Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

The Legislature recognizes that any efforts to address the problems related to inappropriate alcohol use and other drug use are greatly hindered by: (a) The stigmatization of persons who have alcohol and other drug problems. (b) Denial by the individual and the community, especia…

The Legislature finds that state government has an affirmative role in alleviating problems related to the inappropriate use of alcoholic beverages and other drug use and that its major objective is protection of the public health and safety, particularly where problems related t…

(a) The Legislature recognizes that substance use disorder should be viewed and treated as a health problem, as well as a public safety problem. The substance use problem has significant public impact and must, in addition to public safety, be given community, education, social, …

It is the intent of the Legislature that the department encourage the development of high quality, cost-effective services. It is further the intent of the Legislature that poor quality, underutilized, duplicative, or marginal services be disapproved by the county.

(a) (1) The department may enter into agreements and contracts with any person or public or private agency, corporation, or other legal entity, including contracts to pay these entities in advance or reimburse them for alcohol and other drug services provided to individuals exper…

(a) Subject to Section 11773.1, the department shall develop and implement a statewide prevention campaign designed to deter the abuse of methamphetamine in California. (b) (1) The department may design the campaign to deter initial and continued use of methamphetamine. (2) The d…

(a) The department may accept voluntary contributions, in cash or in-kind, to pay for the costs of implementing the program under this article. Voluntary contributions shall be deposited into the California Methamphetamine Abuse Prevention Account, which is hereby created in the …

(a) Notwithstanding Section 11773.1, during the 2006–07 fiscal year, the department may develop and implement a limited campaign to deter the abuse of methamphetamine by limiting the intended audience of the campaign in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (b) of…

(a) Any funds that are not expended or encumbered for purposes of this article 730 days after being deposited into the California Methamphetamine Abuse Prevention Account shall be returned to the private donor. (b) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2013.

No person conducting, having charge of, or control of, any hotel, restaurant, saloon, soda fountain, store, theater, public hall, public or private school, church, hospital, club, office building, park, playground, lavatory or washroom, barber shop, railroad train, boat, or any o…

For the purposes of this article the term “common use” when applied to a drinking receptacle is defined as its use for drinking purposes by, or for, more than one person without its being thoroughly cleansed and sterilized between consecutive uses thereof by methods prescribed by…

No cask, water cooler, or other receptacle shall be used for storing or supplying drinking water to the public or to employees unless it is covered and protected so as to prevent persons from dipping the water therefrom or contaminating the water. All the containers shall be prov…

(a) The state department and all health officers of counties, cities, and health districts shall enforce this article. (b) Pursuant to their enforcement of this article, those officers shall also enforce Section 2441 of the Labor Code. This section shall not be construed to abrid…

Violation of any provision of this article is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50) for each offense.

For the purpose of this article the term “filthy, contaminated, or unsanitary packing material” includes any or all of the following: (a) Packing material that has been exposed to contagious or infectious disease. (b) Material that is contaminated with vermin. (c) Material that i…

Unsanitary packing material shall not be used until it has been cleaned and disinfected to the satisfaction of the Department of Food and Agriculture, the department, or the agents of either or both, or by a county health officer.

The person having the material cleaned and disinfected shall pay the costs of the inspection.

Every person who knowingly packs any goods intended for delivery to other parties or for transportation by common carriers with unsanitary packing material is guilty of a misdemeanor.

No person conducting, operating, or having charge or control of, any hotel, restaurant, factory, store, barber shop, office building, school, public hall, railroad train, railway station, boat, or any other public place, room, or conveyance, shall maintain or keep in or about any…

For the purpose of this article the term “common use” when applied to a towel means its use by, or for, more than one person without its being laundered between consecutive uses of the towel by methods prescribed by or acceptable to the department.

The department and all health officers of counties, cities, and health districts shall enforce this article.

Violation of any provision of this article is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50) for each offense.

“Wiping rags,” as used in this article means cloths and rags, other than reusable rental cloths or towels, used for any or all of the following purposes: (a) Wiping and cleaning the surfaces of machinery, machines, tools, locomotives, engines, motor cars, automobiles, cars, carri…

No person shall supply or furnish to his or her employees for wiping rags, or sell or offer for sale for wiping rags, any soiled wearing apparel, underclothing, bedding, or parts of soiled or used underclothing, wearing apparel, bedclothes, bedding, or soiled rags or cloths unles…

Every local health officer or registered sanitarian, upon proper demand and notice of his or her authority, may, during business hours, enter any place where wiping rags are used, are kept for sale, or offered for sale, and inspect the wiping rags. No person shall refuse to permi…

On and after July 1, 1975, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate any business of laundering, sanitizing, or selling wiping rags unless, in addition to any other permit that may be required, he or she has a valid permit issued by the local health officer pursuant to an or…

A permit to operate any business of laundering, sanitizing, or selling wiping rags shall be issued by the local health officer if the applicant complies with the provisions of this article and any regulations adopted thereunder. The governing body of each city and county shall de…

The local health officer authorized to issue permits to launder, sanitize, or sell wiping rags shall keep a record of suspension or revocation of permits and a register of: (a) The names and places of business of persons to whom permits are issued. (b) The date of issue and numbe…

Before being sold or offered for sale, each package or parcel of wiping rags shall be plainly marked “sanitized wiping rags,” and in addition it shall be plainly marked with the name and location of the laundry where the rags were laundered and sanitized.

No machinery or appliances used for laundering clothing and articles for personal wear or household use shall be used for laundering soiled rags or soiled cloth material for wiping rags.

Every person who violates any provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.

The department shall inspect programs dispensing controlled substances described in subdivision (c) of Section 11839.2 to ensure that the programs are operating in compliance with applicable federal statutes and regulations, including the provisions of Part 8 of Title 42 of the C…

(a) As used in this chapter, “clinic” means an organized outpatient health facility that provides direct medical, surgical, dental, optometric, or podiatric advice, services, or treatment to patients who remain less than 24 hours, and that may also provide diagnostic or therapeut…

(a) As used in this chapter, “clinic” also means an organized outpatient health facility which, pursuant to Section 1204.1, provides direct psychological advice, services, or treatment to patients who remain less than 24 hours, and which may also provide diagnostic or therapeutic…

“License” means a basic permit to operate a clinic. A license may only be granted to a clinic of a type enumerated in Section 1204 or 1204.1, and the license shall not be transferable. However, the issuance of a license upon a change of ownership shall not of itself constitute a …

“Nonprofit speech and hearing center” means a nonprofit agency which provides an integrated program of speech pathology and audiology services in an outpatient setting designed to improve the functioning of persons with communicative disorders. A nonprofit speech and hearing cent…

“Special permit” means a permit issued in addition to a license authorizing the clinic to offer one or more special services, as defined in Section 1203 or regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

“Special service” means a functional division, department, or unit of a clinic, or a clinic that is organized, staffed, and equipped to provide a specific type or types of care which have been identified by this section or by regulations of the state department, and for which the…

Clinics eligible for licensure pursuant to this chapter are primary care clinics and specialty clinics. (a) (1) Only the following defined classes of primary care clinics shall be eligible for licensure: (A) A “community clinic” means a clinic operated by a tax-exempt nonprofit c…

In addition to the primary care clinics and specialty clinics specified in Section 1204, clinics eligible for licensure pursuant to this chapter include psychology clinics. A “psychology clinic” is a clinic which provides psychological advice, services, or treatment to patients, …

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, and except as provided in subdivision (c), a primary care clinic described in subdivision (a) of Section 1204 that is licensed pursuant to this chapter shall not be required to enter into a written transfer agreement with a nearby hospital as a …

(a) An alternative birth center that is licensed as an alternative birth center specialty clinic pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 1204 shall, as a condition of licensure, and a primary care clinic licensed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1204 that pr…

The State Department of Health Services shall provide information to the California Health Facilities Financing Authority with respect to primary care clinic grant applicants for capital outlay projects as specified in Section 15438.6 of the Government Code.

A primary care clinic may submit verification of certification from the Joint Commission, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), or any other accrediting organization recognized by the department to the Licensing and Certification Division within the St…

Except as provided in Section 1206, no person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or public agency shall operate, establish, manage, conduct or maintain a clinic in this state without first obtaining a license therefor as provided in this chapter; nor shall any such per…

A clinic that has been verified by the Licensing and Certification Division of the State Department of Health Services and the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development as having (1) provided chronic dialysis and (2) been licensed as an outpatient clinic, before Septemb…

This chapter does not apply to the following: (a) Except with respect to the option provided with regard to surgical clinics in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1204 and, further, with respect to specialty clinics specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Sectio…

The provisions of this chapter do not require licensure of any place or establishment owned or leased and operated as a clinic or office by one or more licensed psychologists and used as an office for the practice of psychology, regardless of the name used publicly to identify su…

The state department shall inspect and license clinics, and shall inspect and approve clinics to offer special services.

The state department may provide consulting services upon request to any clinic to assist in the identification or correction of deficiencies or the upgrading of the quality of care provided by the clinic.