Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

(a) Linens that do not come in direct contact with food shall be laundered when they become wet, sticky, or visibly soiled. (b) Cloth gloves shall be laundered before being used with a different type of raw food of animal origin such as beef, lamb, pork, fish and poultry. (c) Clo…

(a) Adequate and suitable space shall be provided for the storage of clean linens. (b) Soiled linens shall be kept in clean, nonabsorbent receptacles or clean, washable laundry bags and stored and transported to prevent contamination of food, clean equipment, clean utensils, and …

(a) Laundry facilities on the premises of a food facility shall be used only for the washing and drying of items used in the operation of the establishment. (b) If work clothes or linens are laundered on the premises, a mechanical clothes washer and dryer shall be provided and us…

The Legislature finds and declares that the public health interest requires that the people of this state be protected from excessive and improper exposure to ionizing radiation. It is the purpose of this chapter to establish standards of education, training, and experience for p…

The Legislature finds and declares that the public health interest requires that increased steps be taken to ensure the accuracy of mammograms, including increased inspections and calibration of equipment, competency requirements for radiologic technologists, accreditation of mam…

For the purposes of the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27) and this chapter: (a) “Department” means the State Department of Public Health. (b) “Committee” means the Radiologic Technology Certification Committee. (c) “Radiologic technology” means the application of x-rays on h…

The department shall appoint a certification committee to assist, advise, and make recommendations for the establishment of regulations necessary to insure the proper administration and enforcement of this chapter, and for those purposes to serve as consultants to the department.…

The committee shall consist of the director or his or her designate, who shall serve as chairperson ex officio, but who shall not vote, and the following 11 members who are residents of the state: (a) Six physicians and surgeons licensed to practice medicine in this state, three …

Members of the committee shall serve without compensation but shall receive their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the duties of their office.

The department shall do all of the following: (a) Upon recommendation of the committee, adopt regulations as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. (b) (1) Provide for certification of radiologic technologists, without limitation as to procedures or areas of…

(a) For purposes of Section 668.14 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the required minimum number of hours, or the equivalent, established for approved schools for radiologic technologists approved pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 114870 is equal to the number …

(a) In addition to the limited permits authorized to be issued pursuant to Section 114870, the department may issue to a person a limited permit in podiatric radiography, authorizing radiography of only the foot, ankle, tibia, and fibula, if the following conditions are met: (1) …

(a) The department shall issue a licentiate fluoroscopy permit to a qualified licentiate of the healing arts, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (h) of Section 114850. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department shall accept applications for a fluoroscopy p…

The department may, upon application, on a form prescribed and supplied by the department, by a licentiate of the healing arts, approve the licentiate to give on-the-job training, based on instructional standards prescribed by the department, to a student of radiologic technology…

Any regulations adopted by the department pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 114870 shall be adopted only after consultation with and approval of the committee. Approval of those regulations shall be made by six affirmative votes of those present at an official meeting of the…

The department shall, upon individual application, grant special permits to persons, excepting those persons from specific provisions of this chapter or of the regulations issued thereunder, if the department finds to its satisfaction that there is substantial evidence that the p…

The department shall keep certificate holders and permitholders apprised of significant changes in the practice of radiologic technology and changes in regulation of the practice of radiologic technology through a biannual report. The report shall be furnished to certified radiol…

The department may establish reasonable criteria to evaluate the performance of programs and services that are described in the county contract for alcohol and other drug services.

The department may do all of the following: (a) Review and conduct evaluation studies of service delivery to clients in programs receiving state allocated funds. (b) Conduct investigative reporting. (c) Disseminate evaluation studies, reports, articles, and other reference docume…

The Legislature recognizes that local program effectiveness may be evaluated in a variety of ways, but should reflect the needs and priorities of the local community and attempt to measure the achievement of objectives determined through the planning process described in this par…

Each county shall ensure the evaluation of all funded programs to determine whether they have achieved their objectives as determined in the planning process. In addition, recognizing the difficulty and expense of conducting effective county alcohol and other drug program evaluat…

The department may disseminate information about the evaluation projects to all counties and interested persons throughout the state in order to advance the knowledge of the field about these evaluation methodologies.

This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Propane Storage and Handling Safety Act.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Propane storage system” or “system” means any tank or collection of tanks or other vessels that are intended or used for the commercial purpose of storing more than 18,000 gallons of propane. …

Prior to January 1, 1996, the State Fire Marshal in conjunction with the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board shall, after public hearings, adopt by reference the 1992 edition of the NFPA 58 Standard for the Storage and Handling of Liquified Petroleum Gasses, or as this…

The State Fire Marshal, in cooperation with the Department of Industrial Relations as appropriate, shall do all of the following: (a) Prior to January 1, 1997, inspect and certify the safety of all propane storage systems existing on January 1, 1995. (b) Adopt regulations setting…

The Department of Industrial Relations shall on or before January 1, 1996, develop a propane storage system inspection training curriculum and certification program for inspectors who are authorized to inspect propane storage system pressure vessels. The training curriculum shall…

Any requirements adopted as provisions of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 et seq.) shall supersede this measure.

Any costs incurred by state agencies or departments pursuant to this article, that are not funded through fees pursuant to Section 13244.5, shall be funded from existing resources.

(a) All of the following persons or entities shall carry liability insurance set forth in subdivision (b): (1) Any person or entity that owns or operates a business engaged in whole or in part, in the wholesale or retail sale of any energy product, liquid or vapor, which is trans…

Notwithstanding any provision of law, any person or entity that owns or operates a business engaged, in whole or in part, in the wholesale or retail sale of any energy product, liquid or vapor, which is transported or dispensed, may combine to form an insurance risk pool, or pool…

If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end th…

The State Fire Marshal, in conjunction with local fire departments, shall determine a fee, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per propane storage system, to pay for the cost of the inspection and regulation of propane storage systems required by this chapter. The fees…

In administering the EMS system, the local EMS agency, with the approval of its medical director, may designate and contract with hospitals or other entities approved by the medical director of the local EMS agency pursuant to Section 1798.105 to provide medical direction of preh…

(a) In rural areas, as determined by the authority, where the use of a base hospital having a basic emergency medical service special permit pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1277 is precluded because of geographic or other extenuating circumstances, a local EMS agency, in o…

The base hospital shall supervise prehospital treatment, triage, and transport, advanced life support or limited advanced life support, and monitor personnel program compliance by direct medical supervision.

The base hospital shall provide, or cause to be provided, EMS prehospital personnel training and continuing education in accordance with local EMS policies and procedures.

The medical director of the local EMS agency may approve an alternative base station, as defined in Section 1798.53, to provide medical direction to advanced life support or limited advanced life support personnel for an area of the local EMS system for which no qualified base ho…

The authority may establish, in cooperation with affected medical organizations, guidelines for hospital facilities according to critical care capabilities.

Except where the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this article: (a) “Trauma case” means any injured person who has been evaluated by prehospital personnel according to policies and procedures established by the local EMS agency purs…

(a) The authority shall submit draft regulations specifying minimum standards for the implementation of trauma care systems to the commission on or before July 1, 1984, and shall adopt the regulations on or before July 1, 1985. These regulations shall provide specific requirement…

(a) A local emergency medical services agency may implement a trauma care system only if the system meets the minimum standards set forth in the regulations for implementation established by the authority and the plan required by Section 1797.257 has been submitted to, and approv…

A local emergency medical services agency implementing a trauma care system shall establish policies and procedures which are concordant and consistent with the minimum standards set forth in the regulations adopted by the authority. This section does not preclude a local EMS age…

(a) A local emergency medical services agency may charge a fee to an applicant seeking initial or continuing designation as a trauma facility in an amount sufficient to cover the costs directly related to the designation of trauma facilities pursuant to Section 1798.165 and to th…

(a) Local emergency medical services agencies may designate trauma facilities as part of their trauma care system pursuant to the regulations promulgated by the authority. (b) The health facility shall only be designated to provide the level of trauma care and service for which i…

A local emergency medical services agency which elects to implement a trauma care system on or after January 1, 1984, shall develop and submit a plan to the authority according to the regulations established prior to the implementation.

Nothing in this article shall be construed to restrict the authority of a health care facility to provide a service for which it has received a license pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2.

Nothing in this article shall be construed as changing the boundaries of any local emergency medical services agency in existence on January 1, 1984.

Nothing in this article shall be construed as restricting the use of a helicopter of the Department of the California Highway Patrol from performing missions which the department determines are in the best interests of the people of the State of California.

A local EMS agency may develop triage and transfer protocols to facilitate prompt delivery of patients to appropriate designated facilities within and without its area of jurisdiction. Considerations in designating a facility shall include, but shall not be limited to, the follow…