Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

The director shall appoint a dentist licensed in the State of California to administer the dental program.

Nothing in this article authorizes the department to compel dental examinations or services.

Within a public health setting or a public health program that is created or administered by a federal, state, or local governmental entity, any person may apply topical fluoride, including fluoride varnish to the teeth of individuals who are being served in that setting or progr…

The department shall have the power to receive for the dental program any financial aid granted by any private, federal, state, district, or local or other grant or source, and the division shall use such funds to carry out the provisions and purposes of this article.

The Legislature finds that 95 percent of all children in California have dental disease in the form of dental caries and periodontal disease. Dental disease in childhood can and does result in significant lifetime disability, dental pain, missing teeth, time lost from school and …

A community dental disease prevention program may be offered to school children in preschool through sixth grade, and in classes for individuals with exceptional needs, by a local sponsor. A local sponsor may be a city or county health department, county office of education, supe…

An advisory board, including representatives from education, dental professions, and parent groups shall be designated by the local sponsor to advise on dental health programs funded under this article. The use of existing advisory bodies is encouraged. The board shall hold publi…

The minimal standards of the community dental disease prevention program shall be determined by the department in accordance with the purposes of this article, and may be revised periodically as deemed necessary by the department to further the purposes of this article.

The local health officer of each local health department interested in participating in the community dental disease prevention program, or his or her designee, in cooperation with the appropriate education personnel and the local advisory board, shall submit a proposal for the p…

The department shall review the program proposals and approve programs that meet criteria established pursuant to Section 104785. The department shall, commencing July 1, 2000, through contractual arrangements, reimburse local sponsors with approved programs at an amount of ten d…

The local health officer or other sponsor may utilize or contract with, or both utilize and contract with, other local public and private nonprofit agencies, as well as school districts and county superintendents of schools, in conducting the program. The Legislature recognizes t…

The State Department of Education shall assist the department in developing and evaluating educational programs in dental health and dental disease prevention. These programs may include, but are not limited to, teacher and program coordinator in-service workshops, development an…

It shall be the responsibility of the governing board of each school district participating in the program and the governing authority of each private school participating in the program to cooperate with the local sponsor administering the community dental disease prevention pro…

No child shall receive a preventive agent as part of a program established pursuant to this article unless the child’s parent or guardian has given written notice to the governing body of the public or private school that the child may receive a preventive agent.

The dental disease prevention program established by this article shall be funded according to customary budget procedures and shall only be implemented upon appropriation of funds by the Legislature.

It is the intent of the Legislature that the program established by this article shall be placed in effect in the areas of greatest identified need as determined by the department, in cooperation with the State Department of Education.

Pupils of public and private elementary and secondary schools, except pupils of community colleges, shall be provided the opportunity to receive within the school year the topical application of fluoride, including fluoride varnish, or other decay-inhibiting agent to the teeth in…

Treatment as specified in this article shall be evidenced by a written record made on a form prescribed by the department. A copy of the record shall be given to the parent or guardian of the child, or if the person receiving the treatment is an adult, the copy shall be given to …

The county health officer of each county shall organize and operate a program so that treatment is made available to all persons specified in Section 104830. He shall also determine how the cost of such a program is to be recovered. To the extent that the cost to the county is in…

The governing board of each school district and the governing authority of each private school shall cooperate with the county health officer in carrying out the program in any school under its jurisdiction. The governing board of any school district may use any funds, property, …

Treatment shall be provided for a person only if the parent or guardian or responsible relative or adult who has assumed responsibility for his or her care and custody (in the case of a minor), or the person (if an adult), files with the governing board of the school district or …

The governing board of each school district and the governing authority of each private school shall distribute to each pupil’s parent or guardian or responsible relative or adult who has assumed responsibility for his or her care and custody (in the case of a minor), or the pupi…

The department shall adopt and enforce all regulations necessary to carry out this article.

In enacting this article, it is the intent of the Legislature to provide a means for the eventual achievement of the topical application of fluoride or other decay-inhibiting agent to the teeth of all school pupils in this state. However, it is understood that this treatment is n…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) In 1998, there were about 3.57 million Californians age 65 and older, a 15 percent increase since 1990. This number will at least increase to five million in 2010 and grow to seven million by 2020, with those persons ov…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the University of California provide academic courses and training in the field of geriatrics for medical students and existing general internists and family physicians in order to ensure that every general internist and family physician, …

It is the purpose of the Legislature, in enacting this chapter, for the University of California to establish academic geriatric resource programs and encourage the development of expanded educational and community service programs in geriatric medicine at its medical schools or …

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Academic geriatric resource program” means a program which includes one of the elements specified in Section 105105. (b) “Nursing home” means a licensed skilled nursing or licensed intermediate care facility, as …

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that University of California medical students complete a definable curriculum in geriatric medicine over the course of their medical school training to meet recommended core competencies for the care of older persons. It is the intent of t…

The Regents of the University of California shall be the agency with the responsibility for making grants for the Academic Geriatric Resource Program.

The Legislature requests that, on March 30, 2001, and biennially thereafter, the Regents of the University of California submit a progress report to the Legislature, including copies to the members of the Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care, the members of the Senate H…

No provision of this chapter shall be applicable to the University of California unless the Regents of the University of California, by resolution, make that provision applicable.

The department shall seek any Medicaid waivers necessary to implement this chapter.

(a) In addition to the other programs provided under this chapter, it is the intent of the Legislature to encourage the Regents of the University of California to monitor existing physician licensing requirements, and any additional requirements developed in response to Section 1…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that California State University students who are receiving training to provide services to the senior population complete a curriculum in the field of gerontology. It is the intent of the Legislature that this curriculum be designed to ins…

(a) The California State University system shall provide academic courses and training in the field of gerontology for professional service delivery personnel providing services to the senior population. For purposes of this article, “professional service delivery personnel” incl…

On or before January 1, 2004, the Trustees of the California State University shall submit a progress report to the Legislature on the status of the establishment and implementation of curricula in gerontology in accordance with this article.

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that this chapter provide enforcement mechanisms for existing and future perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) bans and labeling requirements enacted by the Legislature. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that all persons…

For purposes of this chapter, all of the following definitions apply: (a) “Covered PFAS restriction” means a restriction imposed by any of the following: (1) Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 108945). (2) Chapter 13.5 (commencing with Section 108970). (3) Article 1 (commencin…

On or before January 1, 2029, the department shall adopt regulations to implement, interpret, enforce, or make specific this chapter and the covered PFAS restrictions.

This chapter does not limit or restrict existing mandates, prohibitions, deadlines, enforcement authorities, or rights of action.

(a) On or before July 1, 2029, a manufacturer of a covered product shall register with the department and provide to the department all of the following in the manner prescribed by the department in regulation: (1) The name and a description of each covered product it manufacture…

The department may procure and test any covered product for compliance with the applicable covered PFAS restrictions. Tests may be done by selecting and testing randomized samples of covered products from a cross section of retailers or by any other process specified by the depar…

(a) The department shall issue a notice of violation to a person or entity in violation if any of the following occurs: (1) The department’s testing or test results submitted as a part of the registration process pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 108079 indicates that a cove…

(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 …

The department shall deposit all moneys from the registration fee described in Section 108079 and all administrative penalties collected pursuant to this chapter into the PFAS Enforcement Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury. Moneys in the fund shall, upon appropri…

Upon appropriation by the Legislature and subject to Section 108084, if funds in the Toxic Substances Control Account are sufficient to finance the development of the regulations and the startup costs of the department’s activities pursuant to this chapter, funds may be used as a…

On or before July 1, 2033, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature regarding its compliance and enforcement activities performed pursuant to this chapter, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a) A summary of the covered products manufactured by th…

(a) Any manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or other person or entity in this state that sells, transfers, or otherwise furnishes any of the following substances to any person or entity in this state or any other state shall submit a report to the Department of Justice of all of …