Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

The department may adopt regulations governing the entry, quarantine, or release from quarantine, of any and all wild animals imported into this state pursuant to this chapter. The regulations shall be designed to protect the public health against diseases known to occur in any s…

The violation of any provision of this chapter shall be a misdemeanor. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

(a) The department shall develop a plan to identify causes of infant mortality and morbidity in California and to study recommendations on the reduction of infant mortality and morbidity in California. (b) The study plan shall be completed on or before July 1, 1988, and shall be …

The study plan shall incorporate in its design the findings of MCH Title V Research Contract DHS 8689088, the “Maternal Neonatal and Fetal Mortality Study.” The department shall issue a report to the Legislature on or before July 1, 1989, concerning causal factors in infant morta…

(a) The Legislature finds that the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review process is used to identify and take action to prevent a wide range of local social, economic, public health, education, environmental, and safety factors that contribute to the tragedy of fetal and infant loss.…

General—Independent Citizen’s Oversight Committee (ICOC) This chapter implements Article XXXV of the California Constitution, which established the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (institute). (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 71, Sec. 5. Note: Pro…

Creation of the ICOC There is hereby created the Independent Citizen’s Oversight Committee, hereinafter, the ICOC, which shall govern the institute and is hereby vested with full power, authority, and jurisdiction over the institute. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposi…

ICOC Membership; Appointments; Terms of Office (a) ICOC Membership The ICOC shall have 35 members, appointed as follows: (1) The Chancellors of the University of California at San Francisco, Davis, San Diego, Los Angeles, Irvine, and Riverside shall each appoint an executive offi…

Majority Vote of Quorum Actions of the ICOC may be taken only by a majority vote of a quorum of the ICOC. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 71, Sec. 5.)

Public and Financial Accountability Standards (a) Annual Public Report The institute shall issue an annual report to the public which sets forth its activities, grants awarded, grants in progress, research accomplishments, and future program directions. Each annual report shall i…

Medical and Scientific Accountability Standards (a) Medical Standards In order to avoid duplication or conflicts in technical standards for scientific and medical research, with alternative state programs, the institute will develop its own scientific and medical standards to car…

ICOC Functions The ICOC shall perform the following functions: (a) Oversee the operations of the institute. (b) Develop annual and long-term strategic research and financial plans for the institute. (c) Make final decisions on research standards and grant awards in California acr…

ICOC Operations (a) Legal Actions and Liability (1) The institute may sue and be sued. (2) Based upon ICOC standards, institute grantees shall indemnify or insure and hold the institute harmless against any and all losses, claims, damages, expenses, or liabilities, including atto…

Scientific and Medical Working Groups—General (a) The institute shall have, and there is hereby established, four separate scientific and medical working groups as follows: (1) Scientific and Medical Research Funding Working Group. (2) Scientific and Medical Accountability Standa…

Scientific and Medical Accountability Standards Working Group (a) Membership The Scientific and Medical Accountability Standards Working Group shall have 19 members as follows: (1) Five ICOC members from the 10 groups that focus on disease-specific areas described in paragraphs (…

Scientific and Medical Research Funding Working Group (a) Membership The Scientific and Medical Research Funding Working Group shall have at least 23 members as follows: (1) Seven ICOC members from the 12 disease advocacy group members described in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of…

Scientific and Medical Facilities Working Group (a) Membership The Scientific and Medical Research Facilities Working Group shall have 11 members as follows: (1) Six members of the Scientific and Medical Research Funding Working Group. (2) Four real estate specialists. To be elig…

Appropriation and Allocation of Funding (a) Moneys in the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Fund shall be allocated as follows: (1) (A) No less than 97 percent of the proceeds of the bonds authorized pursuant to Section 125291.30, after allocation of bond proceeds to purpos…

Appropriation and Allocation of Funding (a) Moneys in the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Fund shall be allocated as follows: (1) (A) No less than 95.5 percent of the proceeds of the bonds authorized pursuant to Section 125291.110, net of bond proceeds allocated to purpos…

Under the guidance of the ICOC, the institute shall, by January 31, 2012, create a transition plan addressing the expiration of current bond funding. A copy of the transition plan shall be transmitted to the Governor, the Controller, and the Legislature within 30 days of its comp…

Expand Alpha Stem Cell Clinic Program and Establish Community Care Centers of Excellence Program (a) The institute shall expand the Alpha Stem Cell Clinic Program and establish the Community Care Centers of Excellence Program to fund the establishment of centers of excellence whe…

Scientific and Medical Training and Fellowship Programs (a) The institute shall establish training and fellowship programs. The goal of the training and fellowship programs shall be to: (1) Ensure that California has the workforce necessary to move new discoveries from the resear…

Shared Research Laboratory Program (a) The institute shall reestablish a Shared Research Laboratory Program to provide funding to academic and nonprofit research institutions in California for specialized instrumentation, a supply of cell lines, culture materials, and instruction…

Treatments and Cures Accessibility and Affordability Working Group (a) Membership The Treatments and Cures Accessibility and Affordability Working Group shall have 17 members, nominated by the chairperson or vice chairperson and approved by the board, as follows: (1) Five members…

Advisory Task Forces (a) Membership The chairperson and the president may appoint one or more advisory task forces to provide expert guidance to address specific objectives in areas under the institute’s jurisdiction, including scientific, policy, ethical, financial, and technica…

The intellectual property standards that the ICOC develops shall include: (a) A requirement that each grantee or the exclusive licensee of the grantee submit a plan to CIRM to afford access to any drug that is, in whole or in part, the result of research funded by CIRM to Califor…

The Legislature finds that there is a need to improve the effectiveness of health care delivery systems. One way of accomplishing that objective is to utilize health care personnel in new roles and to reallocate health tasks to better meet the health needs of the citizenry. The L…

For the purposes of this article: (a) “Department” means the Department of Health Care Access and Information. (b) “Approved project” means an educational or training program approved by the office that does any of the following on a pilot program basis: (1) Teaches new skills to…

The department may designate experimental health workforce projects as approved projects where the projects are sponsored by community hospitals or clinics, nonprofit educational institutions, or government agencies engaged in health or education activities. Nothing in this secti…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a trainee in an approved project may perform health care services under the supervision of a supervisor where the general scope of the services has been approved by the department. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 136. (AB 133) Ef…

A trainee and his or her supervisor shall be held to the standard of care of, and shall be afforded the same immunities as, an individual otherwise legally qualified to perform the health care service or services performed by the trainee or supervisor. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. …

Any patient being seen or treated by a trainee shall be apprised of that fact and shall be given the opportunity to refuse treatment. Consent to the treatment shall not constitute assumption of the risk. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The department, after one or more public hearings thereon, shall establish minimum standards, guidelines, and instructions for pilot projects. Advance notice of the hearing shall be sent to all interested parties and shall include a copy of the proposed minimum standards, guideli…

(a) Pilot projects may be approved in the following fields: (1) Expanded role medical auxiliaries. (2) Expanded role nursing. (3) Expanded role dental assistants, dental hygienists, dental hygienists in alternative practice, or dental hygienists in extended functions. (4) Materna…

The department shall carry out periodic onsite visitations of each approved project and shall evaluate each project to determine the following: (a) The new health skills taught or extent that existing skills have been reallocated. (b) Implication of the project for existing licen…

The department shall approve a sufficient number of projects to provide a basis for testing the validity of the experiment. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 139. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)

The department shall seek the advice of appropriate professional societies and appropriate healing arts licensing boards prior to designating approved projects. In the case of projects sponsored by a state agency, the following additional procedures shall apply: (a) A hearing sha…

The department shall not approve a project for a period lasting more than two training cycles plus a preceptorship of more than 24 months, unless the department determines that the project is likely to contribute substantially to the availability of high-quality health services i…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The Health Manpower Pilot Project No. 152 was approved in 1988 to respond to a shortage of adequately trained personnel to meet the needs of residents in long-term health care facilities. (b) Long-term health care facil…

The department may extend the geriatric technician pilot project, known as the Health Manpower Pilot Project No. 152, for a minimum of four additional years, pursuant to reapplication by the sponsoring agency. The project shall continue to meet the applicable requirements establi…

(a) The department shall issue followup reports on geriatric technician pilot projects approved by the department following 24 months of implementation of the employment utilization phase of each project. The reports shall contain all of the following information: (1) A descripti…

A new district may be formed pursuant to this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 176, Sec. 38. Effective January 1, 2002.)

A proposal to form a new district may be made by petition which shall do all of the following: (a) State that the proposal is made pursuant to this article. (b) Set forth a description of the boundaries of the territory to be included in the district. (c) Set forth the methods by…

(a) Before circulating any petition, the chief petitioners shall publish a notice of intention which shall include a written statement not to exceed 500 words in length, setting forth the reasons for forming the district. The notice shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of …

The petition shall be signed by not less than 25 percent of the registered voters residing in the area to be included in the district, as determined by the local agency formation commission pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 56375 of the Government Code. Sections 100 and 104 …

A petition may consist of a single instrument or separate counterparts. The chief petitioner or petitioners shall file the petition, including all counterparts, with the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the principal county. The executive officer shal…