Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

Except for initial staggered terms that may be established by the board, the term of office of each noncounty member shall be two years and, in addition, time as necessary until the appointment and qualification of his or her successor. County officers or employees shall serve at…

Any vacancy on the board shall be filled for the unexpired term by the board of supervisors of the county authorized by Section 101690 to make the appointment to that position. (Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 266, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2008.)

Professional advisory and community advisory boards shall review and comment on proposed policies and actions of the board dealing with the arrangements for health care within the jurisdiction of the authority. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The board may allow as a charge against the authority, reimbursement to members of professional and community advisory boards, of actually incurred expenses in attending meetings in amounts allowed by the board of supervisors to county officers and employees. (Added by Stats. 199…

Each live birth shall be registered with the local registrar of births and deaths for the district in which the birth occurred within 21 days following the date of the event. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 34, Sec. 1. (AB 2176) Effective January 1, 2023.)

For live births that occur in a hospital, or a state-licensed alternative birth center, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 1204, the administrator of the hospital or center or a representative designated by the administrator in writing may sign the birth ce…

For those live births occurring in a hospital, and upon a parent’s request, a footprint shall be taken of the child prior to discharge from the facility and shall be made available to the parents. The footprint shall be placed on a sheet of paper that is separate from the birth c…

For live births that occur outside of a hospital or outside of a state-licensed alternative birth center, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 1204, the physician in attendance at the birth or, in the absence of a physician, the professionally licensed midwif…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) In 1998, there were about 3.57 million Californians age 65 and older, a 15 percent increase since 1990. This number will at least increase to five million in 2010 and grow to seven million by 2020, with those persons ov…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the University of California provide academic courses and training in the field of geriatrics for medical students and existing general internists and family physicians in order to ensure that every general internist and family physician, …

It is the purpose of the Legislature, in enacting this chapter, for the University of California to establish academic geriatric resource programs and encourage the development of expanded educational and community service programs in geriatric medicine at its medical schools or …

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Academic geriatric resource program” means a program which includes one of the elements specified in Section 105105. (b) “Nursing home” means a licensed skilled nursing or licensed intermediate care facility, as …

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that University of California medical students complete a definable curriculum in geriatric medicine over the course of their medical school training to meet recommended core competencies for the care of older persons. It is the intent of t…

The Regents of the University of California shall be the agency with the responsibility for making grants for the Academic Geriatric Resource Program. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The Legislature requests that, on March 30, 2001, and biennially thereafter, the Regents of the University of California submit a progress report to the Legislature, including copies to the members of the Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care, the members of the Senate H…

No provision of this chapter shall be applicable to the University of California unless the Regents of the University of California, by resolution, make that provision applicable. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The department shall seek any Medicaid waivers necessary to implement this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1996.)

(a) In addition to the other programs provided under this chapter, it is the intent of the Legislature to encourage the Regents of the University of California to monitor existing physician licensing requirements, and any additional requirements developed in response to Section 1…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that this chapter provide enforcement mechanisms for existing and future perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) bans and labeling requirements enacted by the Legislature. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that all persons…

(a) Any manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or other person or entity in this state that sells, transfers, or otherwise furnishes any of the following substances to any person or entity in this state or any other state shall submit a report to the Department of Justice of all of …

(a) In addition to any fine or imprisonment imposed under subdivision (f) of Section 11100 or subdivision (j) of Section 11106 of the Health and Safety Code, the following drug cleanup fine shall be imposed: (1) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for violations described in paragraph…

(a) Any manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or other person or entity in this state that obtains from a source outside of this state any substance specified in subdivision (a) of Section 11100 shall submit a report of that transaction to the Department of Justice 21 days in advan…

The State Department of Justice shall provide a common reporting form for the substances in Section 11100 which contains at least the following information: (a) Name of the substance. (b) Quantity of the substance sold, transferred, or furnished. (c) The date the substance was so…

The Department of Justice may adopt all regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this part. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1072.)

The theft or loss of any substance regulated pursuant to Section 11100 discovered by any permittee or any person regulated by the provisions of this chapter shall be reported in writing to the Department of Justice within three days after the discovery. Any difference between the…

(a) Any manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or other person or entity that sells, transfers, or otherwise furnishes any of the substances listed in subdivision (a) of Section 11100 with knowledge or the intent that the recipient will use the substance to unlawfully manufacture a …

Any person who knowingly or intentionally possesses any laboratory glassware or apparatus, any chemical reagent or solvent, or any combination thereof, or any chemical substance specified in paragraph (36) or (37) of subdivision (a) of Section 11100, Section 11107, or Section 111…

(a) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly make a false statement in connection with any report or record required under this article. (b) (1) Any person who violates this section shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code,…

(a) (1) (A) Any manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or any other person or entity in this state that sells, transfers, or otherwise furnishes any substance specified in subdivision (a) of Section 11100 to a person or business entity in this state or any other state or who obtains…

(a) The Department of Justice, or an administrative law judge sitting alone as provided in subdivision (h), may upon petition issue an interim order suspending any permittee or imposing permit restrictions. The petition shall include affidavits that demonstrate, to the satisfacti…

(a) The Department of Justice may establish, by regulation, a system for the issuance to a permittee of a citation which may contain an order of abatement or an order to pay an administrative fine assessed by the Department of Justice, if the permittee is in violation of any prov…

(a) Any manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or other person or entity in this state that sells to any person or entity in this state or any other state, any laboratory glassware or apparatus, any chemical reagent or solvent, or any combination thereof, where the value of the good…

(a) Any manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or other person or entity in this state that sells to any person or entity in this state or any other state any quantity of sodium cyanide, potassium cyanide, cyclohexanone, bromobenzene, magnesium turnings, mercuric chloride, sodium me…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), it is unlawful for a manufacturer, wholesaler, reseller, retailer, or other person or entity to sell to any customer any quantity of nonodorized butane. (b) The limitations in subdivisions (a) shall not apply to any of the foll…

(a) It shall be an infraction, punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250), for any person, corporation, or retail distributor to willfully and knowingly supply, deliver, or give possession of a drug, material, compound, mixture, preparation, or substance …

A person, corporation, or retail distributor that sells or makes available products containing dextromethorphan, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 11110, in an over-the-counter sale without a prescription shall, if feasible, use a cash register that is equipped with an age…

The permitholder shall be the person in charge or shall designate a person in charge and shall ensure that a person in charge is present at the food facility during all hours of operation. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative Ju…

Except as specified in Section 113984.1, the person in charge shall ensure that persons unnecessary to the food facility operation shall not be allowed in the food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. (Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 96, Sec. 8. Effective July 20, 2007.)

As used in this chapter, “wild animal” refers to any animal of the class Aves (birds) or class Mammalia (mammals) that either is not normally domesticated in this state or not native to this state. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

As used in this chapter, “enforcement officer” means any officer, employee, or agent of the department, local health officer, or of any state or local agency with which an agreement has been made to enforce Article 3 (commencing with Section 121850), or local health officer. (Add…

The department may enter into agreement with any state or local agency for the enforcement of Article 3 (commencing with Section 121850) of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The department shall publish from time to time a list of animals that may not be imported into this state except by permit from the department. Unless a permit is issued pursuant to this chapter, it is unlawful to import into this state any wild animal for which a permit is requi…

The department may adopt regulations governing the entry, quarantine, or release from quarantine, of any and all wild animals imported into this state pursuant to this chapter. The regulations shall be designed to protect the public health against diseases known to occur in any s…

The violation of any provision of this chapter shall be a misdemeanor. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

(a) The department shall develop a plan to identify causes of infant mortality and morbidity in California and to study recommendations on the reduction of infant mortality and morbidity in California. (b) The study plan shall be completed on or before July 1, 1988, and shall be …

The study plan shall incorporate in its design the findings of MCH Title V Research Contract DHS 8689088, the “Maternal Neonatal and Fetal Mortality Study.” The department shall issue a report to the Legislature on or before July 1, 1989, concerning causal factors in infant morta…