Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

Upon request the department shall advise all public officers, organizations, and agencies interested in the health and welfare of mothers and children in the state.

(a) The department may maintain a maternal and child health program in each county. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may allocate, for the purposes of maintaining a maternal and child health program, to a county an amount determined in a manner as th…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that there continues to be a statewide gap between mortality rates for Black infants and those for other population groups. While there have been modest but statistically significant declines in infant mortality generally, including a declin…

(a) Subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act for this purpose, the State Department of Public Health shall establish the California Perinatal Equity Initiative to expand the scope of interventions provided under the Black Infant Health Program. The initiative shall fo…

The Legislature finds that medical, educational and psychological evidence increasingly points to adequate nutrition as a determinant not only of good physical health but also of full intellectual development and educational achievement, with adequate nutrition in the earliest mo…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature in adding this section to authorize the establishment of a program designed to implement the federal WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-314), which is designed to accomplish the following: (1) Provide resources to per…

(a) For the purposes of this article, a “certified mobile farmers’ market” has the same meaning as defined in Section 113743, subject to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 114295. (b) A certified mobile farmers’ market shall meet all of the following requirements: (1) Th…

(a) The department may conduct a statewide program for providing nutritional food supplements to low-income pregnant women, low-income postpartum and lactating women, and low-income infants and children under five years of age, who have been determined to be at nutritional risk b…

As used in this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Health professional” means a physician and surgeon, registered nurse, nutritionist, dietitian, or state or local medically trained health official, who is competent to professionally evaluate nutritional need an…

The department, under any program established pursuant to this article, shall do all of the following: (a) Establish guidelines to determine resource allocation giving consideration to an area’s nutritional need. (b) Designate the counties within which a program will be conducted…

Nutrition coupons in an amount sufficient to meet the nutritional needs of a recipient for one month shall be granted to a recipient by facilities and persons referred to in subdivision (g) of Section 123290 upon the written finding of nutritional need by the recipient’s physicia…

A surgical clinic may restrict use of its facilities to members of the medical staff of the surgical clinic and other physicians and surgeons approved by the medical staff to practice at the clinic.

By June 30, 1995, a licensed clinic board of directors and its medical director shall establish and adopt written policies and procedures to screen patients for purposes of detecting spousal or partner abuse. The policies shall include procedures to accomplish all of the followin…

The department may, under any program established pursuant to this article, investigate the feasibility of contracting with one or more banks in the area served by the program for the redemption of nutrition coupons.

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may design, implement, and fund an electronic benefits transfer (EBT) system for the California Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Sections 10066, 10067, and 10068 of, and subdivision (m) of Se…

The department, under any program established pursuant to this article, may collect data to determine the need for and the continuation of a supplemental nutritional program for recipients under this article.

The department, under any program established pursuant to this article, shall authorize retail food vendors, by written agreement, to accept nutrition coupons and reimbursement according to the system developed by the department. The department shall authorize an appropriate numb…

(a) The department shall specify the criteria the department shall use and the actions the department shall take when initiating a moratorium on new WIC Program retail food vendor location applications. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may, without takin…

(a) The department, under any program established pursuant to this article, shall ensure that, at a minimum, the authorized vendor shall do all of the following: (1) Redeem nutrition coupons only from persons bearing appropriate identification provided by the department. (2) Rede…

(a) The department shall inform the retail food vendors of, and include in the written agreement with the vendors, guidelines consistent with Section 123315, and shall print on each coupon the following: (1) Specific supplemental foods and the quantities thereof for which the cou…

(a) In order to effectively manage and administer the federal and state requirements for the vendors in the WIC Program, and remain in compliance with the conditions of federal funding, the department shall establish requirements for all of the following: (1) Retail food delivery…

A retail food vendor or any other person who knowingly redeems coupons in excess of the price charged other customers for identical foods, or who provides anything of value other than the specified foods, or who fails to provide inventory records to substantiate purchases for res…

(a) The department shall provide written notice to a retail food vendor if the department determines that the vendor has committed an initial violation for which a pattern of the violation must be established to impose a sanction. Notice shall be provided no later than 30 days af…

Any person or persons who have embezzled, willfully misapplied, stolen, or fraudulently obtained funds or benefits pursuant to this article shall be subject to the penalties set forth in federal regulations for the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Childre…

Any officer, employee, or agent of the department may enter the place of business of any vendor transacting nutrition coupons to verify food prices, to witness or investigate procedures, to conduct financial audits, or to otherwise determine compliance of the vendor with this art…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), if any amount is due and payable and unpaid as a result of an overpayment to a vendor or local agency established under this article that is identified through an audit or examination conducted by or on behalf of the director and the dep…

An abstract of judgment obtained pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 123340 or a copy thereof may be recorded with the county recorder of any county. From the time of recording, the judgment shall constitute a lien upon all real or personal property owned by the vendo…

The department shall arrange for the conduct of periodic audits of participating local agencies.

The department shall provide a hearing procedure whereby any food vendor or local agency may appeal any adverse action taken by the department affecting the vendor’s or local agency’s participation in the California Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children. The …

(a) The State Department of Public Health shall include in its public service campaign the promotion of mothers breast-feeding their infants. (b) The department shall develop a model eight-hour training course of hospital policies and recommendations that promote exclusive breast…

To the extent that non-United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) federal funds and private grants or donations are made available for this purpose, the State Department of Public Health shall, no later than July 1, 2008, begin expansion of the breast-feeding peer counseling …

(a) All general acute care hospitals, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250, and all special hospitals providing maternity care, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 1250, shall make available a breast feeding consultant or alternatively, provide information to the mo…

(a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Hospital Infant Feeding Act. (b) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Perinatal unit” means a maternity and newborn service of the hospital for the provision of care during pregnanc…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative” means the program sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) that recognizes hospitals that offer an optimal …

The department shall conduct the Umbilical Cord Blood Community Awareness Campaign to do all of the following: (a) Provide awareness, assistance, and information regarding umbilical cord blood banking options using brochures, television, print media, radio, Internet Web sites, ou…

(a) (1) The State Department of Public Health shall develop standardized, objective information about umbilical cord blood donation that is sufficient to allow a pregnant woman to make an informed decision on whether to participate in a private or public umbilical cord blood bank…

(a) Smoking a tobacco product shall not be permitted in patient areas of a clinic except those rooms designated for occupancy exclusively by smokers. (b) Clearly legible signs shall either: (1) State that smoking is unlawful and be conspicuously posted by, or on behalf of, the ow…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Medical chaperone” means a trained employee of a provider who assists or observes during the portion of a visit that includes a sensitive examination. (2) “Provider” means a clinic, as defined in Section 1200…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or who willfully or repeatedly violates any rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fi…

The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation or threatened violation of Section 1205 in the superior court in and for the county in which the violation occurred or is about to occur. Any proceeding under the provisions of this section shall conform to the requirements…

Any action brought by the director against a clinic shall not abate by reason of a sale or other transfer of ownership of the facility which is a party to the action, except with express written consent of the director.

The district attorney of every county shall, upon application by the state department or its authorized representative, institute and conduct the prosecution of any action for violation within his county of any provision of this chapter or regulations adopted hereunder.

The state department may suspend or revoke any license or special permit issued under the provisions of this chapter upon any of the following grounds and in the manner provided in this chapter: (a) Violation by the licensee or holder of a special permit of any of the provisions …

Proceedings for the suspension, revocation, or denial of licenses or special permits under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the state depar…

The director may temporarily suspend any license issued to a specialty clinic or special permit prior to any hearing, when in his opinion such action is necessary to protect the public welfare. The director shall notify the licensee or holder of a special permit of the temporary …

The withdrawal of an application for a license or a special permit after it has been filed with the state department, shall not, unless the state department consents in writing to such withdrawal, deprive the state department of its authority to institute or continue a proceeding…

Any license or special permit revoked pursuant to this chapter may be reinstated pursuant to the provisions of Section 11522 of the Government Code.

Any licensee or holder of a special permit may, with the approval of the state department, surrender his license or special permit for suspension by the state department for a temporary period not to exceed 24 consecutive months. Any license or special permit suspended pursuant t…

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (a) Each person in the State of California is entitled to health care commensurate with his or her health care needs, and to protection from inadequate health services not in the person’s best interests. (b) Hereditary disorders, su…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that, unless otherwise specified, the genetic disease testing program carried out pursuant to this chapter be fully supported from fees collected for services provided by the program. (b) (1) The department shall charge a fee to all payers …