Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

The director shall establish any regulations and standards for hereditary disorders programs as the director deems necessary to promote and protect the public health and safety. Standards shall include licensure of master level genetic counselors and doctoral level geneticists. R…

(a) A person shall not use the title of genetic counselor unless the person has applied for and obtained a license from the department. (b) The applicant for a genetic counselor license shall meet minimum qualifications that include, but are not limited to, both of the following:…

(a) The department shall issue a temporary genetic counselor license to a person to practice as a licensed genetic counselor who meets all of the following: (1) The requirements for licensure set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 124981, except passing the certification examina…

A violation of any of the provisions of the Hereditary Disorders Act (Section 27) or any of the regulations adopted pursuant to that act shall be punishable as a misdemeanor.

For the purposes of the Hereditary Disorders Act (Section 27), hereditary disorders programs shall include, but not be limited to, all antenatal, neonatal, childhood, and adult screening programs, and all adjunct genetic counseling services.

(a) (1) The Birth Defects Monitoring Program, within the State Department of Public Health, shall collect and store any umbilical cord blood samples it receives from hospitals for storage and research. For purposes of ensuring financial stability, the Birth Defects Monitoring Pro…

The following programs shall comply with the regulations established pursuant to the Hereditary Disorders Act, as defined in Section 27: (a) The California Children’s Services Program under Article 5 (commencing with Section 123800) of Chapter 3 of Part 2. (b) Prenatal testing pr…

(a) The Genetic Disease Testing Fund is continued in existence as a special fund in the State Treasury. The department may charge a fee for any activities carried out pursuant to the Hereditary Disorders Act, including licensing activities conducted pursuant to Section 124980. Al…

(a) It is the policy of the State of California to make every effort to detect, as early as possible, phenylketonuria and other preventable heritable or congenital disorders leading to intellectual disability or physical defects. The department shall establish a genetic disease u…

(a) The department shall establish a program for the development, provision, and evaluation of genetic disease testing, and may provide laboratory testing facilities or make grants to, contract with, or make payments to, any laboratory that it deems qualified and cost effective t…

(a) In order to align closely related programs and in order to facilitate research into the causes of, and treatment for, birth defects, the Birth Defects Monitoring Program provided for pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 103825) of Part 2 of Division 102 shall become…

Commencing July 1, 2026, and each July 1 thereafter, the State Department of Public Health shall generate a report that includes each of the following: (a) The total number of any residual screening specimens stored by the California Biobank Program. (b) The number of new residua…

Commencing July 1, 2026, and each July 1 thereafter, a report generated pursuant to this article shall be provided to the Legislature until the department has provided five annual reports and that report shall be made available to the public on the department’s internet website. …

A report submitted to the Legislature pursuant to this article shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

It is the policy of the State of California to make every effort to detect, as early as possible, sickle cell anemia, a heritable disorder that leads to physical defects. The department shall have the responsibility of designating tests and regulations to be used in executing thi…

The department may require that a test be given for sickle cell anemia pursuant to Section 125025 to any identifiable segment of the population that the department determines is susceptible to sickle cell anemia at a disproportionately higher ratio than is the balance of the popu…

The department is authorized to make grants or contracts for demonstration projects to determine the feasibility of alternate methods of testing for sickle cell anemia, to provide counseling services, to evaluate the social consequences of the identification of sickle cell trait …

The department shall administer a statewide program for the prenatal testing for genetic disorders and birth defects, including, but not limited to, ultrasound, amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, and blood testing for genetic disorders and birth defects.

The department shall: (a) Establish criteria for eligibility for the prenatal testing program. Eligibility shall include definition of conditions and circumstances that result in a high risk of a detectable genetic disorder or birth defect. (b) (1) Develop an education program de…

The participation by any individual in the prenatal testing program shall be wholly voluntary and shall not be a prerequisite to eligibility for, or receipt of, any other service or assistance from, or to participation in, any other program.

All prenatal diagnosis centers shall meet standards developed by the department and shall agree to accept patients from state funded or administered programs, including, but not limited to, Medi-Cal, Regional Centers, Maternal and Child Health, California Children’s Services, Gen…

Laboratories licensed by the department shall not offer the maternal serum-alpha fetoprotein screening test for prenatal detection of neural tube defects of the fetus until the department has developed regulations, under the authorization granted by Section 124980. However, labor…

A licensed physician and surgeon or other person engaged in the prenatal care of a pregnant woman or attending the woman at the time of delivery shall obtain or cause to be obtained a blood specimen of the woman. Prior to obtaining the blood specimen, the woman shall be notified …

(a) As early as possible during prenatal care, a blood specimen obtained pursuant to Section 125080 shall be submitted to a clinical laboratory licensed by the department or to an approved public health laboratory for a determination of rhesus (Rh) blood type and the results shal…

(a) Subdivision (a) of Section 125085 shall not be applicable if the licensed physician and surgeon or other person engaged in the prenatal care of a pregnant woman or attending the woman at the time of delivery has knowledge of the woman’s blood type and accepts responsibility f…

The department, in consultation with the Office of AIDS and with other stakeholders, including, but not limited to, representatives of professional medical and public health advocacy groups, providers of health care to women and infants infected with or exposed to HIV, and women …

The department may adopt regulations as it determines are reasonably necessary for the implementation of the Maternal and Child Health Program Act (Section 27).

(a) Clinical laboratories licensed by the department, approved public health laboratories, local health departments, physicians and surgeons, or other persons engaged in the prenatal care of a pregnant woman or in the care of an infant shall maintain and make available to the dep…

(a) The blood specimen and test results pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 125085 shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed, except as otherwise provided by law. (b) No person shall be compelled in any state, county, city, or other local civil, criminal, administrative…

(a) For purposes of this section, “prenatal care provider” means a licensed health care professional providing prenatal care within his or her lawful scope of practice. This definition shall not include a licensed health care professional who provides care other than prenatal car…

The Maternal and Child Health Program Act (Section 27) shall not apply if the pregnant woman objects to the test required by that act on the ground that the test conflicts with her religious beliefs or practices.

(a) The State Department of Public Health shall develop guidelines for research involving the derivation or use of human embryonic stem cells in California. (b) In developing the guidelines specified in subdivision (a), the department may consider other applicable guidelines deve…

(a) (1) All research projects involving the derivation or use of human embryonic stem cells shall be reviewed and approved by a stem cell research oversight committee prior to being undertaken. Any stem cell research oversight committee shall, in its review of human embryonic ste…

(a) Each stem cell research oversight committee that has reviewed human embryonic stem cell research pursuant to Section 125119 shall report to the department, annually, on the number of human embryonic stem cell research projects that the stem cell research oversight committee h…

(a) The department shall at least annually review reports from stem cell research oversight committees, and may revise the guidelines developed pursuant to Section 125118, as it deems necessary. (b) The department shall provide a biennial review to the Legislature on human embryo…

As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Approved school of nursing or approved nursing program” has the same meaning as defined in Section 2786 of the Business and Professions Code. (b) “Clinic” has the same meaning as defined in Section 120…

(a) A health facility or clinic, upon the written request of a California community college or California State University with an approved school of nursing or approved nursing program, shall meet with the California community college or California State University and work in g…

This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2032, and as of that date is repealed.

This chapter may be cited as the “California Health Facility Construction Loan Insurance Law.”

The purpose of this chapter is to provide, without cost to the state, an insurance program for health facility construction, improvement, and expansion loans in order to stimulate the flow of private capital into health facilities construction, improvement, and expansion and in o…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this section govern the construction of this chapter and of Section 32127.2. (a) “Bondholder” means the legal owner of a bond or other evidence of indebtedness issued by a political subdivision or a nonprofit corporation. …

The department shall administer this chapter and shall make all regulations necessary to implement the provisions and achieve the purposes stated herein.

The department shall implement the loan insurance program for the construction, improvement, and expansion of public and nonprofit corporation health facilities so that, in conjunction with all other existing facilities, the necessary physical facilities for furnishing adequate h…

Applications submitted to the department shall be signed under penalty of perjury by the applicant.

The proceeds of all loans insured pursuant to this chapter shall be disbursed only upon order of the department or its designated agent. The department shall make regulations to insure the security of these proceeds.

From time to time the department or its designated agent shall inspect each project for which loan insurance was approved, as needed, and if the inspection so warrants, the department or agent shall certify that the work has been performed upon the project, or purchases have been…

(a) The department shall establish a premium charge for the insurance of loans under this chapter, and this charge shall be deposited in the fund. A one-time nonrefundable premium charge shall be paid at the time the loan is insured. The premium rate may vary based upon the asses…

The department shall annually report to the Legislature the financial status of the program and its insured portfolio, including the status of all borrowers in each stage of default and the department’s efforts to collect from borrowers that have defaulted on their debt service p…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The State of California has a compelling interest in ensuring that adequate health facilities that are able to withstand seismic events are available to care for patients, especially in the event of a disaster. (b) Hosp…

(a) The department may, at the request of a hospital, commission an independent study of market need and feasibility, as required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, as part of an application for mortgage insurance for hospitals pursuant to Section 1…