Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

The department may enter into an agreement with another state agency to perform all or part of the functions necessary in order to approve and maintain approval of schools for radiologic technologists. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Every holder of a certificate or a permit issued pursuant to the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27) may be disciplined as provided in Section 107070. The proceedings under Section 107070 shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1…

Certificates and permits may be denied, revoked, or suspended by the department, for any of the following reasons: (a) Use of a controlled substance as defined in Division 10 (commencing with Section 11000), a dangerous drug, as defined in Section 4022 of the Business and Profess…

(a) A person or entity that violates or aids or abets the violation of any of the provisions of the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27) or regulation of the department adopted pursuant to that act is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five th…

(a) The application fee for any certificate or permit issued pursuant to the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27) shall be established by the department in an amount as it deems reasonably necessary to carry out the purpose of that act. (b) The fee for any examination conducted…

Failure to pay the annual fee for renewal on or before the expiration date of the certificate or permit shall automatically suspend the certificate or permit. If the prescribed fee is not paid within six months following the date, the certificate or permit shall be revoked. A cer…

The department may establish a schedule of fees for permits issued pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (e) of Section 114870, and Sections 114885 and 107115, if the revenue from the fees is related to the costs of administering the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27). (Added by S…

The department may establish a schedule of fees to be paid by schools applying for approval as approved schools for radiologic technologists and, on an annual basis, by schools that are included on the department’s list of approved schools for radiologic technologists. (Added by …

(a) All fees payable under the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27) shall be collected by and paid to the department for deposit into the Radiation Control Fund established pursuant to Section 114980. (b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 1993. (Added by Stats. 199…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any licentiate of the healing arts to administer or use diagnostic, mammographic, or therapeutic x-ray on human beings in this state, unless that person is certified pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 114870, Section 114872, or Section 114885, and…

A licentiate of the healing arts who is certified by an examining board in radiology recognized by the department shall be granted a certificate to supervise the operation of X-ray machines and to operate X-ray machines without restrictions. (Added by renumbering Section 107115 b…

The department may adopt regulations regarding hazardous substances as it determines are necessary to adequately enforce and administer this chapter. Any violation of the regulations shall be deemed to be a violation of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effect…

Whenever in the judgment of the department the action will promote the objectives of this chapter by avoiding or resolving uncertainty as to its application, the department may by regulation declare to be a hazardous substance, for the purpose of this chapter, any substance or mi…

If the department finds that the requirements of Section 108200 are not adequate for the protection of the public health and safety in view of the special hazard presented by any particular hazardous substance, it may by regulation establish reasonable variations or additional la…

The regulations shall be adopted by the department in the manner prescribed by Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The regulations shall conform as nearly as practicable with regulations promulgated by the United …

To the extent that the requirements of this chapter are identical with the federal act, all regulations and any amendments to regulations adopted pursuant to the federal act that are in effect on the effective date of this section or that are adopted on or after the date are the …

A federal regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter takes effect in this state 30 days after it becomes effective as a federal regulation. Any person who will be adversely affected by adoption of a federal regulation in this state may, within the 30 days prior to its becoming e…

If substantial objections are made to a federal regulation within 30 days prior to its becoming effective in this state or to a proposed regulation within 30 days after it is published, the state department, after notice, shall conduct a public hearing to receive evidence on issu…

If the department finds that, because of the size of the package involved or because of the minor hazard presented by the substance contained therein, or for other good and sufficient reasons, full compliance with the labeling requirements otherwise applicable under this chapter …

The department may exempt from the requirements established by, or pursuant to, this chapter any container of a hazardous substance with respect to which it finds that adequate requirements satisfying the purposes of this chapter have been established by, or pursuant to, any othe…

The department may appoint agents as it may deem necessary. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The department or its duly authorized agent shall have free access to all reasonable hours to any factory, warehouse, or establishment in which hazardous substances are manufactured, processed, packed, or held for introduction into commerce, or to enter any vehicle being used to …

Whenever a duly authorized agent of the department finds, or has probable cause to believe, that any hazardous substance is so misbranded as to be dangerous or fraudulent or is a banned hazardous substance, he or she shall affix to the article a tag or other appropriate marking, …

Whenever the findings of the department show, after investigation and examination, that any hazardous substance found in the possession of any person is misbranded, or banned, the hazardous substance may be seized and quarantined. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective…

A hazardous substance found to be misbranded, or to be a banned hazardous substance may, by order of a court or judge, or in the absence of the order, with the written consent of the owner thereof, be seized or destroyed. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January …

When a misbranded hazardous substance or a banned hazardous substance is detained or quarantined under this article, the department shall commence proceedings in the name of the people of the State of California against the article in the superior court of the county or city and …

If the court finds that a detained or quarantined article is misbranded, after entry of the decree the article shall be destroyed at the expense of the claimant thereof, under the supervision of the agent of the department. All court costs and fees, and storage and other proper e…

If the misbranding can be corrected by proper labeling or processing of the article, after entry of the decree and after costs, fees, and expenses have been paid and a good and sufficient bond, conditioned that the article shall be so labeled or processed, has been executed, the …

The bond shall be returned to the claimant of the article on representation to the court by the department that the article is no longer in violation of this chapter, and that the expenses of the supervision have been paid. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective Januar…

The department shall cause to be published from time to time reports summarizing any judgments, decrees, or court orders that have been rendered under this chapter, including the nature of the charge and the disposition thereof. The department shall also cause to be disseminated …

In addition to the remedies heretofore provided, the department is hereby authorized to bring an action in superior court and the court shall have jurisdiction upon hearing and for cause shown, to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any…

If any provision of this chapter is declared unconstitutional, or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the constitutionality of the remainder of the chapter and the applicability thereof to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected …

As used in this article, “DMSO” means dimethyl sulfoxide. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

DMSO sold in California other than by prescription shall be labeled by the manufacturer, distributor, or seller to contain a description of all of the contents in the solution, statement of purity, the percent of DMSO in the solution, and the manufacturer’s name and address. The …

The owner of a pharmacy or any person who purchases a controlled substance upon federal order forms as required pursuant to the provisions of the Federal “Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970,” (P.L. 91-513, 84 Stat. 1236), relating to the importation, expo…

Filed prescriptions shall constitute a transaction record that, together with information that is readily retrievable in the pharmacy pursuant to Section 11164 shall show or include the following: (a) The name(s) and address of the patient(s). (b) The date. (c) The character, inc…

(a) No person other than a pharmacist as defined in Section 4036 of the Business and Professions Code or an intern pharmacist, as defined in Section 4030 of the Business and Professions Code, who is under the personal supervision of a pharmacist, shall compound, prepare, fill or …

In a prosecution under this division, proof that a defendant received or has had in his possession at any time a greater amount of controlled substances than is accounted for by any record required by law or that the amount of controlled substances possessed by the defendant is a…

(a) No person shall deliver Schedule II, III, or IV controlled substances to a pharmacy or pharmacy receiving area, nor shall any person receive controlled substances on behalf of a pharmacy unless, at the time of delivery, a pharmacist or authorized receiving personnel signs a r…

(a) Adequate and suitable space shall be provided for the storage of food. (b) Except as specified in subdivisions (c), (d), and (e), food shall be protected from contamination by storing the food in a clean, dry location, where it is not exposed to splash, dust, vermin, or other…

Food shall not be stored in any of the following ways: (a) In locker rooms. (b) In toilet rooms. (c) In dressing rooms. (d) In refuse rooms. (e) In mechanical rooms. (f) Under sewer lines that are not shielded to intercept potential drips. (g) Under leaking water lines, including…

Working containers holding food or food ingredients that are removed from their original packages for use in the food facility, such as cooking oils, flour, herbs, potato flakes, salt, spices, and sugar, shall be identified with the common name of the food, except that containers…

(a) Prepackaged food may not be stored in direct contact with ice or water if the food is subject to the entry of water because of the nature of its packaging, wrapping, or container, or its positioning in the ice or water. (b) Except as specified in subdivisions (c) and (d), non…

(a) Products that are held by the permitholder for credit, redemption, or return to the distributor, such as damaged, spoiled, or recalled products, shall be segregated and held in designated areas that are separated from food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-use articles…

Entities providing utilities shall perform all of the following duties and functions: (a) Any public or private utility that operates a nuclear powerplant in the state shall have a response organization that can be integrated with federal, state, and local government emergency re…

(a) When any primary drinking water standard specified in the department’s regulations is not complied with, when a monitoring requirement specified in the department’s regulations is not performed, or when a water purveyor fails to comply with the conditions of any variance or e…