Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

It may borrow money and incur indebtedness and guarantee the performance of its legal or contractual obligations whether heretofore or hereafter incurred; and also refund or retire any public indebtedness or lien that may exist against the district or any property therein which s…

Any district, directly or through a representative, may attend the Legislature and any committees thereof and present information to aid the passage of legislation which the district deems beneficial to the district or to prevent the passage of legislation which the governing boa…

The district board may adopt ordinances to carry out the provisions of Sections 5473 to 5473.11, inclusive, of the Health and Safety Code and this chapter; the procedure for the adoption of said ordinances shall be the same as is provided for in Article 7 (commencing with Section…

The board of supervisors of any county may adopt a model county sanitation district ordinance. The procedure for the adoption of said ordinance shall be the same as is provided for in Article 7 (commencing with Section 25120) of Chapter 1, Part 2, Division 2, Title 3 of the Gover…

The district board is hereby authorized to enact an ordinance which adopts by reference all or any part of a model county sanitation district ordinance. The adopting ordinance may also enact provisions to add to or amend the model sanitation district ordinance as it is applied to…

Prior to adoption of any ordinance which adopts by reference all or any part of a model county sanitation district ordinance, the district board shall give notice that copies of the model ordinance being considered for adoption are on file with the clerk of the district and are o…

Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed to relieve any district from the requirement of publishing in full the ordinance which adopts by reference the model sanitation district ordinance; and all provisions applicable to such publication shall be fully carried out. Such…

If at any time the model sanitation district ordinance is amended by the county board of supervisors, then the district board may adopt such amendment or amended model sanitation district ordinance by reference as provided in this article; or an ordinance may be enacted in the re…

If the board of directors of the district is the board of supervisors, the district may adopt the model county sanitation district ordinance and any amendments thereto by reference without following the procedures contained in Section 4766.3. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 117, Sec. …

A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code. (Added by renumbering Section 4766.5 (as added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 21) by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 299. (AB 731) Effective January 1,…

Any county sanitation district may, in addition to its other powers, acquire, construct, control, operate, and maintain waterworks, conduits, reservoirs, storage sites, and other works and facilities for the production, treatment, storage and distribution of a water supply for do…

A district may contract with any state agency to finance any district improvement authorized by Section 4767. The terms of the contract shall be consistent with this chapter. Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, the term of the contract may extend up to 30 years. …

The department, a representative of the department, or any person designated by the director may take the actions specified in this article only if there is a reasonable basis to believe that there has been or may be a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance, and o…

(a) Any officer or employee of the department, a representative of the director, or a person designated by the director may require any person who has or may have information relevant to any of the following matters to furnish the information, upon reasonable notice: (1) The iden…

(a) The department may disclose information submitted pursuant to this article to authorized representatives, contractors, or other governmental agencies only in connection with the department’s responsibilities pursuant to this part. The department shall establish procedures to …

(a) Any officer or employee of the department, representative of the director, or person designated by the director may, in accordance with Section 78455, enter, at reasonable times, any of the following properties: (1) Any nonresidential establishment or other place or property …

If the owner or the owner’s authorized representative does not voluntarily grant access to a place, establishment, or property pursuant to this article, the officer, employee, representative, or designee shall first obtain a warrant pursuant to Title 13 (commencing with Section 1…

The department, and any person authorized by the department to enter upon any lands for the purpose of taking a response action pursuant to this part, shall not be held liable, in either a civil or criminal proceeding, for trespass or for any other acts that are necessary to carr…

If a person intentionally or negligently fails to furnish and transmit to any officer or employee of the department, a representative of the director, or a person designated by the director any information required to be disclosed pursuant to this article, the department may issu…

Any person who commits any of the following acts shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each separate violation, or for continuing violations, for each day during which that violation continues: (a) Intentionally or negligentl…

After filing the map or plat and recording the declaration of dedication, a cemetery authority may sell and convey plots subject to such rules and regulations as may be then in effect or thereafter adopted by the cemetery authority, and subject to such other and further limitatio…

(a) All plots, the use of which has been conveyed by deed or certificate of ownership as a separate plot, are indivisible except with the consent of the cemetery authority, or as provided by law. (b) A plot, the use of which has been conveyed by deed or certificate of ownership a…

All conveyances made by a cemetery authority shall be signed by the president or the vice president, and the secretary, or by other officers authorized by the cemetery authority. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

Any cemetery authority or its agents who sell, offer for sale, contract to sell, or negotiate the sale of mausoleum crypts before the receipt of a certificate of occupancy as provided for in Sections 9591 and 9592 shall: (a) Set forth in each contract a specific period of time wi…

For a violation of any provision of Section 8573, the bureau may temporarily suspend or permanently revoke the license of any cemetery licensee and may order the reservation or escrowing of assets of the cemetery authority to the extent deemed necessary to satisfy the cost of con…

Every permit or approval under which no work is done within one year from the date of issuance expires by limitation and a new permit shall be obtained before the work may proceed. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 350, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1994.)

(a) (1) The board of supervisors of a county with a population of less than 50,000 may enter into a contract with the department and the department may enter into a contract with that county to organize and operate a local public health service in that county. (2) The department …

Any counties that were eligible for organization and operation of local public health services by the department pursuant to former Section 1157, as amended by Section 130 of Chapter 429 of the Statutes of 1978, as of January 1, 1988, shall continue to be eligible, notwithstandin…

(a) Counties contracting with the department pursuant to Section 101300 may enter into a contract with the department whereby the department’s program that administers the Section 101300 contract agrees to assume responsibility for some or all of the administrative activities for…

In the event a health emergency is declared by the board of supervisors in a county, or in the event a county health emergency is declared by the county health officer pursuant to Section 101080, the local health officer shall have supervision and control over all environmental h…

(a) The department shall determine, on a case-by-case basis, the enforcement mechanism and the amount of any administrative penalty assessed pursuant to this chapter. A penalty assessed shall not be less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the first violation. A penalty may b…

(a) The department may receive reports of alleged violations of covered PFAS restrictions, including analytical test results, from consumers, businesses, research institutions, persons, entities, and not-for-profit entities, and shall verify those alleged reports through its own …

No employee shall commit any act that may cause the contamination or adulteration of food, food-contact surfaces, or utensils. (Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 96, Sec. 17. Effective July 20, 2007.)

Food employees shall keep their fingernails trimmed, filed, and maintained so the edges and surfaces are cleanable and not rough. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)

(a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), all food employees preparing, serving, or handling food or utensils shall wear hair restraints, such as hats, hair coverings, or nets, which are designed and worn to effectively keep their hair from contacting nonprepackaged food, clean…

Food employees shall wear clean outer clothing to prevent contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-use articles. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Robert W. Crown California Children’s Services Act. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The department shall establish and administer a program of services for physically defective or handicapped persons under the age of 21 years, in cooperation with the federal government through its appropriate agency or instrumentality, for the purpose of developing, extending an…

The department succeeds to and is vested with the duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction heretofore exercised by the State Department of Benefit Payments with respect to moneys, funds, and appropriations available to the department for the purposes of processing, au…

The department shall have possession and control of all records, papers, equipment, and supplies held for the benefit or use of the Director of Benefit Payments in the performance of his duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction that are vested in the departmen…

All officers and employees of the Director of Benefit Payments who on July 1, 1978, are serving in the state civil service, other than as temporary employees, and engaged in the performance of a function vested in the department by Section 123810 shall be transferred to the depar…

All claims for services provided under this article shall be submitted to the state fiscal intermediary for payment no later than January 1, 1999. The State Department of Health Services shall work in cooperation with the counties to develop a timeline for implementing the centra…

It is the intent of the Legislature through this article to provide, to the extent practicable, for the necessary medical services required by physically handicapped children whose parents are unable to pay for these services, wholly or in part. This article shall also include th…

“Handicapped child,” as used in this article, means a physically defective or handicapped person under the age of 21 years who is in need of services. The director shall establish those conditions coming within a definition of “handicapped child” except as the Legislature may oth…

(a) The department shall keep the California Children’s Services (CCS) program abreast of advances in medical science, leading to the inclusion of other handicapping conditions and services within the limits of and consistent with the most beneficial use of funds appropriated for…

“Services,” as used in this article, means any or all of the following: (a) Expert diagnosis. (b) Medical treatment. (c) Surgical treatment. (d) Hospital care. (e) Physical therapy. (f) Occupational therapy. (g) Special treatment. (h) Materials. (i) Appliances and their upkeep, m…