Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

The department may suspend or revoke any license or special permit issued under the provisions of this chapter if the licensee or holder of a special permit willfully fails to comply with the provisions of the regulations contained in Article 6 (commencing with Section 14190), Ch…

Proceedings for the suspension, revocation, or denial of licenses or special permits under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with Section 100171. In the event of conflict between this chapter and Section 100171, Section 100171 shall prevail. (Amended by Stats. 1997, C…

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

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 …

(a) (1) No person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, political subdivision of the state, or other governmental agency within the state shall continue to operate, conduct, or maintain an existing health facility without having applied for and obtained a license or a spe…

(a) Any licensee or holder of a special permit may, with the approval of the state department, surrender his or her license or special permit for suspension or cancellation by the state department. Any license or special permit suspended or canceled pursuant to this section may b…

Any person who willfully violates this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1521, Sec. 1.)

Any person who violates, or causes or permits another person to violate, any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Amended by Stats. 1941, Ch. 301.)

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Johnston-Filante Hazardous Substance Cleanup Bond Act of 1984. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 4 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 257.)

For purposes of this article, and for purposes of Section 16722 of the Government Code as applied to this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Board” means the department. (b) “Committee” means the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Committee created pursuant to Section 78295.…

The State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code) is adopted for the purpose of the issuance, sale, and repayment of, and otherwise providing with respect to, the bonds authorized to be issu…

The Hazardous Substance Cleanup Committee, which is hereby created, shall consist of the Governor, the Director of Finance, the Treasurer, the Controller, and the secretary. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pu…

The committee may create debts or liabilities of the State of California, in the aggregate of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000), in the manner provided in this article. The debts or liabilities shall be created for the purpose of providing moneys, for deposit in the fund…

(a) The moneys in the state account that are the proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this article may be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes specified in this section. (b) The board may expend moneys in the fund that are the proceeds of bonds i…

(a) All bonds authorized by this article, which are sold and delivered as provided in this article, constitute valid and legally binding general obligations of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California are hereby pledged for the punctual pa…

Notwithstanding Section 78345, the money deposited in the fund is available for transfer to the General Fund if money was deposited in the fund pursuant to any provision of law requiring repayments to the state for assistance financed by the proceeds of the bonds issued pursuant …

There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purpose of this article, an amount equal to the sum of all of the following: (a) The sum, annually, that will be necessary to pay the principal of, and the interest on, the bonds issued and sold pur…

(a) For the purpose of carrying out this article, the Director of Finance may, by executive order, authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of amounts not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that the committee has, by resolution, authorized to be sold for the purpose o…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this bond act, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this bond act that include a bond coun…

Upon the request of the board, and supported by a statement of the proposed actions to be taken pursuant to Section 78305, the committee shall determine whether it is necessary or desirable to issue any bonds authorized pursuant to this article in order to take these actions, and…

The committee may authorize the Treasurer to sell all, or any part of, the bonds authorized under this article at the time or times as may be fixed by the Treasurer. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant t…

Except as provided in Section 78315, all proceeds from the sale of bonds, except those derived from premiums and accrued interest, are available for the purposes specified in Section 78305, but are not available for transfer to the General Fund to pay the principal of, and intere…

All cremated remains not disposed of in accordance with this chapter, within one year, shall be interred. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1232, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 1994.)

No crematory shall make or enforce any rules requiring that human remains be placed in a casket before cremation or that human remains be cremated in a casket, nor shall a crematory refuse to accept human remains for cremation for the reason that they are not in a casket. Every d…

A crematory shall maintain on its premises, or other business location within the State of California, an accurate record of all cremations performed, including all of the following information: (a) Name of referring funeral director, if any. (b) Name of deceased. (c) Date of cre…

A crematory shall maintain an identification system allowing identification of each decedent beginning from the time the crematory accepts delivery of human remains until the point at which it releases the cremated remains to a third party. After cremation, an identifying disk, t…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) or (c), a crematory regulated by the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau shall knowingly cremate only human remains in cremation chambers, along with the cremation container, personal effects of the deceased, and no more than a negligible amount …

(a) A crematory that incinerates an American flag or flags pursuant to Section 8344.5 shall maintain on its premises an accurate record of all American flags incinerated as specified in Section 8344.5, including all of the following information: (1) Name of the organization or pe…

If a cremated remains container is of insufficient capacity to accommodate all cremated remains of a given deceased, the crematory shall provide a larger cremated remains container at no additional cost, or place the excess remains in a secondary cremated remains container and at…

A crematory shall not accept human remains for cremation unless the remains meet all of the following requirements: (a) The remains shall be in a cremation container, as defined. (b) The cremation container shall be labeled with the identity of the decedent. (Added by Stats. 1993…

Within two hours after a crematory licensed by the State of California takes custody of a body that has not been embalmed, it shall refrigerate the body at a temperature not greater than 50 degrees Fahrenheit unless the cremation process will begin within 24 hours of the time tha…

Every crematory operator, or duly authorized representative shall provide to any person who inquires in person, a written, or printed list of prices for cremation and storage, cremation containers, cremated remains containers and urns, and requirements for cremation containers. T…

(a) The crematory licensee, or his or her authorized representative shall provide instruction to all crematory personnel involved in the cremation process. This instruction shall lead to a demonstrated knowledge on the part of an employee regarding identification procedures used …

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Department” means the State Department of Public Health, unless otherwise specified. (b) “Eligible medical condition” means Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, other inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel s…

(a) The State Department of Public Health shall implement this article, in consultation with the Department of Consumer Affairs. (b) This article shall be implemented only to the extent that it is neither in conflict with nor construed to limit rights under the Americans with Dis…

(a) A place of business that is open to the general public for the sale of goods and that has a toilet facility for its employees shall allow any individual who is lawfully on the premises of that place of business to use that toilet facility during normal business hours, even if…

(a) The department shall develop a standard electronic form that may be signed by a health care provider, as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 118702, to serve as reasonable evidence of the existence of an eligible medical condition or use of an ostomy device. The departmen…

(a) A licensed health care practitioner who provides prenatal, postpartum, or interpregnancy care for a patient shall ensure that the mother is offered screening or is appropriately screened for maternal mental health conditions. (b) This section shall not apply to a licensed hea…

(a) Every insurer providing professional liability insurance to a health facility licensed pursuant to this chapter and every health facility or associated group of health facilities licensed pursuant to this chapter under common ownership which are self insured shall report peri…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no insurer shall enter into a settlement exceeding three thousand dollars ($3,000) to settle a claim or action referred to in Section 1305 without the written consent of the insured, except that this prohibition shall not void any settl…

The state department shall keep a record of all reports made pursuant to Section 1305. (Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 713, Sec. 18. Effective September 15, 1992.)

The state department shall notify every health facility licensed pursuant to this chapter and every insurer providing professional liability insurance to such health facilities of the provisions of this article. (Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1202.)

The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) It is generally accepted that various areas of the state will experience moderate and severe earthquakes in the foreseeable future. (b) A serious threat to life and property resulting from these earthquakes is the threat of fire result…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing body of any city, county, or city and county may enact an ordinance requiring the installation of earthquake sensitive gas shutoff devices in buildings open to the public. Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this section sha…

(a) The State Architect shall adopt standards governing earthquake sensitive gas shutoff devices for installation in buildings. These standards shall reasonably provide for convenient installation and maintenance of gas shutoff devices, as well as maintaining the safety of person…

Manufacturers of earthquake sensitive gas shutoff devices or other devices required by an ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 19182 shall first obtain certification, pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 19200), that the device meets the standards established pursuant …