Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

No person is entitled to vote on the question of formation of a district, or for the first board of commissioners, unless that person is a voter within the meaning of the Elections Code, and a resident within the boundaries of the proposed district. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 9…

The department shall, on or before July 1, 2005, implement a process that allows an applicant for licensure as a primary care clinic, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1204, at the applicant’s option, to submit an application for review of the clinic’s qualifications for p…

(a) As an alternative to the appointment of commissioners of the authority, the governing body of any county or city, at the time of the adoption of a resolution pursuant to Section 34240 or at any time thereafter, may declare itself to be the commissioners of the authority, in w…

A governing body of a county or city which has declared itself to be the commissioners of the authority pursuant to Section 34290 may, by ordinance, create a housing commission. The number of members thereof, their terms of office, their qualifications, and the method of their ap…

If a housing commission is created as provided in Section 34291, its function shall be to review and make recommendations on all matters to come before the authority prior to authority action, except emergency matters and matters which the commission, by resolution, excludes from…

A governing body of a county or city which has declared itself to be the commissioners of the authority pursuant to Section 34290 may, at any time by resolution, determine that it shall no longer function as the commissioners of the authority, in which event, the mayor, if electe…

The governing body of each city in which an improvement is being made or acquired pursuant to this chapter may make all necessary rules and regulations for carrying out and maintaining the improvement, and may appoint all agents, superintendents, and engineers necessary to look a…

All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicabl…

(a) The Attorney General shall establish and maintain on the Attorney General’s internet website a list of tobacco product brand styles that lack a characterizing flavor. This list shall be known as the Unflavored Tobacco List (UTL). (b) (1) Every manufacturer and every importer …

The department shall establish an Advisory Loan Insurance Committee which shall be comprised of nine members, eight of whom shall be appointed by the director of the department. Of the nine members, seven shall be appointed from outside state government and two shall be appointed…

The duties of the committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) The committee shall assist the director of the department in formulating policy concerning financial analysis, management, operation, or construction, improvement, or expansion of health faciliti…

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it would be beneficial to empower housing authorities to issue tax-exempt revenue bonds for the purpose of lending the proceeds to nonprofit organizations exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Inter…

An authority may issue bonds to provide funds to be loaned by the authority to nonprofit organizations exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3)), for use by the organization to finance t…

(a) Occupancy and rent restrictions with respect to housing acquired pursuant to this article shall either meet the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) or the requirements of paragraph (2) as follows: (1) (A) Not less than 20 percent of the total number of …

An authority may, in conjunction with the financing of multifamily rental housing pursuant to this article, finance the acquisition of commercial property for lease, subject to all of the following conditions: (a) No more than 10 percent of the proceeds of any revenue bonds issue…

Whenever a complaint is received concerning a violation of the restrictions imposed pursuant to Section 34377.2, the authority shall investigate promptly and make a report to the complaining party on whether the violation existed and whether it persists, and if it persists, what …

For the purposes of this article, an authority shall have the power to issue its bonds to defray, in whole or in part, the costs of studies and surveys, insurance premiums, underwriting fees, and legal, accounting and marketing services incurred in connection with the issuance an…

(a) Bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be repayable solely from payments of principal and interest on account of the loans funded thereby. The agency may pledge all or any portion of these payments to secure the bonds. (b) Neither the members of the authority nor any per…

There is in the state government in the California Health and Human Services Agency, a State Department of Health Services which, effective July 1, 2007, is hereby renamed the State Department of Health Care Services. Commencing July 1, 2007, any reference in this chapter, in Cha…

(a) The department is under the control of an executive officer known as the Director of Health Care Services, who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. (b) The director shall receive the annual…

The director shall have the powers of a head of the department pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11150) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)

There is in the department a Division of Rural Health. The division shall administer Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 124550) and Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 124575) of Part 4 of Division 106, Section 101300, and Article 1 (commencing with Section 124600) of Chapter 5 of…

All officers or employees of the department employed after July 1, 1978, shall be appointed by the director. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, the department shall develop a proposal for consolidation of various programs affecting the health of mothers and children. The department, in developing the proposal, shall consult with the State Maternal Child and Adolescent Hea…

Each state level consolidation proposal shall include plans for the development of the following: (a) Common eligibility standards for programs included within the consolidated proposal, or, if federal law requires different eligibility standards for these programs, a common meth…

The director may seek and grant waivers that the department determines are reasonably necessary for the implementation of the department’s proposed consolidations. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)

It is the intent of the Legislature that the duties and responsibilities provided for in Sections 100125 and 100130 be accomplished by utilizing existing staff resources, and that no additional funding be provided other than that appropriated by the Legislature in the annual Budg…

There is hereby established a California Conference of Local Health Officers. The department shall consult with the conference in establishing standards as provided in this part and may consult on other matters affecting health. The conference may consult with, advise, and make r…

Nothing in this part, Section 100295, Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 101175) of Part 3, and Part 3 (commencing with Section 124300) of Division 106 or in any regulation prescribed by the department in accordance herewith shall compel any practitioner who treats the sick by pr…

Each board of supervisors shall appoint a health officer who is a county officer. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The county health officer shall be a graduate of a medical college of good standing and repute. His or her compensation shall be determined by the board of supervisors. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Immediately after the appointment of the health officer, the board of supervisors shall notify the director of the appointment and the name and address of the appointee. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is necessary that a special authority be established in Sonoma County in order to meet the problems of the delivery of publicly assisted and indigent dental health care in the county. Because there is no general law under which this …

(a) The department shall allocate any funds appropriated for that purpose to the Sonoma County Dental Health Authority for the provision of dental care and dental hygiene services for Medi-Cal to recipients covered under the Denti-Cal program, and for indigent persons in Sonoma C…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The County of Los Angeles faces very grave challenges in providing health care for its residents. (b) Almost one-half of the residents of Los Angeles County have no health insurance or rely on public programs, such as M…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Voluntary Health Facility and Clinic Philanthropic Support Act. (Added by renumbering Section 101800 by Stats. 1999, Ch. 950, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)

The Legislature finds and declares that, while there continues to be a need to focus on the deficiencies in the health care system and on corrective reform measures that might be taken, there is also need for focus on the enhancement of its strengths. Existing philanthropic suppo…

It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to create an environment in which philanthropy and voluntarism in the health care field and the vast benefits arising from it for the citizens of California can be encouraged. The Legislature hereby declares it to be the policy of t…

For purposes of any state law, whether enacted before or on or after January 1, 1980, that in any manner provides for regulation, review, or reporting of the budget, rates, or revenues of health facilities, as defined in Section 1250, or clinics, as defined in Section 1204, inclu…

No state law shall be construed to discourage philanthropic support of health facilities and clinics, or to otherwise hinder the use of this support for purposes determined by the recipients to be in the best interests of the physicians and patients it serves. However, in enactin…

Each live birth, fetal death, death, and marriage that occurs in the state shall be registered as provided in this part on the prescribed certificate forms. In addition, a report of every judgment of dissolution of marriage, legal separation, or nullity decree shall be filed with…

The department is charged with the uniform and thorough enforcement of this part throughout the state, and may adopt additional regulations for its enforcement. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The State Registrar shall adopt regulations specifying both of the following: (a) Procedures to assure the confidentiality of the confidential portion of the certificate of live birth, specified in subdivision (b) of Section 102425, and the medical and health report, specified in…

The department may make and enforce regulations for the embalming, cremation, interment, disinterment and transportation of the dead in matters relating to communicable diseases. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The State Registrar shall inform all local registrars which diseases are to be considered infectious, contagious, or communicable and dangerous to the public health, as decided by the department, in order that when deaths occur in which the diseases are involved, proper precautio…

All certificates of live birth, fetal death, or death shall be written legibly, in durable black ink, and a certificate is not complete and correct that does not supply all of the items of information called for, or satisfactorily account for their omission. (Added by Stats. 1995…