Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

All hydrolyzed human remains not disposed of in accordance with this chapter, within one year, shall be interred. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 846, Sec. 69. (AB 967) Effective January 1, 2018. Section operative July 1, 2020, pursuant to Sec. 8382.)

A hydrolysis facility shall not make or enforce any rules requiring that human remains be placed in a casket before hydrolysis or that human remains be hydrolyzed in a casket, nor shall a hydrolysis facility refuse to accept human remains for hydrolysis for the reason that they a…

(a) A hydrolysis facility shall maintain on its premises, or other business location within the state, an accurate record of all hydrolyses performed, including all of the following information: (1) Name of the referring funeral director, if any. (2) Name of the deceased. (3) Dat…

(a) A hydrolysis facility shall maintain an identification system allowing identification of each decedent beginning from the time the hydrolysis facility accepts delivery of human remains until the point at which it releases the hydrolyzed human remains to a third party. After h…

Within two hours after a licensed hydrolysis facility takes custody of a body that has not been embalmed, it shall refrigerate the body at a temperature not greater than 50 degrees Fahrenheit, unless the hydrolysis process will begin within 24 hours of the time that the hydrolysi…

(a) The hydrolysis facility licensee, or its authorized representatives, shall provide instruction to all hydrolysis facility personnel involved in the hydrolysis process. This instruction shall lead to a demonstrated knowledge on the part of an employee regarding identification …

This article shall become operative on July 1, 2020. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 846, Sec. 69. (AB 967) Effective January 1, 2018. Section operative July 1, 2020, pursuant to Sec. 8382. Note: Operative date affects Article 8, commencing with Section 8370.)

(a) The Legislature finds that the quality of patient care in skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities is dependent upon the competence of the personnel who staff its facilities. The Legislature further finds that direct patient care in skilled nursing and intermediate ca…

A skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility shall adopt an approved training program that meets standards established by the department. The approved training program shall consist of at least all of the following: (a) An orientation program to be given to newly empl…

(a) A person who provides instruction or training, at a skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility or in an educational institution, as part of a certified nurse assistant precertification training program described in Section 1337.1 or 1337.3 may be any licensed voca…

(a) An online or distance learning nurse assistant training program shall comply with all of the following requirements: (1) Provide online instruction in which the trainees and the approved instructor are online at the same or similar times and which allows them to use real-time…

(a) An applicant for certification as a certified nurse assistant shall comply with each of the following: (1) Be at least 16 years of age. (2) Have successfully completed a training program approved by the department, which includes an examination to test the applicant’s knowled…

(a) (1) The department shall prepare and maintain a list of approved training programs for nurse assistant certification. The list shall include training programs conducted by skilled nursing facilities or intermediate care facilities, as well as local agencies and education prog…

Every skilled nursing or intermediate care facility shall designate a licensed nurse as a director of staff development who shall be responsible for the management of the approved training program. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 825, Sec. 3.)

(a) Approved training programs shall be conducted during the normal working hours of the nurse assistant unless the nurse assistant receives at least the normal hourly wage for any additional time spent in the training program. (b) On or after September 1, 1978, only the followin…

(a) Certificates issued under this article shall be renewed every two years and renewal shall be conditional upon the occurrence of all of the following: (1) The certificate holder submitting documentation of completion of 48 hours of in-service training every two years obtained …

(a) The state department shall investigate complaints concerning misconduct by certified nurse assistants and may take disciplinary action pursuant to Section 1337.9. (b) The state department shall maintain a registry that includes the certification status of all certified nurse …

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Recidivism is reduced when criminal offenders are given the opportunity to secure employment and engage in a trade, occupation, or profession. (2) It is in the interest of public safety to assist in the rehabilitati…

(a) The state department shall, through the Medi-Cal program, provide rate adjustments to skilled nursing or intermediate care facilities for the portion of additional costs attributable to the requirements of Sections 1337.1, 1337. 3, and 1337.5 with respect to Medi-Cal patients…

The state department shall assign sufficient qualified employees to supervise and evaluate training programs required by this article. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 351.)

(a) The state department shall convene a work group to develop recommendations to the department on ways to expand the availability of training programs and certified nurse assistants available for hire in the state. The work group shall investigate, but not be limited to investi…

The State Director of Health Services may adopt emergency regulations pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 3 of the Government Code to implement this article. The adoption of the regulations shall be deemed to be an emergency an…

(a) (1) (A) A criminal record clearance shall be conducted for all nurse assistants by the submission of fingerprint images and related information to the state department for processing at the Department of Justice. The licensing and certification program shall issue an All Faci…

(a) For purposes of Section 668.14 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the required minimum number of hours, or the equivalent, established in this state for educational or training programs for certification training programs for nurse assistants, pursuant to Section…

The State Department of Health Services shall submit to the State Air Resources Board recommendations for ambient air quality standards reflecting the relationship between the intensity and composition of air pollution and the health, illness, irritation to the senses, and the de…

All reduced human remains not disposed of in accordance with this chapter shall be disposed of pursuant to Section 7714.4 of the Business and Professions Code. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 45. (AB 351) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2027, pursuant to Sec.…

A reduction facility shall not make or enforce rules requiring that human remains be placed in a casket before reduction, nor shall a reduction facility refuse to accept human remains for reduction for the reason that they are not in a casket. A director, officer, agent, or repre…

(a) A reduction facility shall maintain on its premises, or other business location within the state, an accurate record of all reductions performed, including all of the following information: (1) Name of the referring funeral director, if any. (2) Name of the deceased. (3) Date…

(a) A reduction facility shall maintain an identification system allowing identification of each decedent beginning from the time the reduction facility accepts delivery of human remains until the point at which it releases the reduced human remains to a third party. After reduct…

Within two hours after a reduction facility takes custody of a body that has not been embalmed, it shall refrigerate the body at a temperature not greater than 50 degrees Fahrenheit, unless the reduction process will begin within 24 hours of the time that the facility took custod…

(a) The reduction facility licensee, or its authorized representatives, shall provide instruction to all facility personnel involved in the reduction process. This instruction shall lead to a demonstrated knowledge on the part of an employee regarding identification procedures us…

This article shall become operative on January 1, 2027. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 45. (AB 351) Effective January 1, 2023.)

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (a) In many areas, small, rural general acute care hospitals are experiencing financial difficulties brought upon partially because of governmental regulations and underutilization of acute care beds. (b) Closure of such facilities,…

(a) The department may request and maintain employment information for nurse assistants and direct care staff of intermediate care facilities/developmentally disabled, other than state-operated intermediate care facilities/developmentally disabled that secure criminal record clea…

Health systems agencies shall do all of the following: (a) Verify information in the health service plan received from hospitals in their respective health service area. (b) Within 45 days make a recommendation, including findings, to the state department regarding the need for, …

Any primary health service hospital, or any group thereof, may submit a health service plan to the state department when a public meeting, which satisfies the following criteria, has been conducted in the community by the hospital with respect to such hospital’s health service pl…

A primary health service hospital may request waivers pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 1339.7, and Section 1339.25, authorization for swing beds pursuant to Section 1339.8 and seek the benefits pursuant to subdivision (l) of Section 1339.7 by submitting a health service pla…

A primary health service hospital may amend its health service plan. Such amendments shall be subject to the provisions of subdivision (c) of Section 1337.7 and Section 1339.13. Amendments shall not be made to such plan solely for the purpose of circumventing sanctions administer…

The primary health service hospital shall operate under the following requirements: (a) The primary health service hospital shall be subject to the regulations contained in Division 5 (commencing with Section 70001) of Title 22 of the California Administrative Code that are not w…

(a) In accordance with the procedures prescribed in subdivision (h) of Section 1339.7, the state department shall terminate a hospital’s health service plan or its designation as a primary health service hospital, or both, when it finds that the hospital is not in compliance with…

Implementation of this article shall be consistent with federal rules and regulations in effect on January 1, 1979, and as adopted on or after such date. In keeping with the intent in enacting this article and to the extent permitted by federal law, each department within the Hea…

It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to designate certain general acute care hospitals as primary health service hospitals, which will facilitate the diversification of the small rural hospital. The designation shall apply only to those general acute care hospitals tha…

As used in this article, unless otherwise indicated: (a) “Health systems agency” means a health systems agency established pursuant to Public Law 93-641. (b) “Primary care mid-level health practitioner” means a physician assistant certified pursuant to Chapter 7.7 (commencing wit…

The state department shall administer the program authorized in this article. In administering the program, the state department shall do all of the following: (a) Verify hospital eligibility, pursuant to Section 1339.9, and designate those hospitals as primary health service hos…

The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shall review and approve the number of swing beds that may be designated pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 1339.15, based upon community need and projected utilization and issue a certificate of need pu…

In order to be eligible for designation as a primary health service hospital, a hospital shall be licensed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1250 and meet one of the following criteria: (a) Be located outside of a standard metropolitan statistical area, be located at least 1…