Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

The legislative body of the community shall file with the Secretary of State a certified copy of any ordinance suspending or dissolving an agency pursuant to Section 33140 or 33141. (Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1561.)

The legislative body of the community may by ordinance declare that there is no further need for the commission. Upon adoption of the ordinance the offices of the commissioners are vacated and the capacity of the commission to transact business or exercise any powers is suspended…

The legislative body of the community shall file with the Secretary of State and with the Department of Housing and Community Development a certified copy of any ordinance suspending a commission. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 642.)

(a) There is in the General Fund the Site Remediation Account, which shall be administered by the director. The account shall be funded by money transferred from the state account, upon appropriation by the Legislature. Consistent with the requirements of Section 104(c) of the fe…

Funds in the Site Remediation Account appropriated for removal or remedial action pursuant to this part are available for encumbrance for three fiscal years subsequent to the fiscal year in which the funds are appropriated and are available for disbursement in liquidation of encu…

A record shall be kept of every interment showing the date the human remains were received, the date of interment, the name and age of the person interred, when these particulars can be conveniently obtained, and the plot in which interment was made. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. …

A record shall be kept of the ownership of all plots in the cemetery which have been conveyed by the cemetery authority and of all transfers of plots in the cemetery. Transfer of any plot, heretofore or hereafter made, or any right of interment, shall be complete and effective wh…

For the purpose of protecting the community and the public health, the local health department of a city or county shall have available the services of a public health laboratory for the examination of specimens from suspected cases of infectious and environmental diseases, that …

The cost of establishment and maintenance of the public health laboratory is a legal expenditure from any city or county funds that are for disbursement under the direction of the city or county health officer to protect public health. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 302.1.…

(a) Any city or county public health laboratory established for the purposes set forth in this chapter and its personnel shall be approved by the State Department of Health Services and shall comply with the requirements of CLIA. (b) For purposes of this section, “CLIA” means the…

(a) A person may perform an analysis of samples to test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in any city or county public health laboratory if they meet the requirements under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments in Section 493.1489 of Title 42 of the Code of…

Nothing in this article, or any other provision of law, shall be construed to restrict, limit, or prevent individuals certified under authority of this part or Article 1 (commencing with Section 106600) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 104 from performing their duties for the p…

(a) The California Rx Prescription Drug Web Site Program is hereby established. (b) The State Department of Health Care Services shall administer the program. The purpose of the program shall be to provide information to California residents and health care providers about option…

(a) Contracts and change orders entered into pursuant to this article and any project or systems development notice shall be exempt from all of the following: (1) The competitive bidding requirements of State Administrative Manual Management Memo 03-10. (2) The project authority …

The Legislature finds and declares that used tires imported into this country have contained mosquitos that are carriers of disease that is harmful to humans. The Legislature further finds and declares that, in order to attempt to ensure that these mosquitos are not brought into …

(a) No used tires that have been imported into the United States shall be imported into this state, for purposes of sale, resale or disposal, unless they are inspected and certified as free from mosquitos in any stage of development by the department or its designee. Nothing in t…

The department shall administer this article. In carrying out this duty, the department may delegate its authority to other departments of the state or to local governmental agencies, or cooperate with other agencies in the enforcement of this article. Notwithstanding Section 116…

The department shall charge and collect a fee for each certificate issued by the department or its designee, which shall be in an amount reasonably necessary to produce sufficient revenue to effectively implement this article. The initial fee established by the department shall n…

The department shall collect and account for all money received pursuant to this article and shall deposit it in the Vectorborne Disease Account provided for in Section 116112. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 38, Sec. 5. Effective May 7, 2004. Conditionally inoperative as provided i…

Fees collected pursuant to this article shall be subject to the annual fee increase provisions of Section 100425. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 116225.)

It shall be a misdemeanor to violate this article. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 116225.)

This article, with the exception of Section 116185, shall be inoperative upon a finding by the director that the federal government has established and is implementing a program that is at least as effective in ensuring that used tires imported into this state are free of mosquit…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the department cooperate closely with individuals and organizations concerned with alleviating problems related to inappropriate alcohol use and other drug use. The Legislature recognizes the wealth of experience and commitment that many i…

(a) All single-user toilet facilities in any business establishment, place of public accommodation, or state or local government agency shall be identified as all-gender toilet facilities by signage that complies with Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, and designated…

This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Standards of Service for Providers of Blood Clotting Products for Home Use Act. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 75, Sec. 1. (AB 389) Effective January 1, 2013.)

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Hemophilia is a rare, hereditary, bleeding disorder affecting at least 4,000 persons in California and is a chronic, lifelong, and incurable, but treatable, disease. (b) Von Willebrand disease is a human bleeding…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall apply for purposes of this article: (a) “Assay” means the amount of a particular constituent of a mixture or of the biological or pharmacological potency of a drug. (b) “Ancillary infusion equipment and suppli…

Each provider of blood clotting products for home use shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) Have sufficient knowledge and understanding of bleeding disorders to accurately follow the instructions of the prescribing physician and ensure high-quality service for the pat…

The California State Board of Pharmacy shall administer and enforce this article. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 75, Sec. 1. (AB 389) Effective January 1, 2013.)

Nothing in this article shall apply to either hospital pharmacies or health system pharmacies that dispense blood clotting products due only to emergency, urgent care, or inpatient encounters, or if an inpatient is discharged with a supply of blood clotting products for home use.…

The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall establish a health care workforce research and data center to serve as the central source of health care workforce and educational data in the state. The research and data center will serve as the state’s central source o…

The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall work with the Employment Development Department’s Labor Market Information Division, state licensing boards, and state higher education entities to collect, to the extent available, all of the following data: (a) The curr…

The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall prepare an annual report to the Legislature that does all of the following: (a) Identifies education and employment trends in the health care profession. (b) Reports on the current supply and demand for health care worker…

The state department may suspend or revoke any license or special permit issued under the provisions of this chapter upon any of the following grounds and in the manner provided in this chapter: (a) Violation by the licensee or holder of a special permit of any of the provisions …

The department may suspend or revoke any license or special permit issued under the provisions of this chapter if the licensee or holder of a special permit willfully fails to comply with the provisions of the regulations contained in Article 6 (commencing with Section 14190), Ch…

Proceedings for the suspension, revocation, or denial of licenses or special permits under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with Section 100171. In the event of conflict between this chapter and Section 100171, Section 100171 shall prevail. (Amended by Stats. 1997, C…

The director may temporarily suspend any license or special permit prior to any hearing, when in his or her opinion the action is necessary to protect the public welfare. The director shall notify the licensee or holder of a special permit of the temporary suspension and the effe…

The withdrawal of an application for a license or a special permit after it has been filed with the state department shall not, unless the state department consents in writing to such withdrawal, deprive the state department of its authority to institute or continue a proceeding …

(a) (1) No person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, political subdivision of the state, or other governmental agency within the state shall continue to operate, conduct, or maintain an existing health facility without having applied for and obtained a license or a spe…

(a) Any licensee or holder of a special permit may, with the approval of the state department, surrender his or her license or special permit for suspension or cancellation by the state department. Any license or special permit suspended or canceled pursuant to this section may b…

Any person who willfully violates this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1521, Sec. 1.)

Any person who violates, or causes or permits another person to violate, any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Amended by Stats. 1941, Ch. 301.)

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Johnston-Filante Hazardous Substance Cleanup Bond Act of 1984. (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.)

For purposes of this article, and for purposes of Section 16722 of the Government Code as applied to this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Board” means the department. (b) “Committee” means the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Committee created pursuant to Section 78295.…

The State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code) is adopted for the purpose of the issuance, sale, and repayment of, and otherwise providing with respect to, the bonds authorized to be issu…

The Hazardous Substance Cleanup Committee, which is hereby created, shall consist of the Governor, the Director of Finance, the Treasurer, the Controller, and the secretary. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pu…