Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

(a) When a dispute arises as to the interpretation or enforcement of regulations of the department that are being enforced by a city, county, city and county, or district, a request for clarification or interpretation may be submitted to the department. The department shall make …

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, but to the extent consistent with applicable federal law or regulation, the director may, after a request by a board of supervisors of an affected county and after a public hearing held in accordance with Section 11346 of the Government…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department by regulation may provide for the issuance and renewal on a two-year basis of licenses, certificates of registration, or other indicia of authority issued pursuant to this code by the department. (b) The department ma…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1521, Sec. 1.)

“Architect” means a person who is certified under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1521, Sec. 1.)

“Civil engineer” means a person who is registered as a civil engineer under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1521, Sec. 1.)

“Construction or alteration” includes any construction of, addition to, reconstruction of, or alteration to any essential services building. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1521, Sec. 1.)

“Enforcement agency” means the agency of a city, city and county, or county responsible for building safety within its jurisdiction. The office of the State Architect is the enforcement agency for state-owned facilities or facilities leased by the state. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch…

“Essential services building” means any building, including buildings designed and constructed, for public agencies used, or designed to be used, or any building a portion of which is used or designed to be used, as a fire station, police station, emergency operations center, Cal…

“Structural engineer” means a person who is authorized to use the title structural engineer under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1521, Sec. 1.)

The commission shall appoint an Executive Director of the California Building Standards Commission, who shall hold office at the pleasure of the commission. The executive director shall make public the processes of the commission. The executive director shall appoint, in accordan…

The building department of every city and city and county shall enforce this chapter within the city or city and county. “Building department” means the department, bureau, or officer charged with the enforcement of laws or ordinances regulating the erection, construction, or alt…

The department, officer, or officers of a county who are charged with the enforcement of ordinances or laws regulating the erection, construction, or alteration of buildings shall enforce this chapter within the county but outside the territorial limits of any city. (Enacted by S…

Any city or county may, by ordinance, designate any department or officer, other than a department or officer mentioned in this chapter, to enforce all or any part of this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

In any city where there is no department or officer charged with or designated for the enforcement of this chapter, the appropriate department, officer, or officers of the county in which such city is located shall enforce this chapter. In any county where there is no department …

The Division of Codes and Standards of the Department of Housing and Community Development may enforce any provision of this chapter or any building standards published in the State Building Standards Code which it finds is being violated in a building hereafter constructed, afte…

No person shall construct a building subject to this chapter unless he has obtained a written permit for that purpose from the appropriate enforcement agency. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 301.)

Any person desiring a permit shall file an application therefor with the appropriate enforcement agency, which application shall contain: (a) The name and address of the applicant. (b) A detailed written statement of the work to be done. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 301.)

The applicant shall file with his application: (a) A complete set of the plans of the work proposed. (b) A set of specifications describing the materials to be used in the work. (c) The fee prescribed for filing an application for a building permit. (Amended by Stats. 1945, Ch. 1…

The governing body of any county or city, including a charter city, may adopt an ordinance prescribing fees for filing applications pursuant to this chapter, but the fees shall not exceed the amount reasonably required by the local enforcement agency to issue permits pursuant to …

Where work for which a permit is required by this chapter is started or proceeded with prior to the obtaining of such permit, the fees prescribed in Section 19132.3 shall be doubled. The payment of such double fee does not relieve any person from fully complying with the requirem…

The enforcement agency shall determine the cost of the work to be done for which the applicant desires a permit, and shall be guided by approved estimating practices. The enforcement agency shall keep a permanent account of all fees received under this chapter, the names of the p…

The United States, the State of California, school or other districts, counties and cities shall not be required to pay a fee for filing an application for a building permit pursuant to this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 692.)

The enforcement agency shall examine the application, plans, and specifications filed with it by an applicant, and if it appears that the work to be done will not result in a violation of this chapter, shall approve them and issue a permit to the applicant. (Added by Stats. 1941,…

The enforcement agency may approve changes in any application, plans, or specifications previously approved by it. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 301.)

The enforcement agency may revoke any permit if the permittee refuses, fails, or neglects to comply with any provision of this chapter, or if it finds that any false statement or misrepresentation was made in the application, plans, or specifications filed by the permittee. (Adde…

The work authorized by a permit shall be performed only in accordance with the application, plans, and specifications filed by the permittee. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 301.)

The issuance of a permit does not constitute approval of any violation of any provision of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 301.)

In any case where a building subject to this chapter is also subject to any permit provisions of the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the provision of the State Housing Law, it shall not be necessary to make duplicate filings of plans and specifications hereunder, to…

Each local health care district shall have and may exercise all of the following powers: (a) To have and use a corporate seal and alter it at its pleasure. (b) To sue and be sued in all courts and places and in all actions and proceedings whatever. (c) To purchase, receive, have,…

By resolution, the board of directors of a local hospital district may delegate to its administrator the power to employ (subject to the pleasure of the board of directors), and discharge, such subordinate officers and employees as are necessary for the purpose of carrying on the…

Except as provided in this section, by resolution, the board of directors of a local hospital district may authorize the disposition of any surplus property of the district at fair market value by any method determined appropriate by the board. The board of directors of a local h…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a hospital district, or any affiliated nonprofit corporation upon a finding by the board of directors of the district that it will be in the best interests of the public health of the communities served by the district and in order …

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a hospital district or any affiliated nonprofit corporation, upon a finding by the board of directors of the district that it will be in the best interests of the district to provide additional diversification of facilities, may lease a…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, a health care district may enter into a contract of employment with a hospital administrator, including a hospital administrator who is designated as chief executive officer, the duration of which shall not exceed four yea…

If a health care district enters into a written employment agreement with a hospital administrator, including a hospital administrator who is designated as a chief executive officer, the written employment agreement shall include all material terms and conditions agreed to betwee…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the transfer of assets by El Camino Hospital, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation (“El Camino Hospital-Corporation”) that owns and operates El Camino Hospital, located in the City of Mountain View, pursuant to a transfer a…

The El Camino Hospital-Corporation may provide for the operation and maintenance through tenants of the whole or any part of the El Camino Hospital, and for that purpose may enter into any lease agreement that it believes will best serve the interest of the El Camino Hospital Dis…

A district that leases or transfers its assets to a corporation pursuant to this division, including, but not limited to, subdivision (p) of Section 32121 or Section 32126, shall act as an advocate for the community to the operating corporation. The district shall annually report…

The board of directors may purchase all necessary surgical instruments and hospital equipment and equipment for nurses’ homes and all other property necessary for equipping a hospital and nurses’ home. (Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 932.)

The board of directors may purchase such real property, and erect or rent and equip such buildings or building, room or rooms as may be necessary for the hospital. (Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 932.)

The board of directors may establish a nurses’ training school in connection with the hospital, prescribe a course of study for such training and after the completion of the course, provide for the issuance of diplomas to graduate nurses. (Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 932.)

(a) The board of directors shall be responsible for the operation of all health care facilities owned or leased by the district, according to the best interests of the public health and shall make and enforce all rules, regulations and bylaws necessary for the administration, gov…

(a) The board of directors may provide for the operation and maintenance through tenants of the whole or any part of any hospital acquired or constructed by it pursuant to this division, and for that purpose may enter into any lease agreement that it believes will best serve the …

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the lease in existence immediately preceding January 1, 2006, between the Grossmont Healthcare District and the Grossmont Hospital Corporation that was entered into on May 29, 1991, may be renegotiated or extended for up to an…

(a) The board of directors of a hospital district or any affiliated nonprofit corporation may do any of the following when it determines that the action is necessary for the provision of adequate health services to communities served by the district: (1) Enter into contracts with…