Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

(a) (1) For a mixed-income multifamily structure, both of the following shall apply: (A) The occupants of the affordable housing units within the mixed-income multifamily structure shall have the same access to the common entrances to that structure as the occupants of the market…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this chapter shall govern the provisions of this division. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 248, Sec. 123.)

“Advanced life support” means special services designed to provide definitive prehospital emergency medical care, including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiac monitoring, cardiac defibrillation, advanced airway management, intravenous therapy, administrat…

“Alternative base station” means a facility or service operated and directly supervised by, or directly supervised by, a physician and surgeon who is trained and qualified to issue advice and instructions to prehospital emergency medical care personnel, which has been approved by…

“Authority” means the Emergency Medical Services Authority established by this division. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 248, Sec. 124.)

“Authorized registered nurse,” “mobile intensive care nurse,” or “MICN” means a registered nurse who is functioning pursuant to Section 2725 of the Business and Professions Code and who has been authorized by the medical director of the local EMS agency as qualified to provide pr…

“Base hospital” means one of a limited number of hospitals which, upon designation by the local EMS agency and upon the completion of a written contractual agreement with the local EMS agency, is responsible for directing the advanced life support system or limited advanced life …

“Base hospital physician” or “BHP” means a physician and surgeon who is currently licensed in California, who is assigned to the emergency department of a base hospital, and who has been trained to issue advice and instructions to prehospital emergency medical care personnel cons…

“Basic life support” means emergency first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures which, as a minimum, include recognizing respiratory and cardiac arrest and starting the proper application of cardiopulmonary resuscitation to maintain life without invasive techniques un…

(a) “Certificate” or “license” means a specific document issued to an individual denoting competence in the named area of prehospital service. (b) “Certificate status” or “license status” means the active, expired, denied, suspended, revoked, or placed on probation designation ap…

“Certifying entity” means a public safety agency or the office of the State Fire Marshal if the agency has a training program for EMT-I personnel that is approved pursuant to the standards developed pursuant to Section 1797.109, or the medical director of a local EMS agency. (Rep…

“Certifying examination” or “examination for certification” means an examination designated by the authority for a specific level of prehospital emergency medical care personnel that must be satisfactorily passed prior to certification or recertification at the specific level and…

“Commission” means the Commission on Emergency Medical Services created pursuant to the provisions of Section 1799. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)

“Competency based curriculum” means a curriculum in which specific objectives are defined for each of the separate skills taught in training programs with integrated didactic and practical instruction and successful completion of an examination demonstrating mastery of every skil…

“Designated facility” means a hospital which has been designated by a local EMS agency to perform specified emergency medical services systems functions pursuant to guidelines established by the authority. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1246, Sec. 12.)

“Director” means the Director of the Emergency Medical Services Authority. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1246, Sec. 13.)

“Emergency” means a condition or situation in which an individual has a need for immediate medical attention, or where the potential for such need is perceived by emergency medical personnel or a public safety agency. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)

“Emergency medical services” means the services utilized in responding to a medical emergency. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)

“Emergency medical services area” or “EMS area” means the geographical area within the jurisdiction of the designated local EMS agency. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1391, Sec. 8.)

“Emergency medical services plan” means a plan for the delivery of emergency medical services consistent with state guidelines addressing the components listed in Section 1797.103. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1246, Sec. 14.)

“Emergency medical services system” or “system” means a specially organized arrangement which provides for the personnel, facilities, and equipment for the effective and coordinated delivery in an EMS area of medical care services under emergency conditions. (Added by Stats. 1980…

“Emergency Medical Technician-I” or “EMT-I” means an individual trained in all facets of basic life support according to standards prescribed by this part and who has a valid certificate issued pursuant to this part. This definition shall include, but not be limited to, EMT-I (FS…

“Emergency Medical Technician-II,” “EMT-II,” “Advanced Emergency Medical Technician,” or “Advanced EMT” means an EMT-I with additional training in limited advanced life support according to standards prescribed by this part and who has a valid certificate issued pursuant to this …

“Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic,” “EMT-P,” “paramedic” or “mobile intensive care paramedic” means an individual whose scope of practice to provide advanced life support is according to standards prescribed by this division and who has a valid certificate issued pursuant t…

“Exclusive operating area” means an EMS area or subarea defined by the emergency medical services plan for which a local EMS agency, upon the recommendation of a county, restricts operations to one or more emergency ambulance services or providers of limited advanced life support…

“Health systems agency” means a health systems agency as defined in subsection (a) of Section 300( l)-1 of Title 42 of the United States Code. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)

“Hospital” means an acute care hospital licensed under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2, with a permit for basic emergency service or an out-of-state acute care hospital which substantially meets the requirements of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) o…

“Medical control” means the medical management of the emergency medical services system pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1798). (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)

“Limited advanced life support” means special service designed to provide prehospital emergency medical care limited to techniques and procedures that exceed basic life support but are less than advanced life support and are those procedures specified pursuant to Section 1797.171…

“Local EMS agency” means the agency, department, or office having primary responsibility for administration of emergency medical services in a county and which is designated pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1797.200). (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)

“Mobile stroke unit” means a multijurisdictional mobile facility that serves as an emergency response critical care ambulance under the direction and approval of a local emergency medical services (EMS) agency, and as a diagnostic, evaluation, and treatment unit, providing radiog…

“Poison control center” or “PCC” means a hospital-based facility or other facility which, as a minimum, provides information and advice regarding the management of individuals who have or may have ingested or otherwise been exposed to poisonous or possibly toxic substances, and w…

The provisions of this part apply to all parts of the state and supersede any ordinance enacted by any city, county, or city and county which conflict with the provisions of this part. The department may promulgate regulations to interpret and make specific the provisions of this…

All statutory references to “commercial coach” and to “special purpose commercial coach” are hereby deemed to refer to “commercial modular” and to “special purpose commercial modular,” respectively. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 98, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)

The provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18025), applicable to manufactured homes and mobilehomes, shall also apply to commercial coaches, except that reasonable variations in standards for commercial coaches shall be established by regulations if the department deter…

Subdivision (p) of Section 18062.8 shall not apply to a sale to a city, county, city and county, or any other public agency for the purpose of providing housing for low- and moderate-income households, as defined in Section 50093. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 185, Sec. 4. Effective…

(a) The provisions of this part are not intended to prevent the use of any material, appliance, installation, device, arrangement, or method of construction not specifically prescribed by this part and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, provided any alternate…

(a) The Mobilehome Revolving Fund is continued in existence and renamed the Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund. Money transferred to, or deposited in, the fund is continuously appropriated to the department notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, for expend…

(a) This part applies to all parts of the state and supersedes any ordinance enacted by any city, county, or city and county, whether general law or chartered, applicable to this part. Except as provided in Section 18930, the department may adopt regulations to interpret and make…

Any person may file an application with the governing body of any city, city and county, or county for a conditional use permit for a manufactured home, mobilehome, or park. The governing body, or the planning commission if designated by the governing body, shall hold a public he…

(a) The provisions of this part shall apply to any portion of a special occupancy park, as defined in Section 18862.43, that is also a mobilehome park, as defined in Section 18214. However, if a portion of a park is permanently dedicated to recreational vehicles, the provisions o…

(a) The department shall post an explanation of the process described in Section 18300 pursuant to which, following approval by the department, a city, county, or city and county may assume the responsibility for the enforcement of this part, Part 2.3 (commencing with Section 188…

This part does not apply to any park owned, operated, and maintained by any of the following: (a) The federal government. (b) The state. (c) Any agency or political subdivision of the state. (d) Any city, county, or city and county. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 434, Sec. 21. Effe…

(a) This part does not apply to any apartment house, hotel, or dwelling which is subject to the provisions of Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 17910) of this division. (b) This part does not apply to electric, gas, or water facilities owned, operated, and maintained by a public …

(a) This part is not intended to prevent the use of any material, appliance, installation, device, arrangement, or method of construction not specifically prescribed by this part and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this part, if the alternate used has been approved.…

(a) The department shall evaluate the enforcement of this part and regulations adopted pursuant to this part by each city, county, or city and county which has assumed responsibility for enforcement. (b) In performing this evaluation, the department shall have the following autho…