Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

(a) Each small quantity generator using onsite steam sterilization, incineration, or microwave technology to treat medical waste shall register with the enforcement agency. Small quantity generators owning or operating a medical waste treatment facility shall also apply for a per…

(a) Any common storage facility for the collection of medical waste produced by small quantity generators operating independently, but sharing common storage facilities, shall have a permit issued by the enforcement agency prior to the commencement of storage of medical waste in …

Small quantity generators that treat waste onsite, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 117925, shall register with the enforcement agency prior to the commencement of treatment. (Added by renumbering Section 25041 by Stats. 1996, Ch. 536, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1997.)

A small quantity generator required to register with the enforcement agency pursuant to Section 117930 shall file with the enforcement agency a medical waste management plan on forms prescribed by the enforcement agency, if provided. The plans shall contain, but are not limited t…

(a) Small quantity generators using onsite steam sterilization, incineration, or microwave technology to treat medical waste are subject to biennial inspection of that onsite treatment facility by the enforcement agency and may be subject to the permitting requirements for onsite…

(a) Each enforcement agency shall follow procedures consistent with this chapter in registering medical waste generators. (b) Each medical waste generator registration for small quantity generators issued by the enforcement agency shall be valid for two years. (c) An application …

(a) A medical waste generator required to register pursuant to this chapter shall maintain for a minimum of three years individual treatment operating records, and if applicable, the tracking document for all untreated medical waste shipped offsite for treatment, and shall report…

(a) A small quantity generator who is not required to register pursuant to this chapter shall maintain on file in its office all of the following: (1) An information document stating how the generator contains, stores, treats, and disposes of any medical waste generated through a…

(a) A small quantity medical waste generator or parent organization that employs health care professionals who generate medical waste may transport medical waste generated in limited quantities up to 35.2 pounds to the central location of accumulation, provided that all of the fo…

Any person who, after notice, violates, or who, upon the demand of any health officer, refuses or neglects to conform to, any rule, order, or regulation prescribed by the department respecting a quarantine or disinfection of persons, animals, things, or places, is guilty of a mis…

Inasmuch as the orders provided for by Section 121365 are for the protection of the public health, any person who, after service upon him or her of an order of a local health officer as provided in Section 121365 violates or fails to comply with the order, is guilty of a misdemea…

Upon any subsequent conviction under the provisions of Section 120280, the court may order the person confined for a period not exceeding one year for the subsequent conviction, or other penalty as provided by that section. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective Januar…

(a) (1) A defendant is guilty of intentional transmission of an infectious or communicable disease if all of the following apply: (A) The defendant knows that he or she or a third party is afflicted with an infectious or communicable disease. (B) The defendant acts with the speci…

Any person who violates Section 120130 or any section in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 120175, but excluding Section 120195), is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment…

The district attorney of the county where a violation of Sections 121365 and 120280 may be committed, shall prosecute all those violations and, upon the request of a health officer, shall prosecute, as provided in Section 120280, violations of any order of a health officer made a…

Every person who possesses any intoxicating liquor in or on any public hospital or sanatorium providing for the treatment of tuberculosis or within the boundaries of the grounds belonging thereto is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section shall not prohibit (a) the possession of an…

On or before March 15 on a biennial basis, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature on all of the following issues: (a) The immunization status of young children in the state, based on available data. (b) The steps taken to strengthen immunization efforts. (c) The …

(a) The director shall award contracts to early intervention projects to provide long-term services to persons infected with HIV. The purposes of the early intervention projects shall be to provide appropriate medical treatment to prevent or delay the progression of disease that …

(a) The director shall commence awarding contracts to projects on or before July 1, 1990. In awarding contracts to early intervention projects, the director may select projects from each of the following models: (1) A privately operated profit or nonprofit clinic that is not lice…

(a) The department shall collect data from the early intervention projects, assess the effectiveness of the different models of early intervention projects. (b) The department shall continuously collect data from each early intervention project. The data collected may include, bu…

(a) The department shall establish a reimbursement schedule for all of the services detailed in subdivision (b) of Section 120900. The amounts to be reimbursed for these services shall be commensurate with the costs of providing these services. (b) The department shall develop an…

(a) An HIV counselor who meets the requirements of subdivision (f) may do all of the following: (1) Perform any HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV), or other sexually transmitted disease (STD) test that is classified as waived under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA)…

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that people with HIV infection may not avail themselves of early intervention services unless they are aware of the availability of the services and the efficacy of early intervention in prolonging life. This awareness by HIV-infected per…

(a) No person shall do any one of the following without first having made application for and received a permit in accordance with this section: (1) Manufacture explosives. (2) Sell, furnish, or give away explosives. (3) Receive, store, or possess explosives. (4) Transport explos…

This chapter does not apply to any possession or use by a person licensed as a pyrotechnic operator—special effects first class of 20 pounds or less of smokeless powder, or five pounds or less of black sporting powder, if all of the following requirements are satisfied: (a) All s…

This chapter does not apply to any possession or use of 20 pounds or less of smokeless powder, or one pound or less of black sporting powder, provided that: (a) Smokeless powder is intended only for hand loading of small arms ammunition of .75 caliber or less. (b) Black sporting …

Any person who sells, gives, delivers or otherwise disposes of 20 pounds or less of smokeless powder, or one pound or less of black sporting powder, shall first obtain a statement from the person who purchases or otherwise receives such powder, which statement shall include: (a) …

Application for a permit, as required under Section 12101, shall be made by filing a statement on forms prescribed by the State Fire Marshal. Such statement shall contain, but shall not necessarily be limited to, the following: (a) The name and address of the applicant. (b) The n…

If the issuing authority finds, after reviewing the application for a permit, that the applicant possesses sufficient and adequate facilities to conduct the acts specified in the application, and that the issuance of such permit would not appear to be contrary to the public welfa…

Except in a case in which the issuing authority determines that the explosives are necessary because of an emergency involving a danger to persons or property, no permit shall normally be issued until one week has elapsed after application is made. If the applicant gives evidence…

A copy of each permit issued shall be forwarded to the State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation in Sacramento. (Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1425.)

When required by and in amounts set forth in local ordinance, the applicant for a permit for explosives shall submit evidence that the applicant has a minimum and specified amount of funds available for the purpose of the payment of all damages to persons or property which arise …

The issuing authority shall, in the exercise of reasonable discretion, deny a permit to any person if it is his opinion that the handling or use of explosives by such person would be hazardous to property or dangerous to any person. (Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1425.)

The form of the permits shall be prescribed by the State Fire Marshal. Permits shall be numbered by the local agency issuing the permit. The permit shall include on its face the date of expiration of the permit. It shall also include a statement to the effect that any unused port…

Except as provided in Section 12111, permits shall be valid for the period of time specified thereon. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1497.)

No permit issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be transferable. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1497.)

A permit may be suspended or revoked, after reasonable notice and hearing, by any chief or issuing authority in the area in which explosives are sold, used, stored, handled, or possessed, if the person to whom the permit was issued sells, uses, stores, or handles the explosives i…

Any decision or action by any chief or issuing authority made pursuant to this part may be appealed to the governing body of the area in which such decision or action is made. (Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1425.)

(a) A patient who is 18 years of age or older and who receives health care services in a facility, clinic, center, office, or other setting, where primary care services are provided, shall be offered a tuberculosis screening, including, but not limited to, assessment for tubercul…

This chapter may be cited as “The Dog Act of 1969.” (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

For the purposes of this chapter, “sentry dog” means a dog trained to work without supervision in a fenced facility and to deter or detain unauthorized persons found within the facility. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

For purposes of this chapter, “guard dog” or “attack dog” means any dog trained to guard, protect, patrol, or defend any premises, area, or yard, or any dog trained as a sentry or to protect, defend, or guard any person or property, or any dog such as a schutzhund or any similar …

For the purposes of this chapter, “narcotic detection dog” means a dog trained to locate narcotics by scent. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

For purposes of this chapter, “tracker dog” means a dog trained to work with a handler in searching facilities for burglary suspects and other intruders. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 377, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)

For the purposes of this chapter, “sentry dog company” means any person who agrees to furnish trained sentry, attack, or narcotic detection dogs for hire. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

For purposes of this chapter, “trainer” means any person who engages in the practice of training any attack, guard, or sentry dog. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 377, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2002.)