Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c) or (d), tissues shall not be transferred into the body of another person by means of transplantation, unless the donor of the tissues has been screened and found nonreactive by laboratory tests for evidence of infection with human immunod…

(a) No physician and surgeon shall be subject to liability for damages for any cause of action based solely on the use of sperm donated by a sexually intimate partner of the recipient if both of the following conditions are met: (1) The physician and surgeon provides insemination…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 38550 and 38551, no later than January 1, 2016, the state board shall complete a comprehensive strategy to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants in the state. In developing the strategy, the state board shall do all of the following: (1) …

(a) No later than January 1, 2018, the state board shall approve and begin implementing the comprehensive short-lived climate pollutant strategy developed pursuant to Section 39730 to achieve a reduction in the statewide emissions of methane by 40 percent, hydrofluorocarbon gases…

(a) Consistent with Section 39730.5, methane emissions reduction goals shall include the following targets to reduce the landfill disposal of organics: (1) A 50-percent reduction in the level of the statewide disposal of organic waste from the 2014 level by 2020. (2) A 75-percent…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Department” means the Department of Food and Agriculture. (2) “Commission” means the Public Utilities Commission. (3) “Energy commission” means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Deve…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Commission” means the Public Utilities Commission. (2) “Energy commission” means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission. (3) “Strategy” means the strategy to reduce…

The state board shall do all of the following: (a) Undertake, in consultation with districts that monitor methane, monitoring and measurements of high-emission methane hot spots in the state using the best available and cost-effective scientific and technical methods. (b) Consult…

(a) The Woodsmoke Reduction Program is hereby established to be developed and administered by the state board, in coordination with districts, to promote the voluntary replacement of old, uncertified wood-burning stoves with cleaner burning and more energy-efficient alternatives …

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that certain fluorinated gases are potent causes of global warming, and it is in the public interest that restrictions or prohibitions on the use of these gases be maintained and enhanced as appropriate in the state. (b) For purposes of this…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Bulk” has the same meaning as defined in Section 84.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as that regulation existed as of October 1, 2024. (2) “Certified reclaimed refrigerant” means used (recove…

(a) The state board shall post an assessment on its internet website by January 1, 2025, specifying how to transition the state’s economy, by sector, away from hydrofluorocarbons and to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives no later than 2035 through maximizing recovery and reclam…