Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

(a) A hospice facility shall provide, or make provision for, all of the following services and requirements: (1) (A) Medical direction and adequate staff. Minimum staffing standards that require at least one registered nurse to be on duty 24 hours per day and a maximum of six pat…

(a) In administering the National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment Program in accordance with Section 254q-1 of Title 42 of the United States Code and related federal regulations, the Department of Health Care Access and Information shall strive, whenever feasible, to eq…

The department shall administer this part, Section 100295, and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 101175) of Part 3 and shall adopt necessary regulations. These regulations shall be adopted only after consultation with and approval by the California Conference of Local Health Off…

For purposes of this part, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Board” means the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County. (b) “County” means the County of Los Angeles. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 514, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)

(a) The department shall conduct a program of epidemiological assessments of the incidence of cancer. The program shall encompass all areas of the state for which cancer incidence data are available. The program shall include the monitoring of cancers associated with suspected ca…

(a) The director shall establish a statewide system for the collection of information determining the incidence of cancer, using population-based regional cancer registries modeled after the Cancer Surveillance Program of Orange County. As of the effective date of this section, t…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research Act of 1999. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 777, Sec. 2. Effective September 27, 2000.)

The University of California may establish a spinal cord injury research fund, independent of the State Treasury, to accept public and private funds for the purpose of implementing this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. (AB 1931) Effective January 1, 2011.)

Moneys in the fund established pursuant to Section 104336 may be expended by the University of California solely for spinal cord injury research programs and grants, and may be expended for, but not limited to, costs for peer review and grant administration. (Amended by Stats. 20…

(a) There is hereby created within the University of California the Spinal Cord Injury Research Program. (b) The program shall promote spinal cord injury research in California as described in Section 104337. (c) The University of California may establish scientific guidelines an…

This chapter shall not apply to the University of California unless the Regents of the University of California, by appropriate resolution, make these provisions applicable. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 777, Sec. 2. Effective September 27, 2000.)

This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Product Recall Safety and Protection Act. (Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 569, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)

As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Commercial dealer” means any person who deals in products or who otherwise by his or her occupation holds himself or herself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to products, or any person who is …

(a) No commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer shall manufacture, remanufacture, distribute, sell at wholesale or retail, contract to sell or resell, lease, or sublet, or otherwise place into the stream of commerce, a product that is unsafe…

(a) A commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, or wholesaler that has placed into the stream of commerce any unsafe product for which a recall or warning has subsequently been issued, shall initiate the following steps within 24 hours after issuing or receiving the…

Nothing in this chapter relieves a commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer from compliance with stricter requirements that may be imposed by an agency of the federal government. (Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 569, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2…

(a) Any violation of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each occurrence, up to a maximum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). (b) The remedies under this section are in addition to, and do not supersede or limit, any and a…

The controlled substances listed or to be listed in the schedules in this chapter are included by whatever official, common, usual, chemical, or trade name designated. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1407.)

(a) The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule I. (b) Opiates. Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any of the following opiates, including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers …

(a) The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule II. (b) Any of the following substances, except those narcotic drugs listed in other schedules, whether produced directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of vegetable origin, or independentl…

(a) The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule III. (b) Stimulants. Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation that contains any quantity of the following substances having a st…

(a) The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule IV. (b) Schedule IV shall consist of the drugs and other substances, by whatever official name, common or usual name, chemical name, or brand name designated, listed in this section. (c) Narcotic drugs.…

(a) The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule V. (b) Schedule V shall consist of the drugs and other substances, by whatever official name, common or usual name, chemical name, or brand name designated, listed in this section. (c) Narcotic drugs co…

(a) Specific compounds, mixtures, or preparations that contain a nonnarcotic controlled substance in combination with a derivative of barbituric acid or any salt thereof that are listed in the federal Table of Exempted Prescription Products and have been exempted pursuant to fede…

The following definitions apply in the interpretation and application of this part. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)

“Food additive” has the meaning stated in Section 109940. “Color additive” has the meaning stated in Section 109895. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)

“Acceptable market name” means a name that the FDA recognizes as a suitable statement of identity, as described in Section 101.3 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, in the labeling of a species. An acceptable market name fairly represents the identity of the species t…

“Adulterated” means either of the following: (a) Food that bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance that may render the food impure or injurious to health. (b) Food that is manufactured, prepared, or stored in a manner that deviates from a HACCP plan so as to pose…

“Acute gastrointestinal illness” means a short duration illness most often characterized by either of the following, which are known to be commonly associated with the agents most likely to be transmitted from infected food employees through contamination of food: (a) Diarrhea, e…

“Approved” means acceptable to the enforcement agency based on a determination of conformity with applicable laws, or, in the absence of applicable laws, current public health principles, practices, and generally recognized industry standards that protect public health. (Added by…

(a) “Approved source” means a food source allowed under Article 3 (commencing with Section 114021) of Chapter 4, or a producer, manufacturer, distributor, or food facility that is acceptable to the enforcement agency based on a determination of conformity with applicable laws, or…

“aw” means water activity that is a measure of the free moisture in a food, is the quotient of the water vapor pressure of the substance divided by the vapor pressure of pure water at the same temperature, and is indicated by the symbol aw. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. …

“Beverage” means a liquid for drinking, including water. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)

(a) “Catering operation” means a food service that is conducted by a permanent food facility approved for food preparation where food is served, or limited food preparation is conducted, at a location other than its permitted location, in either of the following circumstances: (1…

“CCR” means the California Code of Regulations. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)

“Certified farmers’ market” means a location that is certified by the State of California through the enforcement officers of the county agricultural commissioners and operated pursuant to Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 47000) of Division 17 of the Food and Agricultural Co…

“Certified mobile farmers’ market” means a mobile food facility, as defined in Section 113831, that sells agricultural products, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 47000.5 of the Food and Agricultural Code, prepackaged nonpotentially hazardous foods, cottag…

“C.F.R.” means the Code of Federal Regulations. Citations in this part to the C.F.R. refer sequentially to the title, part, and section numbers, such as 21 C.F.R. 178.1010 refers to Title 21, Part 178, Section 1010. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007…

(a) “CIP” means cleaned in place by the circulation or flowing by mechanical means through a piping system of a detergent solution, water rinse, and sanitizing solution onto or over equipment surfaces that require cleaning, such as the method used, in part, to clean and sanitize …

“Cold water” means potable water that is not heated by an auxiliary method or source. (Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 571, Sec. 3. (SB 241) Effective October 11, 2009.)

“Commingle” means: (a) To combine shellstock harvested on different days or from different growing areas as identified on the tag or label. (b) To combine shucked shellfish from containers with different container codes or different shucking dates. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, …

(a) “Comminuted” means reduced in size by methods including chopping, flaking, grinding, or mincing. (b) “Comminuted” includes fish or meat products that are reduced in size and restructured or reformulated including, but not limited to, gefilte fish, formed roast beef, gyros, gr…

“Commissary” means a food facility that services mobile food facilities, mobile support units, or vending machines where any of the following occur: (a) Food, containers, or supplies are stored. (b) Food is prepared or prepackaged for sale or service at other locations. (c) Utens…

“Community food producer” means a producer of agricultural products on land that is not zoned for agricultural use but is otherwise in compliance with applicable local land use and zoning restrictions, including, but not limited to, restrictions governing personal gardens, commun…

“Community event” means an event conducted for not more than 25 consecutive or nonconsecutive days in a 90-day period and that is of a civic, political, public, or educational nature, including state and county fairs, city festivals, circuses, and other public gathering events ap…

“Condiment” means a nonpotentially hazardous food, such as relishes, spices, sauces, confections, or seasonings, that requires no additional preparation, and that is used on a food item, including, but not limited to, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, sauerkraut, salsa, salt, sugar, …