Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

No claim may be presented to the Department of General Services pursuant to this chapter later than three years from the date of discovery of the loss or from January 1, 1982, whichever is later. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operati…

If the Department of General Services makes the determination, specified in Section 80945, that losses resulted from the claimant’s damages, injury, or disease, only the following losses are compensable pursuant to this chapter: (a) One hundred percent of uninsured, out-of-pocket…

A loss specified in Section 80940 is compensable if the Department of General Services makes all of the following findings, based upon a preponderance of the evidence: (a) A release of a hazardous substance occurred. (b) The claimant or the claimant’s property was exposed to the …

No money shall be used for the payment of any claim authorized by this part, where the claim is the result of long-term exposure to ambient concentrations of air pollutants. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pu…

(a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), the procedures specified in Article 8 (commencing with Section 11435.05) of Chapter 4.5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of, and in Section 11513 of, the Government Code apply to the proceedings conducted by the Department of General …

(a) All decisions rendered by the Department of General Services shall be in writing, with notification to all appropriate parties, and shall be rendered within 90 days of submission of a claim to the Department of General Services unless all the parties to the claim agree in wri…

Nothing in this chapter shall require, or be deemed to require, pursuit of any claim against the Department of General Services as a condition precedent to any other remedy. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pu…

(a) Compensation of any loss pursuant to this chapter shall preclude indemnification or reimbursement from any other source for the identical loss, and indemnification or reimbursement from any other source shall preclude compensation pursuant to this chapter. (b) If a claimant r…

(a) The following evidence is not admissible as evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding, including a subrogation action by the state pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 81030), to establish the liability of any person for any damages alleged to have been caused by…

Compensation of any loss pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to the state’s acquiring, by subrogation, all rights of the claimant to recover the loss from the party determined to be liable for the loss. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, …

Upon the request of the Department of General Services, the Attorney General shall commence an action in the name of the people of the State of California to recover any amount paid in compensation for any loss pursuant to this chapter against any party who is liable to the claim…

Moneys recovered pursuant to this article shall be deposited in the state account. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 4 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 257.)

The Department of General Services shall, in consultation with the department, adopt, and revise when appropriate, all rules and regulations necessary to implement this chapter, including methods that provide for establishing that a claimant has exercised reasonable diligence in …

(a) A verified petition may be filed by any beneficially interested person with the clerk of the superior court in and for (1) the county in which the birth, death, or marriage is alleged to have occurred, (2) the county of residence of the person whose birth or marriage it is so…

(a) For purposes of this chapter, “mass fatalities incident” means a situation in which any of the following conditions exist: (1) There are more dead bodies than can be handled using local resources. (2) Numerous persons are known to have died, but no bodies were recovered from …

The petition shall be verified and shall contain all the facts necessary to enable the court to determine the fact of and the time and place of the birth, death, or marriage upon the proofs adduced in behalf of the petitioner at the hearing. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4…

If the time and place of birth are not known, the petition shall contain all of the facts known to the petitioner or otherwise available and a statement of the probable time and place of birth as accurately as the circumstances permit. The petition shall be verified as to the kno…

Upon the filing of the petition a hearing shall be fixed by the clerk and at the convenience of the court set at a time not less than five nor more than 10 days after the filing of the petition. The hearing may be held in chambers. The court, for good cause, may continue the hear…

Notwithstanding Section 103465, upon the filing of a petition for a determination of the fact of death in the event of a mass fatalities incident, the clerk shall set a hearing no later than 15 days from the date the petition was filed. The petitioner shall make a reasonable effo…

The fee for filing the petition is two hundred five dollars ($205). This fee shall be distributed as provided in Section 68085.4 of the Government Code. The petition may be heard by any judge hearing probate matters, or if a probate department has been designated for hearing prob…

If, upon the hearing, the allegations of the petition are established to the satisfaction of the court, the court may make an order determining that the birth, death, or marriage did in fact occur at the time and place shown by the proofs adduced at the hearing. (Added by Stats. …

If the time and place of birth are not known, the court shall receive and consider evidence and testimony as may be available and from the facts adduced may, by order, fix the time and place that the court finds to be a probable time and place of birth of the person in relation t…

The order shall be made in the form and upon the blank prescribed and furnished by the State Registrar and shall become effective upon a filing of a certified copy with the State Registrar. Every order determining the date of birth made pursuant to this chapter shall establish a …

(a) The State Registrar shall send certified copies of the court order delayed certificate to the local registrar and the county recorder within the area in which the event occurred and in whose offices copies of records of the year of occurrence of the event are on file. However…

(a) On and after January 1, 2026, no person shall manufacture, sell, or distribute in commerce any juvenile’s feeding product or juvenile’s sucking or teething product that contains any form of bisphenol above the practical quantitation limit (PQL), to be determined by the Depart…

(a) Manufacturers shall use the least toxic alternative when replacing any form of bisphenol in a juvenile’s feeding product or juvenile’s sucking or teething product in accordance with this chapter. (b) Manufacturers shall not replace any form of bisphenol pursuant to this chapt…

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Bisphenol” means a chemical with two phenol rings connected by a single linker atom. The linker atom and phenol rings may have additional substituents. (b) “Juvenile” means an individual or indivi…

Certified farmers’ markets shall meet the applicable general sanitation requirements in Section 113980 and as provided in this chapter. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)

Certified farmers’ markets shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) All food shall be stored at least six inches off the floor or ground or under any other conditions that are approved. Tents, canopies, or other overhead coverings are not required for fresh whole produce…

Raw shell eggs may be stored and displayed without refrigeration if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The eggs were produced by poultry owned by the seller and collected on the seller’s property. (b) The eggs are not placed in direct sunlight during storage or display.…

(a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall work with the KI working group, which is coordinated by the Office of Emergency Services, to establish and implement a program to oversee the distribution of potassium iodide (KI) tablets to all persons who reside, work, visi…

This chapter shall be implemented only to the extent that funds are appropriated for the purposes of this chapter in the annual Budget Act or another measure. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 852, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)

The Legislature finds and declares that there has been a recent and rapid expansion in clandestine laboratories illegally producing a variety of controlled substances. These are increasingly sophisticated operations, frequently located in rural areas or working across jurisdictio…

The Department of Justice shall establish a Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement Program to assist state and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies in apprehending and prosecuting persons involved in the unlawful manufacture of controlled substances. (Added by Stats. 1986…

(a) To the extent moneys are available therefor, the Controller, in accordance with criteria and procedures which shall be adopted by the Department of Justice, may reimburse counties with a population under 1,750,000 for costs of prosecuting violations, attempts to violate, or c…

To the extent moneys are available therefor, the Department of Justice shall do the following: (a) In cooperation with the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training provide advanced training to state and local law enforcement personnel on the unique skills, such as detec…

To the extent moneys are available therefor, the Crime Prevention Center of the Department of Justice shall prepare and disseminate informational materials on the unique dangers posed by clandestine laboratories and the controlled substances they produce. The Crime Prevention Cen…

The Attorney General shall adopt rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1029, Sec. 1.)

(a) The Crank-Up Task Force Program is hereby created within the Department of Justice as part of the Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement Program with responsibility for establishing, conducting, supporting, and coordinating crank-up task forces composed of state and local law enf…

As used in this chapter, “substance use disorder program” means any program that provides any service of care, treatment, rehabilitation, counseling, vocational training, self-improvement classes or courses, narcotic replacement therapy in maintenance or detoxification treatment,…

As used in this chapter, a substance use disorder program includes, but is not limited to: (a) Residential programs that provide a residential setting and services such as detoxification, counseling, care, treatment, and rehabilitation in a live-in facility. (b) Drop-in centers t…

The county shall establish and maintain a registry of all narcotic and drug programs and alcohol and other drug programs within the county in order to promote a coordination of effort in the county. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 67. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)

Each narcotic and drug program and alcohol and other drug program in a county shall register annually with the county alcohol and drug program administrator by July 1 or within 30 days after being established. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 68. (AB 2995) Effective January…

(a) The identity and records of the identity, diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment of any patient, which identity and records are maintained in connection with the performance of any alcohol and other drug treatment or prevention effort or function conducted, regulated, or directly…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Over the past five years AIDS has reached an epidemic stage and is estimated to affect 30,000 Californians by 1990. (b) The estimated cost of medical care alone for the 4,000 AIDS cases that have occurred to date in Cal…

If a California manufacturer that is a grant recipient sells, delivers, or distributes an AIDS vaccine that has received FDA approval for use by the general population and that was developed in whole or in part using a grant awarded pursuant to this chapter, the State of Californ…