Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

A county recorder shall issue a certified copy of a foreign birth or death recorded in the office of the county recorder only as an official record of the county recorder, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 27300 of the Government Code, and not as a certified copy of a vita…

(a) A certification of birth or death outside of the United States shall not be recorded by the county recorder. (b) This section shall not apply to any court-order-delayed birth certificate or court-order-delayed death certificate issued pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing with S…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide consumers and workers with ingredient information about designated products that encourages informed purchasing decisions and reduces public health impacts from exposure to potentially harmful chemicals in designated products by …

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Air care product” means a chemically formulated consumer product labeled to indicate that the purpose of the product is to enhance or condition the indoor environment by eliminating unpleasant odors or fres…

(a) A manufacturer of a designated product sold in the state shall disclose on the product label the information specified by either paragraph (1) or (2): (1) (A) A list of each intentionally added ingredient contained in the product that is included on a designated list. (B) A l…

(a) The manufacturer of a designated product sold in the state shall post on its Internet Web site, in an electronically readable format, the following information related to the designated product: (1) (A) A list of each intentionally added ingredient contained in the product, e…

(a) To protect confidential business information, this chapter shall not be construed to require a manufacturer to disclose the weight or amount of an intentionally added ingredient, including a fragrance ingredient, or nonfunctional constituent or to disclose how a product is ma…

An intentionally added ingredient, fragrance ingredient, or nonfunctional constituent listed or posted pursuant to this chapter, other than an ingredient for which use of a generic name is permitted by Section 108955, shall be listed or posted pursuant to the following nomenclatu…

(a) The online disclosure requirements described in Section 108954.5 shall apply to a designated product sold in the state on or after January 1, 2020. (b) The product label disclosure requirements described in Section 108954 shall apply to a designated product sold in the state …

A designated product shall not be sold in the state unless the designated product and the manufacturer of the designated product comply with this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 830, Sec. 1. (SB 258) Effective January 1, 2018.)

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict the authority of the Department of Toxic Substances Control to take action on any cleaning product pursuant to its authority under Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25251) of Division 20 and consistent with this act. (Adde…

(a) Prosecution for any violation of law occurring prior to the effective date of this division is not affected or abated by this division. If the offense being prosecuted is similar to one set out in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11350) of this division, then the penalties …

Any orders and regulations promulgated pursuant to any law affected by this division and in effect on the effective date of this division, not in conflict with it continue in effect until modified, superseded, or repealed. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1407.)

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is essential to the health and welfare of the people of this state that action be taken by state government to effectively and economically utilize federal and state funds for narcotic and alcohol and other drug use prevention, ca…

The department shall consult with state and local health planning bodies and encourage and promote effective use of facilities, resources, and funds in the development of integrated, comprehensive local programs for the prevention, care, treatment, and rehabilitation of narcotic …

Any community alcohol and other drug service may by contract furnish community alcohol and other drug services to any other county. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 73. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)

The department shall, within available resources, consult with federal, state, and local agencies involved in the provision and delivery of services of prevention, care, treatment, and rehabilitation of individuals experiencing a substance use disorder. (Amended by Stats. 2024, C…

The department shall provide technical assistance, guidance, and information to local governments and state agencies with respect to the creation and implementation of programs and procedures for dealing effectively with alcohol and other drug prevention, care, treatment, and reh…

The department shall establish goals and priorities for all state agencies providing narcotic and alcohol and other drug services. All state governmental units operating alcohol and other drug programs or administering or subventing state or federal funds for alcohol and other dr…

The department shall, in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as other state agencies, develop and submit annually to the Department of Finance a program budget. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 120. Effective January 1, 2005.)

(a) Once the negotiated rate with service providers has been approved by the county, all participating governmental funding sources, except the Medi-Cal program (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code), shall be boun…

Expenditures incurred pursuant to this part shall be in accordance with the regulations of the director and shall be subject to payment whether incurred by direct or joint operation of the facilities and services, by provisions therefor through contract, or by other arrangement p…

(a) In determining the amounts that may be paid, fees paid by persons receiving services or fees paid on behalf of those persons by the federal government, by the California Medical Assistance Program set forth in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9 …

The department shall coordinate all narcotic and alcohol and other drug services and related programs conducted by state agencies with the federal government, and shall ensure that there is no duplication of those programs among state agencies and that all agreements, contracts, …

The department may require state agencies to contract with it for services to carry out the provisions of this division. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 120. Effective January 1, 2005.)

The department may accept and expend grants, gifts, and legacies of money, and, with the consent of the Department of Finance, accept, manage, and expend grants, gifts, and legacies of other properties in furtherance of the purposes of this division. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 86…

In addition to those expenditures authorized under Section 11851, expenditures shall include expenses incurred by members of the local advisory board on alcohol and other drug programs in providing alcohol and other drug program services through the implementation of an executed …

(a) Charges shall be made for services rendered to each person under a county contract in accordance with this section. Charges for the care and treatment of each client receiving service under a county contract shall not exceed the actual cost thereof as determined by the direct…

Counties are encouraged to contract with providers for the provision of alcohol and drug services. Counties shall comply with the regulations of the department for the management of contracts with community organizations. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 81. (AB 2995) Effec…

(a) Any government entity that contracts with a privately owned recovery residence to provide recovery services, or an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility to provide treatment services for more than six residents, shall require the contractor, at all times, to ma…

The department shall devise and implement, in consultation with the counties, a program reporting method to evidence county compliance with this part. Until that date, the department shall ensure the payment and cost-reporting system does not impair the implementation of this par…

Each county may establish standards that meet or exceed state standards for the treatment and operation of all county-operated and county-contracted alcohol and other drug treatment facilities and services, hereafter referred to as a “quality assurance system.” A “quality assuran…

Payments or advances of funds to cities, counties, cities and counties, or other state agencies, which funds are properly chargeable to appropriations to the department, may be made by a Controller’s warrant drawn against state funds appropriated to the department or federal fund…

(a) The department may charge a reasonable fee for the certification or renewal certification of a program that voluntarily requests the certification. The fee shall be set at a level sufficient to cover administrative costs of the program certification process incurred by the de…

The department shall encourage the development of educational courses that provide core knowledge concerning alcohol and other drug problems and programs to personnel working within alcohol and other drug programs. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 120. Effective January 1, 20…

The department shall conduct onsite monitoring and reviews of individual county-operated alcohol and other drug programs and alcohol and other drug program administration with emphasis on the review of county administration. The administrative reviews shall include sampling of al…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The rapidly spreading AIDS epidemic poses an unprecedented major public health crisis in California, and threatens, in one way or another, the life and health of every Californian. (b) The best hope of stemming the spre…

The Legislature further finds and declares all of the following: (a) Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by the virus human T-cell lymphotropic virus, type III (HTLV-3) that initially cripples the body’s immune system and eventually leaves the body open to an arr…

The Legislature further finds and declares all of the following: (a) The average cost per patient in the treatment of AIDS until death is now one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000). It is estimated that total costs including health care of the first 10,000 AIDS cases in th…

“State,” as used in this chapter, has the same meaning as set forth in Section 900.6 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

(a) There is hereby created the AIDS Vaccine Victims Compensation Fund. (b) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “AIDS vaccine” means a vaccine that (A) has been developed by any manufacturer and (B) is approved by the FDA or the department pursu…

(a) Because the development of a vaccine now costs somewhere between twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) and forty million dollars ($40,000,000), and because the last vaccine produced and marketed did not sell well, vaccine manufacturers are hesitant to proceed to invest their r…

(a) In enacting this section the Legislature finds and declares: (1) It is in the interest of the people of California to develop a vaccine that will prevent the infection of HIV, the agent that causes AIDS. (2) In order to develop that vaccine, a prototype vaccine must be first …

In order to assist pharmacists and pharmacy personnel in the education of consumers who are at risk of bloodborne infections regarding methods and opportunities for improving and protecting their health, and thereby protect the public health, the Office of AIDS shall develop and …

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Local housing trusts are locally developed responses to regional housing needs and are responsive to local control. (b) Local housing trusts have an excellent record of accomplishment of serving as efficient vehicles fo…

There is hereby established the Local Housing Trust Fund Matching Grant Program, to be administered by the department, for the purpose of supporting local housing trust funds dedicated to the creation or preservation of affordable housing as described in this section. Local housi…