Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

(a) Except as provided in Section 106790, no person may provide radon services for the general public, or represent or advertise that he or she may provide radon services unless that person meets both of the following requirements: (1) Successfully completes the National Radon Me…

The department shall maintain a list of persons that have submitted proof of certification by either the National Environmental Health Association or the National Radon Safety Board Certified Radon Professional Program. This list shall be made available to the public.

This article does not apply to a person in any of the following circumstances: (a) The person is testing for, or mitigating radon in a building that the person owns or occupies. (b) The person is designing or conducting mitigation measures to prevent against radon infiltration or…

It is unlawful for an individual to provide radon services in violation of this article. A violation of this article is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(a) The state board shall examine and certify persons as to their qualifications to operate water treatment plants. The certification shall indicate the classification of water treatment plant that the person is qualified to operate. (b) The state board shall examine and certify …

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions apply: (a) “Community water system” has the same meaning as defined in Section 116275. (b) “Local primacy agency” has the same meaning as defined in Section 116275. (c) “Nontransient noncomm…

(a) The state board may suspend, revoke, or refuse to grant or renew any water treatment operator certificate to operate a water treatment plant or may place on probation or reprimand the certificate holder upon any reasonable grounds, including, but not limited to, any of the fo…

(a) Any person who commits either of the following violations is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be liable civilly in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each day of violation: (1) Operates a water treatment plant but does not hold a valid, unexpired water trea…

(a) The state board may administratively impose civil liability pursuant to this article or, upon the request of the state board, the Attorney General may impose civil liability pursuant to this article in an action in superior court. The state board may impose civil liability ad…

The state board shall hold at least one examination each year for the purpose of examining candidates for water treatment operator certificates and water distribution operator certificates.

(a) (1) A person who operates a water treatment plant shall possess a valid, unexpired water treatment operator certificate of appropriate grade in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 106910. (2) A person who is in responsible charge of the water treatment…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the program authorized pursuant to this article be entirely self-supporting, and for this purpose the state board is authorized to establish fee schedules for the issuance, replacement, reinstatement, continuing education, and renewal …

(a) There is in the State Treasury the Drinking Water Operator Certification Special Account. Moneys in the special account are available to the state board, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes of administering this article. (b) All of the following moneys sha…

(a) The state board shall issue a water treatment operator certificate and water distribution operator certificate by reciprocity to any person holding a valid, unexpired, comparable certification issued by another state, the United States, a territory or tribal government that h…

(a) The state board shall appoint an advisory committee to assist it in carrying out its responsibilities pursuant to this article. The advisory committee shall review all proposed regulations and make recommendations to the state board before the adoption of a regulation or an a…

The state board may approve courses of instruction provided by educational institutions, professional associations, public agencies, or private agencies for purposes of qualifying persons for issuance of and renewal of a water treatment operator certificate or water distribution …

The state board may adopt rules, regulations, and certification standards necessary to carry out the provisions of this article, pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The rules, regulations, and standard…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b) or (i), every government agency employee who handles, applies, or supervises the use of any pesticide for public health purposes, shall be certified by the department as a vector control technician in at least one of the followi…

No person shall operate or maintain any X-ray fluoroscope, or other equipment or apparatus employing roentgen rays, in the fitting of shoes or other footwear or in the viewing of bones in the feet. This section shall not apply to any licensed physician and surgeon, podiatrist, ch…

It shall be unlawful for any person to implant foreign materials within the scalp of any other person for the purpose of preventing or alleviating baldness. “Foreign materials” shall include, but shall not be limited to, synthetic fibers and strands of human hair from another per…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to administer or use diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray on human beings in this state, unless that person has been certified or granted a permit pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 114870, Section 114871, or pursuant to Section 11488…

It shall be unlawful for any person to direct, order, assist, or abet a violation of Section 106965.

Section 106965 shall not apply to any of the following persons: (a) Licentiates of the healing arts. (b) Students in an approved school for radiologic technologists and in schools of medicine, podiatry or chiropractic when the students are operating X-ray machines under the super…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27), a person who is currently certified as meeting the standards of competence in nuclear medicine technology pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 107150) may perform a computerized tomog…

Certification in radiologic technology pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 114870 or Section 114871 shall not authorize any of the following: (a) The use of diagnostic, mammographic, or therapeutic x-ray equipment except under the supervision of a certified supervisor o…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 2052 of the Business and Professions Code or any other law, a radiologic technologist certified pursuant to the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27) may, under the direct supervision of a licensed physician and surgeon, and in accordance with the…

A radiologic technologist certified pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 114870 may use the title, certified radiologic technologist (CRT). No other person shall use the designation. The department may prescribe appropriate titles for use by categories of persons granted permit…

(a) The department shall prescribe minimum qualifications for granting of permits and certificates in radiologic technology in any classification, as well as continuing education requirements for holders of these permits and certificates in order to protect the public health and …

Except as provided in Sections 107035, 107040, or 25685, and in addition to the requirements as may be prescribed pursuant to Section 106995, each applicant for certification as a radiologic technologist pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 114870 shall submit evidence satisfac…

Except as provided in Section 107035, in order to be certified as a radiologic technologist pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 114870, an applicant shall pass a written examination approved by the department and administered by the department or by the other agency or organiz…

The department may accept in lieu of its own examination a certificate of another agency or organization that certifies radiologic technologists, provided the certificate was issued on the basis of qualifications and an examination deemed by the department to be reasonably equiva…

The department shall certify as a radiologic technologist any applicant who meets the requirements of the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27).

The department may issue a permit authorizing the temporary practice of radiologic technology to any applicant for certification who has complied with the experience and education requirements of Section 107000 and is awaiting examination. A permit shall convey the same rights as…

The department shall hold at least one examination each year, for applicants for certification, at the times and places as the department may determine.

Not less than two months prior to the date of each examination, the department shall cause a notice thereof to be published in two or more newspapers of general circulation, and at least one radiologic technologist magazine, all of which are published within the state.

Any officer, employee, or designated agent of the department may enter at all reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purpose of inspecting and determining whether or not there is compliance with or violation of the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27), or …

Whenever, in the judgment of the department, any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any acts or practices that constitute or will constitute a violation of any provision of the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27), or any rule, regulation, or order issued thereunder…

(a) The department shall approve schools for radiologic technologists that, in the judgment of the department, will provide instruction adequate to prepare individuals to meet requirements for certification as radiologic technologists under the Radiologic Technology Act (Section …

When approving a school for radiologic technologists, the department may take into consideration accreditation, approval, or certification of the school by other agencies or organizations if the department finds that accreditation, approval, or certification was granted on the ba…

The department may inspect schools for radiologic technologists prior to approval and at other times as it deems necessary to determine that the purposes of the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27) are being met, and may require any reports from schools as it deems necessary to…

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.

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).

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.

(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.

(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…