Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

Any procedures for procuring oocytes in this state for research or the development of medical therapies shall meet all of the standards for subjects included in this chapter. All oocytes procured outside of this state for research taking place in this state shall meet these same …

No human oocyte or embryo shall be acquired, sold, offered for sale, received, or otherwise transferred for valuable consideration for the purposes of medical research or development of medical therapies. For purposes of this section, “valuable consideration” does not include rea…

(a) No payment in excess of the amount of reimbursement of direct expenses incurred as a result of the procedure shall be made to any subject to encourage the subject to produce human oocytes for the purposes of medical research. (b) This section shall become operative on January…

If an individual providing human oocytes for the purposes of fertility is compensated, and any human oocytes or embryos in excess of those needed for fertility are offered for research, the institutional review board shall disregard the amount of compensation if all of the follow…

The provisions of this part shall not apply to any of the following: (a) Explosives regulated under Part 1 (commencing with Section 12000) of Division 11. (b) Arms and handguns defined as firearms by the Federal Gun Control Act of 1968, as well as such devices and weapons classif…

Nothing in this part authorizes the sale, use, or discharge of fireworks in any city, county, or city and county in which the sale, use, or discharge is otherwise prohibited or regulated by law or ordinance. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 202, Sec. 1. Effective June 19, 1984. Pursu…

(a) A special district which provides fire protection, prevention, or suppression services may adopt an ordinance or regulation to prohibit or regulate the sale, use, or discharge of fireworks within that special district. (b) If the county or city in which any area of the specia…

Up to three home dialysis training centers shall be established for the purpose of training persons suffering from chronic uremia for home dialysis. Each center shall have an affiliation with a large hospital or medical school, but shall utilize the most economical facilities for…

Each center shall contain approximately four dialysis bed units. The department shall grant to each center fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) during the first year, twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) during the second year, and twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500) dur…

No person shall use or possess a flamethrowing device without a valid flamethrowing device permit issued by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this part. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 496, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)

The State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations to administer this part and establish standards for the background investigation of an applicant for, and holder of, a flamethrowing device permit, and for the use, storage, and transportation of a flamethrowing device. In adopting t…

The State Fire Marshal may issue or renew a permit to use and possess a flamethrowing device only if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The applicant or permitholder is not addicted to any controlled substance. (b) The applicant or permitholder possesses a current, vali…

(a) If the State Fire Marshal denies an application for, or the renewal of, or revokes a flamethrowing device permit, the applicant for a flamethrowing device permit or permitholder shall be entitled to a hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 115…

The State Fire Marshal shall establish fees pursuant to this part that shall be deposited in the State Fire Marshal Licensing and Certification Fund. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 496, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)

The following definitions apply for purposes of this chapter: (a) “Clinic” means an organized outpatient health facility required to be licensed pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1200) of Division 2. (b) “Primary care clinic” means a clinic specified in subdivision (…

(a) Commencing January 1, 2027, every clinic holding a license and, notwithstanding subdivision (h) of Section 1206, every intermittent clinic operated by a licensed clinic and exempt from licensure shall, on or before the 15th day of March each year, file with the department, up…

Commencing January 1, 2027, an organization that operates, conducts, owns, or maintains a primary care clinic or intermittent clinic, and the officers thereof, shall, for every primary care clinic and every intermittent clinic that it operates, conducts, owns, or maintains, on or…

The department shall maintain a file of all reports filed under this chapter and under Sections 1216 and 127285 at its Sacramento office. Subject to any rules the department may prescribe, and in compliance with state and federal law, these reports shall be produced and made avai…

The department shall administer this chapter and shall adopt all regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter. The regulations shall require the first annual reports described in Section 128910 to be submitted on or before March 15, 2028, using information re…

(a) The amount a participating, eligible Californian pays for a drug through the program shall be equal to the lower of the participating pharmacy’s usual and customary charge or the pharmacy contract rate pursuant to subdivision (c), less a program discount for the specific drug…

(a) The department shall negotiate drug discount agreements with manufacturers to provide discounts for single-source and multiple-source prescription drugs through the program. The department shall attempt to negotiate the maximum possible discount for an eligible Californian. T…

(a) On August 1, 2017, the department shall determine whether manufacturer participation in the program has been sufficient to meet both of the following benchmarks: (1) The number and type of drugs available through the program are sufficient to give eligible Californians a form…

To the maximum extent possible, the department shall assure that enrollment and other administrative actions are seamless to all eligible Californians. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 619, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Provisions operative and implemented on or after July 1, 2010…

(a) The department may require prior authorization in the Medi-Cal program for any drug of a manufacturer if the manufacturer fails to agree to a volume weighted average discount for single-source prescription drugs that is equal to or below any one of the benchmark prices descri…

The names of manufacturers of single-source drugs that do or do not enter into discount agreements with the department pursuant to this division shall be public information and shall be posted on the department’s Internet Web site when the discount agreements are reached or the m…

(a) Each drug discount agreement shall do all of the following: (1) Specify which of the manufacturer’s drugs are included in the agreement. (2) Permit the department to remove a drug from the agreement if there is a dispute over the drug’s utilization. (3) Permit a manufacturer …

(a) The department shall generate a monthly report that, at a minimum, provides all of the following: (1) Drug utilization information. (2) Amounts paid to pharmacies. (3) Program discounts compared to the usual customary price. (4) Aggregate amounts of rebates collected from man…

(a) The department shall establish and maintain a claims processing system that complies with all of the following requirements: (1) Charges a price that meets the requirements of this division. (2) Provides the pharmacy with the dollar amount of the discount to be returned to th…

The program may be implemented in Santa Clara County at the option of the local initiative, but if so implemented shall be as a pilot program. A maximum of 5,000 employees may be covered in the county, provided, however, that the number of enrollees may be increased pursuant to t…

(a) In implementing the pilot program established pursuant to this division, the local initiative in Santa Clara County shall not be subject to the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 1357.03. The program shall be otherwise subject to the requirements of Chapter 2.2 (comme…

The minimum building standards for all drycleaning plants and processes in this state shall be the provisions published in the State Building Standards Code. The State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations for protection against fire and panic safety in drycleaning plants and proc…

Facilities which are in existence on the effective date of this section need not mandatorily conform or be made to conform with the requirements of Section 13201 for new construction if in the opinion of the enforcing authority there is a reasonable degree of fire and life safety…

The division of authority for the enforcement of this chapter shall be as follows: (a) The chief of any city or county fire department or fire protection district and their authorized representatives in their respective areas on matters relating to fires and fire protection, and …

Any territory, whether incorporated or unincorporated, whether contiguous or noncontiguous, may be included in a district. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)

Territory which has been classified as a state responsibility area may be included in a district, except for commercial forest lands which are timbered lands declared to be in a state responsibility area. The executive officer of the local agency formation commission shall give m…

The Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5 of the Government Code) shall govern any change of organization or reorganization of a district. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 296, Sec. 23. Effective Janu…

Every fire company may establish and adopt bylaws and regulations, and impose penalties, not exceeding five dollars or expulsion for each offense. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

Every fire company regularly organized may adopt a seal, having upon it the arms of the State, and the name of the company to which it belongs. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

The seal shall be under the control of and for the use of the secretary, and be by him affixed to exempt certificates, certificates of active membership, and such other documents as the by-laws provide. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

The secretary of every company having a seal shall take the constitutional oath of office and give a bond as the bylaws provide for the faithful performance of his or her duties. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 65, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2009.)

The secretary shall keep a record of all certificates of exemption or active membership, their date, and to whom issued; and when the company has no seal, the clerk shall keep similar entries of certificates issued to obtain county clerk’s certificates. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, C…

Every certificate is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in it. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

The chief or ranking officer of every fire company shall inquire into the cause of, and keep a record of, every fire occurring in the town. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 65, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2009.)

The chief or ranking officer shall aid in the enforcement of all fire ordinances, examine buildings in process of erection, report violations of ordinances relating to prevention or extinguishment of fires, and when directed by the proper authorities institute prosecutions theref…

The chief or ranking officer shall perform other duties as may be by proper authority imposed upon him or her. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 65, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2009.)

Every chief, if any, shall attend all fires with his or her badge of office conspicuously displayed. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 65, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2009.)