proposed project. (b) Applications for Letters of Nona…

(a) A resident of a continuing care retirement community shall not be deprived of any civil or legal right, benefit, or privilege guaranteed by law, by the California Constitution, or by the United States Constitution, solely by reason of status as a resident of a community. In a…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The residents of continuing care retirement communities have a unique and valuable perspective on the operations of, and services provided in, the community in which they live. (2) Resident input into decisions made…

(a) No report, circular, public announcement, certificate, financial statement, or any other printed matter or advertising material, or oral representation, that states or implies that an entity sponsors, guarantees, or assures the performance of any continuing care contract, sha…

(a) All printed advertising materials, including brochures, circulars, public announcements, and similar publications pertaining to continuing care or a continuing care retirement community shall specify the number on the provider’s provisional certificate of authority or certifi…