Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, on and after January 1, 2023, the board may act on appeals of the authority’s decision to impose licensure action and regarding the denial of licensure after review of the authority’s decision as set forth in subdivisi…

(a) The board shall develop criteria to aid it in making final determinations regarding appeals of licensure actions, for purposes of adoption by the authority pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1797.185. When considering appeals of licensure action, the board shall consider …

(a) (1) An employer of a paramedic shall report to the director of the authority and the board the suspension or termination for cause of a paramedic in their employ within 72 hours of the event. The required reporting does not waive the confidentiality of medical records. The in…

(a) If the board denies an appeal of an application for licensure, or upholds the authority’s decision to deny an application for licensure, based solely or in part on the applicant’s conviction history, the board shall notify the applicant in writing of all of the following: (1)…

(a) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Seizure Emergency Response Act. (b) For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Administrator” has the same meaning as defined in Sections 80001 and 82001 of Title 22 of the California Code of…

(a) If a client diagnosed with seizures, a seizure disorder, or epilepsy has been prescribed intranasal emergency antiseizure medication by their health care provider, a licensee may, upon receipt of a request from the client or client’s authorized representative, allow an admini…

(a) On or before January 1, 2028, the State Department of Social Services shall, in consultation with organizations and providers with expertise in epilepsy, administering emergency antiseizure medication, and administering medication in a school environment, including, but not l…

(a) Before administering intranasal emergency antiseizure medication prescribed to treat seizures in a client diagnosed with seizures, a seizure disorder, or epilepsy, the licensee shall be in receipt of a seizure action plan approved by the client or the client’s authorized repr…

(a) Any licensee that allows administrators or authorized volunteers to administer intranasal emergency antiseizure medication pursuant to this article shall ensure that each administrator or authorized volunteer will be provided defense and indemnification for any and all civil …

It is the intent of the Legislature that persons desiring to become, or to continue being, foster parents shall receive training in order to assist them in being effective substitute caregivers and to enhance the safety and growth of children placed with them. There is a need to …

Section 19990 of the Government Code shall apply to employees of the district. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 382, Sec. 8.5. (SB 194) Effective January 1, 2012.)

Except as to State highways where the State Highway Engineer refuses to issue a permit, with the consent of the legislative body having jurisdiction of the territory within which it is proposed so to do, expressed by resolution of such governing body, the board of any district or…

The Improvement Act of 1911, the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 and the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 are applicable to districts. (Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 426.)

In the application of those acts to proceedings under this article the terms used in those acts shall have the following meanings: (a) “City council,” and “council,” mean board. (b) “City,” and “municipality,” mean district. (c) “Clerk,” and “city clerk,” mean secretary. (d) “Sup…

The powers and duties conferred by those acts and supplementary acts upon boards, officers, and agents of cities shall be exercised by the respective boards, officers, and agents of the district. (Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 1124.)

The improvements authorized to be constructed or acquired under this article are restricted to those permitted to be constructed or acquired by such districts under Article 4 of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 1072.)

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish demonstration projects to assist medically fragile infants, children, and adolescents. (b) It is further the intent of the Legislature that these demonstration projects serve as models for methods of providing primary care serv…

There is hereby established demonstration projects to provide a medical home and coordination of care model in order to reduce avoidable health problems of chronically, seriously ill infants, children, and adolescents. The demonstration projects may operate for a period of up to …

The department shall award funding appropriated for purposes of this article, on a competitive basis, to any nonprofit children’s hospitals, as defined in Section 10727 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and other hospitals that operate at least 10 special care centers, as cer…

The demonstration projects shall provide care management services to children enrolled in the demonstration projects pursuant to proposals accepted by the department. Demonstration projects shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) Establish and function as a medical home…

In order to most effectively assist children enrolled in the demonstration project, the demonstration project may employ the use of clinic visits, home visits, school visits, inpatient visits, and multidisciplinary conferences, as well as other innovative care management techniqu…

(a) The hospital receiving funding under this article shall submit a report to the department that evaluates the demonstration project and includes measures of medical costs and improved health outcomes of enrollees. (b) The report shall address the following outcome measures as …

(a) The department may prohibit any person from being a member of the board of directors, an executive director, or an officer of a licensee, or a licensee from employing, or continuing the employment of, or allowing in a licensed facility or certified family home, or allowing co…

(a) (1) If the department determines that a person was issued a license under this chapter, Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1200), Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250), Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1500), Chapter 3.01 (commencing with Section 1568.01), Chapter 3.2 (c…

The department shall conduct an unannounced visit to a facility within 30 days after the department serves an order of immediate exclusion from the facility upon the licensee or a person subject to immediate removal or exclusion from the facility pursuant to paragraph (3) of subd…

The provisions of the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 as amended shall be applicable to county sanitation districts, and the term “local agency” as used in Chapter 6 of Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code shall be deemed to include a county sanitation district. Notwithsta…

As an alternative method of issuing bonds the district board may, after the approval and adoption of an engineer’s report for a portion of the district, if it deems it necessary to incur a bonded indebtedness to obtain funds with which to acquire the property and do the work set …

As an alternative method of issuing bonds the district board may, after the approval and adoption of an engineer’s report for a portion of the district, if it deems it necessary to incur a bonded indebtedness to obtain funds with which to acquire the property and do the work set …

Notice of the hearing shall be given by publishing a copy of the resolution pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code prior to the time fixed for the hearing in a newspaper having general circulation in the county sanitation district. Such notice shall also be given by post…

At the time and place so fixed, or at any time and place to which the hearing is adjourned, the district board shall proceed with the hearing. At the hearing any person interested, including any person owning property within the district or within the proposed improvement distric…

At the time and place so fixed, or at any time and place to which the hearing is adjourned, the district board shall proceed with the hearing. At the hearing any person interested, including any person owning property within the district or within the proposed improvement distric…

When the board has made its determinations as provided in Section 4808 and if the board deems it necessary to incur the bonded indebtedness, the board shall by resolution call a special election in said improvement district for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters th…

Except as otherwise provided in this article, notice of the election shall be given and the election shall be held and conducted in the same manner as elections for the authorization of bonds of the entire county sanitation district, and if two-thirds of the votes cast are in fav…

No irregularities or informalities in conducting such election shall invalidate the same, if the election shall have otherwise been fairly conducted. Any action or proceedings, wherein the validity of the formation of the improvement district or of any bonds issued for it or of t…

Bonds issued as bonds of the district for an improvement district therein and the interest thereon shall be paid by revenue derived exclusively from an annual tax upon the real property in the improvement district of such county sanitation district, and all the real property with…

(a) (1) The State Department of Social Services shall license transitional housing placement providers pursuant to this chapter. (2) A transitional housing placement provider may operate either of the following programs, as described in Section 16522.1 of the Welfare and Institut…

(a) The Newborn Eye Pathology Screening Task Force is established and shall advise the State Department of Health Services on the newborn eye pathology screening protocol. (b) The task force shall be composed of the following 12 members: (1) The Director of Health Services as a n…

(a) On or before June 30, 2002, the department shall adopt the protocol developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics to optimally detect the presence of treatable causes of blindness in infants by two months of age. If a protocol is not developed on or before June 30, 2002, th…

This article shall be known, and may be cited as, the Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening, Tracking and Intervention Act. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 310, Sec. 23. Effective August 19, 1998.)

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Hearing loss occurs in newborns more frequently than any other health condition for which newborn screening is currently required. (2) Early detection of hearing loss, early intervention, and followup services befor…

As used in this article: (a) “Birth admission” means the time after birth that the newborn remains in the hospital nursery prior to discharge. (b) “CCS” means the California Children’s Services program administered through the State Department of Health Services. (c) “Department”…

(a) (1) Every general acute care hospital with licensed perinatal services in this state shall administer to every newborn, upon birth admission, a hearing screening test for the identification of hearing loss, using protocols approved by the department or its designee. (2) In or…

The department or its designee shall approve hospitals for participation as newborn hearing screening providers. These facilities shall then receive payment from the department for the newborn hearing screening services provided to newborns and infants eligible for the Medi-Cal o…

The department or its designee shall provide every general acute care hospital that has licensed perinatal services, or neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), as specified in Section 123975, written information on the current and most effective means available to screen the hearing…

(a) The department shall establish a system of early hearing detection and intervention centers that shall provide technical assistance and consultation to hospitals in the startup and ongoing implementation of a facility hearing screening program and followup system. (b) The ear…

(a) The department shall develop and implement a reporting and tracking system for newborns and infants tested for hearing loss. (b) The system shall provide the department with information and data to effectively plan, establish, monitor, and evaluate the Newborn and Infant Hear…