Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

(a) Within 180 days after the effective date of this part, the department shall develop the form of application that an applicant for a variance must submit. The department may amend the form as it deems appropriate. The application shall contain, at a minimum, the following info…

(a) Upon receipt of an application for a variance, the department shall determine whether the application is substantially complete and in compliance with Section 114417.1. Within 45 calendar days after submission of a complete application that complies with Section 114417.1, the…

Each variance letter shall include, have attached to it, or reference each of the following: (a) The information specified in Section 114417.1. That information may be presented verbatim, in summary form, or by means of attachment. (b) Detailed findings by the department as to th…

A variance letter shall be valid solely with respect to those food facilities, events, locations, and operations expressly set forth and only on the specific terms and conditions upon which the variance is granted. A variance granted by the department shall be binding on every lo…

The permitholder shall retain a copy of the variance letter on file at the food facility at all times and shall make it available for inspection by the enforcement officer. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. …

If the department grants a variance, or if an HACCP plan is required pursuant to Section 114419, the permitholder shall do both of the following: (a) Comply with the HACCP plan and procedures that are submitted as specified in Sections 114419.1 and 114419.2 and approved as a cond…

(a) The department may suspend or revoke a variance if either of the following occurs: (1) The department determines that the variance poses a hazard due to changes in scientific knowledge or the nature and extent of any hazard that might result. (2) There is a finding that the f…

A registered home care aide shall be 18 years of age or older. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 790, Sec. 1. (AB 1217) Effective January 1, 2014. Provisions implemented as of January 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 1796.61.)

Any individual who has submitted a home care aide application and who possesses any one of the following identification cards may initiate a background examination to be a registered home care aide: (a) A valid California driver’s license. (b) A valid identification card issued b…

(a) Each person initiating a background examination to be a registered home care aide shall submit their fingerprints to the Department of Justice by electronic transmission in a manner approved by the department, unless exempt under subdivision (d). (b) A law enforcement agency …

(a) (1) The department shall establish a home care aide registry pursuant to this chapter and shall continuously update the registry information. Upon submission of the home care aide application and fingerprints or other identification documents pursuant to Section 1796.22, the …

(a) (1) If the department finds that the home care aide applicant or the registered home care aide has been convicted of a crime, other than an infraction, the department shall deny the home care aide application, or revoke the registered home care aide’s registration unless the …

(a) (1) The department may revoke or deny a registered home care aide’s registration or request for registration renewal if any of the following apply to the registered home care aide: (A) The individual procured or attempted to procure their registered home care aide registratio…

(a) The Department of Justice shall maintain and continually update pertinent criminal offender record information of registered home care aides and shall inform the department of subsequent reports received pursuant to Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code. The department shall cont…

The department shall do all of the following in the administration of the home care aide registry: (a) Establish and maintain on the department’s Internet Web site the registry of registered home care aides and home care aide applicants. (1) To expedite the ability of a consumer …

A local EMS agency may develop a community paramedicine or triage to alternate destination program that is consistent with the Emergency Medical Services Authority’s regulations and the provisions of this chapter and submit evidence of compliance with the requirements of Section …

A local EMS agency that elects to develop a community paramedicine or triage to alternate destination program shall do all of the following: (a) Integrate the proposed community paramedicine or triage to alternate destination program into the local EMS agency’s emergency medical …

In addition to the requirements of Section 1841, a local EMS agency that elects to develop a community paramedicine program shall do both of the following: (a) Coordinate, review, and approve any agreements necessary for the provision of community paramedicine specialties as desc…

In addition to the requirements of Section 1841, a local EMS agency that elects to develop a triage to alternate destination program shall do all of the following: (a) (1) Develop a plan that includes existing advanced life supports (ALS) providers, including public agencies, ope…

(a) The Mojave Desert district board shall adopt rules and regulations that are not in conflict with state and federal laws, rules, and regulations and that reflect the best available technological and administrative practices. (b) The rules and regulations shall require the leve…

(a) After a public hearing, the Mojave Desert district may adopt regulations to require operators of public and commercial fleet vehicles, when adding vehicles to, or replacing vehicles in, an existing fleet or when purchasing vehicles to form a new fleet, to purchase low-emissio…

The Mojave Desert district shall conduct public education, marketing, demonstration, monitoring, research, and evaluation programs or projects with respect to transportation control measures. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 642, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1993.)

The Mojave Desert district may adopt regulations to limit or mitigate the impact on air quality of indirect or areawide sources pursuant to Section 40716. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 642, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1993.)

(a) Food facilities may engage in any of the following activities only pursuant to an HACCP plan as specified in Section 114419.1: (1) Smoking food as a method of food preservation rather than as a method of flavor enhancement. (2) Curing food. (3) Using food additives or adding …

For a food facility that is required under Section 114419 to have an HACCP plan, the plan and specifications shall indicate all of the following: (a) A flow diagram of the specific food for which the HACCP plan is requested, identifying critical control points and providing infor…

(a) Applicable HACCP training shall be provided and documented for food employees who work in the preparation of food for which an HACCP plan has been implemented. Training given to food employees shall be documented as to date, trainer, and subject. (b) Verification of critical …

(a) Except as specified in Section 114419, nothing in this section shall be deemed to require the enforcement agency to review or approve an HACCP plan. (b) The enforcement agency shall collect fees sufficient only to cover the costs for review, inspections, and any laboratory sa…

(a) Each food facility that identifies a trade secret shall provide in writing to the enforcement agency the information they consider to be a trade secret. (b) The enforcement agency shall treat as confidential, to the extent allowed by law, information that meets the criteria s…

A microbial challenge study may be submitted to the enforcement agency for review for purposes of verifying that a food does not constitute a potentially hazardous food. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.…

(a) To remain on the home care aide registry, a registered home care aide shall renew his or her registration every two years. (1) A registered home care aide’s registration shall expire every two years, on the anniversary date of the initial registration date. If the registratio…

A community paramedicine pilot program approved under the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development’s Health Workforce Pilot Project No. 173 before September 1, 2020, to deliver community paramedicine services, as described in Section 1815, is authorized to continue the…

A person or organization shall not provide community paramedicine or triage to alternate destination services or represent, advertise, or otherwise imply that it is authorized to provide community paramedicine or triage to alternate destination services unless it is expressly aut…

A community paramedic shall provide community paramedicine services only if the community paramedic has been certified and accredited to perform those services by a local EMS agency and is working as an employee of an authorized community paramedicine provider. (Added by Stats. 2…

A triage paramedic shall provide triage to alternate destination services only if the triage paramedic has been certified and accredited to perform those services by a local EMS agency and is working as an employee of an authorized triage to alternate destination provider. (Added…

The disciplinary procedures for a community paramedic or triage paramedic shall be consistent with subdivision (d) of Section 1797.194. (Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 138, Sec. 4. (AB 1544) Effective January 1, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, pursuant to Section 1857.)

Entering into an agreement to be a community paramedicine or triage to alternate destination provider pursuant to this chapter shall not alter or otherwise supersede Section 1797.201 or 1797.224. (Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 138, Sec. 4. (AB 1544) Effective January 1, 2021. Repeale…

The liability provisions described in Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 1799.100) apply to this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 138, Sec. 4. (AB 1544) Effective January 1, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, pursuant to Section 1857.)

This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 270, Sec. 7. (AB 767) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, by its own provisions Note: Repeal affects Chapter 13, commencing with Se…

The Mojave Desert district may adopt a schedule of fees, levied on permitted and other sources of air pollution to recover its costs of implementing this chapter, pursuant to Section 42311 and Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 44220) of Part 5. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 642, Se…

Pursuant to Section 41231, the district may undertake programs which may include, but are not limited to, financial assistance to fleet operators for the purchase, conversion, or operation of low-emission motor vehicles, financial or other assistance to encourage the sale and dis…

The Mojave Desert district board may borrow money and incur indebtedness in anticipation of the revenue for the current year in which the indebtedness is incurred or for the ensuing year. That indebtedness shall not exceed the total amount of the estimated revenue for either the …

Upon adoption of a resolution by the Mojave Desert district board to implement the procedure to issue warrants pursuant to Sections 41245 to 41256, inclusive, the procedure shall be implemented on the first day of the second month following the date of adoption of the resolution.…

The Mojave Desert district board shall appoint a treasurer, who may be a county treasurer, who shall be the custodian of funds of the Mojave Desert district and who shall make payments only upon warrants duly and regularly signed by the person authorized by the Mojave Desert dist…

The Mojave Desert district shall appoint a controller, who may be a county auditor, who shall be the accounting officer for the Mojave Desert district and who shall exercise general supervision over the accounting forms and methods of keeping the accounts of the Mojave Desert dis…

The Mojave Desert district board may, by resolution, cause to be drawn all warrants on the treasurer against all funds, except funds for debt service, of the Mojave Desert district in the treasury for the payment of salaries and expenses of the Mojave Desert district. (Added by S…

The Mojave Desert district board may authorize, in writing, the controller to draw separate payroll warrants in the names of the individual Mojave Desert district employees for the respective amounts due each employee so that each employee may be furnished with a statement of the…