Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

A large quantity generator required to register with the enforcement agency 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 to, all of the following: (…

Large quantity generators shall be subject to at least annual inspection by the enforcement agency. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

(a) Large quantity generators that treat medical waste onsite using steam sterilization, incineration, microwave technology, or other department approved treatment technology to treat medical waste shall train the operators of the equipment in its use, proper protective equipment…

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

In addition to the fees collected pursuant to Section 117995, the department, in the implementation of this part, shall recover its actual costs for services related to large quantity medical waste generator followup inspections and enforcement activities necessary to ensure comp…

(a) A large quantity medical waste generator required to register pursuant to this chapter shall maintain for a minimum of two years individual treatment records and the tracking document for all untreated medical waste shipped offsite for treatment. The generator shall report or…

(a) A large 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…

Containment and storage of medical waste shall be in accordance with Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 118275). (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Medical waste shall be treated using treatment technologies approved in accordance with Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 118215). (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 54. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)

The fee schedule specified in Section 117995 shall be for the issuance of medical waste registrations and onsite medical waste treatment facility permits when the department serves as the enforcement agency for large quantity generators. This fee schedule shall be adjusted annual…

The registration and annual permit fee for large quantity generators shall be set in following amounts: (a) (1) A general acute care hospital, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250, that has one or more beds, but not more than 99 beds, shall pay six hundred dollars ($600)…

(a) The Legislature intends to prevent electricity generated by permanent or portable electric generators from backfeeding into a utility electrical distribution system by the enactment of this chapter. (b) Any portable electrical generator that is capable of being connected temp…

(a) Every manufacturer of a portable or permanent electrical generator that is capable of being connected either permanently or temporarily to a commercial, industrial, or residential structure’s electrical system, shall include a warning statement in the generator’s instruction …

(a) Every public utility or utility district shall notify all electrical service customers of the electrical backfeed hazards of portable and permanent electric generators. (b) Any owner, renter, or lessee who possesses and operates an electric generator, when the generator is co…

(a) Any person who violates Sections 119075 to 119085, inclusive, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or not more than six months’ imprisonment. (b) For purposes of this section, “person” shall not include public agencies…

(a) Funds appropriated in the Budget Act of 1998, and any other appropriations, to the State Department of Health Services for the purpose of valley fever (coccidioidomycosis) vaccine research shall be used to continue and expand the current research effort being conducted by the…

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) The drug azidothymidine (AZT) improves and prolongs the quality of life for those suffering from acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or AIDS-related conditions, is believed to reduce the infectiousness of …

It is the intent of the Legislature that the State of California continue to provide temporary funding for the program to ensure that those whose health depends on obtaining access to AZT and who are unable to afford it can receive the drug during this interim period. (Added by S…

The department shall continue through June 1989, the AZT subsidy program established in 1987 with federal funds. The department shall maintain the eligibility standards used for the program as of August 1988. The department shall allocate to local health jurisdictions the funds a…

No person shall knowingly sell, give away, deliver, or otherwise dispose of any explosive to any person who does not possess a valid permit as required pursuant to Section 12101. The provisions of this section and subdivisions (e) and (f) of Section 12122 do not apply to transact…

Every person who possesses, stores, uses, sells, gives away, delivers, or otherwise disposes of explosives shall keep an accurate journal, record book, or a record of sale in which he shall note each possession, storage, use, sale, delivery, gift, or other disposition of an explo…

Each notation in the journal, record book, or each record of sale, as required by Section 12121, shall legibly show: (a) The date of each purchase or receipt, storage, use, sale, delivery, gift, or other disposition of explosives. (b) The name and quantity of the explosives posse…

The journal, record book or record of sale shall be kept by the person required to keep it in his principal office or place of business. It shall be at all times, on proper demand, subject to the inspection and examination of any chief or other duly authorized law enforcement off…

The keeping of a journal, record book, or record of sale required by Sections 12121, 12122, and 12123 does not apply to those persons who are rendering a delivery service under a permit issued by the California Highway Patrol pursuant to Division 14 (commencing with Section 31600…

(a) The Children’s Medical Services Rebate Fund is hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury. (b) All rebates for the delivery of health care, medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, including blood replacement products, and equipment for clients enrolled in the state fun…

(a) Contracts, contract amendments, change orders, change requests, and any project or systems development notices, entered into for purposes of this division, shall be subject to the same exemptions provided for in the Medi-Cal drug program and those provided to the department i…

To implement the program, the department may contract with a third-party vendor or utilize existing health care service provider enrollment and payment mechanisms, including the Medi-Cal program’s fiscal intermediary. Drug discount agreements negotiated by a third party shall be …

(a) The department shall deposit all payments the department receives pursuant to this division into the California Discount Prescription Drug Program Fund, which is hereby established in the State Treasury. (b) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the fund is he…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the program shall be self-financing and that General Fund moneys provided to the fund shall be repaid within five years after implementation of the program begins. The department shall provide the Legislature with a five-year projectio…

(a) The director may adopt regulations as are necessary to implement and administer this division. (b) Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the director may implement this division, in whole or in p…

If any provision of this division, or the application thereof, is for any reason, held invalid, ineffective, or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this division, or the application of this provision, shall not be affected thereby, and to this …

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Centers for Disease Control and Prevention” or “CDC” means the national public health agency of the United States. It is a United States federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Se…

(a) (1) The department may develop and administer a syndromic surveillance program. (2) The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the department to collect public health and medical data in near real time to detect and investigate changes in the occurrence of disease in the pop…

(a) (1) (A) A specified entity shall submit the required data electronically to the syndromic surveillance system designated by the department in accordance with the schedule, standards, and requirements established by the department. (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a speci…

(a) To support local public health activities, the department shall provide each local health department as near as possible to real-time access to its jurisdiction’s data entered into the state syndromic surveillance system. (b) The department, at its discretion, may approve the…

(a) All data collected pursuant to this chapter shall be confidential. (b) For any disclosure authorized by Section 131375, the disclosing entity shall only include data relevant and necessary for the approved purpose of the requested disclosure. (c) An entity authorized pursuant…

(a) (1) The cost of the health care coverage provided through the program shall be paid through a combination of contributions paid by the small business, premiums paid by participating employees, and county, federal, state, or private sector funding made available for this purpo…

The local initiative shall be authorized to establish, participate in, or apply to funding sources in the public and private sectors for purposes of providing or securing premium subsidies for eligible employees, pursuant to fair and equitable procedures to be established by the …

As used in this chapter, “high rise structure” has the same meaning as defined in Section 13210. (Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 442.)

The owner or operator of any privately owned high rise structure shall annually certify that he or she has requested the appropriate local fire enforcing agency to conduct an inspection of the building to determine its conformance with all applicable high rise structure fire safe…

The State Fire Marshal may establish regulations for certification according to Section 13233, including the general form and contents of letters certifying conformance with high rise fire codes. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 178, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1994.)

A district has perpetual succession. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)

A district shall have and may exercise all rights and powers, expressed or implied, necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this part, including, but not limited to, the following powers: (a) To sue and be sued. (b) To acquire any property, including water facilities fo…

A district shall have the power to provide the following services: (a) Fire protection services. (b) Rescue services. (c) Emergency medical services. (d) Hazardous material emergency response services. (e) Ambulance services, pursuant to Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797…

(a) A district may enter into mutual aid agreements with any federal or state agency, any city, county, city and county, special district, or federally recognized Indian tribe. (b) A district may also enter into mutual aid agreements with any private firm, corporation, or federal…

A district may lease or rent any property from an employee, including but not limited to, vehicles or equipment. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)