Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

Any person who imports, transports into the state, or receives, any live wild animal enumerated in or designated pursuant to Section 121790, shall hold the animal in confinement for inspection and immediately notify the department of the arrival thereof. If there is found in any …

If, during inspection upon arrival any wild animal is found to be diseased, or there is reason to suspect the presence of disease that will or may endanger the public health and safety, the diseased animal, and, if necessary, the entire shipment shall be destroyed by or under the…

Whenever any wild animal brought into this state under permit is quarantined as provided in this chapter, the species shall not be released from quarantine except by release in writing from the department. All tests, veterinary examinations, and quarantines shall be at the expens…

Any live wild animal brought into this state in violation of the provisions of this chapter or any regulations thereunder may, upon notice from the enforcing officer inspecting them or discovering the violation, be returned to the point of origin, or destroyed, within the time sp…

This chapter, or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall not authorize the importation, transportation, or possession of any live wild animals enumerated in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 2116) of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code or the regulations of the Fish and…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “SIDS” means sudden infant death syndrome. (2) “SIDS Advisory Council” or “advisory council” means the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Advisory Council established pursuant to subdivision (b). (b) The depar…

The department shall keep each county health officer advised of the most current knowledge relating to the nature and causes of sudden infant death syndrome. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)

(a) As used in this section, “SIDS” means sudden infant death syndrome. (b) The department shall contract with a person to provide regular and ongoing SIDS education and training programs for those who interact with parents and caregivers following a death from SIDS, including, b…

(a) For purposes of this section the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Appropriately trained public health professional” means a public health nurse or a social worker who is knowledgeable about the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome and the care and support of perso…

The department shall monitor, or contract with a person to monitor, whether the county health officer or his or her designated agent is performing the duties required by Section 123740 and whether they are being performed within the timeframes specified in Section 123740. (Added …

Definitions As used in this chapter and in Article XXXV of the California Constitution, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Act” means the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Bond Act constituting Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 125290.10) of Part 5 of Di…

The initial board of directors of a district formed on or after January 1, 1988, shall be determined pursuant to this article. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)

In the case of a district which contains only unincorporated territory in a single county, the district board may be elected or may be appointed by the county board of supervisors which may appoint itself as the district board. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 1…

In the case of a district which contains only unincorporated territory in more than one county, the district board may be elected or may be appointed by the boards of supervisors of the counties in which the district is located. If the district board is appointed by the boards of…

In the case of a district which contains unincorporated territory and the territory of one or more cities: (a) The district board may be elected or appointed by the county board of supervisors and the city councils in which the district is located. If the district board is to be …

In the case of a district which includes only incorporated territory within a single city, the district board may be elected or appointed by the city council which may appoint itself as the district board. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)

In the case of a district which includes only incorporated territory in more than one city, the district board may be elected or appointed by the city councils in which the district is located. If the district board is appointed, the city councils shall appoint directors accordin…

The notices shall be conspicuously posted in front of the property on which or in front of which the nuisance exists, or if the property has no frontage upon any street, highway or road then upon the portion of the property nearest to a street, highway or road, or most likely to …

The notices shall be posted not more than one hundred feet in distance apart, but at least one notice shall be posted on each lot or parcel. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

Notice of the hearing prescribed in Section 14892 shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the county, not less than 10 days prior to the date of the hearing. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 60.)

As an alternative to posting and publication, notice in the form required in Section 14892 may be mailed to the property owners as their names and addresses appear from the last equalized assessment role, or as they are known to the clerk. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 579.)

The state department shall adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11371) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, such reasonable rules, regulations, and standards as may be necessary or proper to carry out the purposes …

(a) The department shall adopt regulations, in consultation with providers, consumers, and other interested parties, to combine adult day care and adult day support centers licensing categories into one category, which shall be designated adult day programs. (b) The consolidated …

The director shall report to the Legislature during the 2007–08 budget hearings on the progress of the department’s children’s residential regulation review workgroup. The report shall include all of the following: (a) A summary of the activities of the workgroup up to the date o…

(a) The department, in establishing regulations, including provisions for periodic inspections, under this chapter for foster family homes, certified family homes, and resource family homes of foster family agencies, shall consider these homes as private residences, and shall est…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, persons licensed or approved pursuant to this chapter to provide residential foster care to a child either placed with them pursuant to order of the juvenile court or voluntarily placed with them by the person or persons having legal custody of …

(a) A licensed children’s residential facility shall maintain a smoke-free environment in the facility. (b) A person who is licensed, certified, or approved pursuant to this chapter to provide residential care in a foster family home, certified family home, or resource family hom…

(a) (1) The department shall adopt regulations for community care facilities licensed as group homes, and for temporary shelter care facilities, as defined in subdivision (c), that care for dependent children, children placed by a regional center, or voluntary placements, who are…

(a) The department shall, with the advice and assistance of the State Department of Health Care Services, counties, parent and children’s advocacy groups, and group home providers, adopt regulations for the licensing of licensed community treatment facilities at the earliest poss…

(a) A community treatment facility, as defined in paragraph (8) of subdivision (a) of Section 1502 and licensed pursuant to this chapter, shall meet the requirements of this section. (b) (1) A community treatment facility shall have national accreditation from an entity identifie…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a care provider that provides foster care for children pursuant to this chapter shall provide each schoolage child and the child’s authorized representative, as defined in regulations adopted by the department, who is placed in foster ca…

The regulations for a license shall prescribe standards of safety and sanitation for the physical plant and standards for basic personal care, supervision, and services based upon the category of licensure. The regulations for a special permit shall prescribe standards for the qu…

(a) A residential facility licensed as an adult residential facility, group home, short-term residential therapeutic program, small family home, foster family home, or a family home certified by a foster family agency may install and utilize delayed egress devices of the time del…

(a) A licensee of an adult residential facility, short-term residential therapeutic program, or group home for no more than six residents, except for the larger facilities provided for in paragraph (1) of subdivision (k), that is utilizing delayed egress devices pursuant to Secti…

A prospective applicant for licensure shall be notified at the time of the initial request for information regarding application for licensure that, prior to obtaining licensure, the facility shall secure and maintain a fire clearance approval from the local fire enforcing agency…

(a) Upon the filing by the department of emergency regulations with the Secretary of State, an adult day program, as defined in Division 6 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, or Section 1502, that provides care and supervision for adults with Alzheimer’s disease an…

The State Fire Marshal shall establish separate fire and panic safety standards and criteria for the evaluation of each category of license described in subdivision (a) of Section 1502. The State Fire Marshal shall take into consideration the characteristics of the persons served…

On and after January 1, 1999, no security window bars may be installed or maintained on any community care facility unless the security window bars meet current state and local requirements, as applicable, for security window bars and safety release devices. (Added by Stats. 1998…

(a) The State Department of Social Services shall not deny a license for a foster family home solely on the basis that the applicant is a parent who has administered corporal punishment not constituting child abuse, or will continue to administer such corporal punishment, to his …

The Committee on Community Care Facilities of the State Social Services Advisory Board shall advise the director regarding regulations, policy, and administrative practices pertaining to community care facilities. The committee shall review proposed regulations for community care…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the State Department of Social Services may, upon presentation of proper identification, enter and inspect any place providing personal care, supervision, and services at any time…

(a) (1) (A) Except for foster family homes, every licensed community care facility shall be subject to unannounced inspections by the department. (B) Foster family homes shall be subject to announced inspections by the department, except that a foster family home shall be subject…

(a) The department shall ensure that the licensee’s plan of correction is verifiable and measurable. The plan of correction shall specify what evidence is acceptable to establish that a deficiency has been corrected. This evidence shall be included in the department’s facility fi…

The state department shall provide the office, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 9701 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, with copies of inspection reports for community care facilities upon request. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1632, Sec. 4.)

(a) On or before January 1, 1986, the state department shall publish a comprehensive consumer guideline brochure to assist persons in the evaluation and selection of a licensed community care facility. The department shall develop the brochure for publication with the advice and …

(a) (1) At least annually, the department shall publish and make available to interested persons a list or lists covering all licensed community care facilities and the services for which each facility has been licensed or issued a special permit. (2) For a group home, transition…