Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

Any action brought by the director against a clinic shall not abate by reason of a sale or other transfer of ownership of the facility which is a party to the action, except with express written consent of the director. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1147.)

The district attorney of every county shall, upon application by the state department or its authorized representative, institute and conduct the prosecution of any action for violation within his county of any provision of this chapter or regulations adopted hereunder. (Added by…

The department shall administer a statewide program for the prenatal testing for genetic disorders and birth defects, including, but not limited to, ultrasound, amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, and blood testing for genetic disorders and birth defects. (Added by Stats. 1…

The department shall: (a) Establish criteria for eligibility for the prenatal testing program. Eligibility shall include definition of conditions and circumstances that result in a high risk of a detectable genetic disorder or birth defect. (b) (1) Develop an education program de…

The participation by any individual in the prenatal testing program shall be wholly voluntary and shall not be a prerequisite to eligibility for, or receipt of, any other service or assistance from, or to participation in, any other program. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8…

All prenatal diagnosis centers shall meet standards developed by the department and shall agree to accept patients from state funded or administered programs, including, but not limited to, Medi-Cal, Regional Centers, Maternal and Child Health, California Children’s Services, Gen…

Laboratories licensed by the department shall not offer the maternal serum-alpha fetoprotein screening test for prenatal detection of neural tube defects of the fetus until the department has developed regulations, under the authorization granted by Section 124980. However, labor…

A licensed physician and surgeon or other person engaged in the prenatal care of a pregnant woman or attending the woman at the time of delivery shall obtain or cause to be obtained a blood specimen of the woman. Prior to obtaining the blood specimen, the woman shall be notified …

(a) As early as possible during prenatal care, a blood specimen obtained pursuant to Section 125080 shall be submitted to a clinical laboratory licensed by the department or to an approved public health laboratory for a determination of rhesus (Rh) blood type and the results shal…

(a) Subdivision (a) of Section 125085 shall not be applicable if the licensed physician and surgeon or other person engaged in the prenatal care of a pregnant woman or attending the woman at the time of delivery has knowledge of the woman’s blood type and accepts responsibility f…

The department, in consultation with the Office of AIDS and with other stakeholders, including, but not limited to, representatives of professional medical and public health advocacy groups, providers of health care to women and infants infected with or exposed to HIV, and women …

The department may adopt regulations as it determines are reasonably necessary for the implementation of the Maternal and Child Health Program Act (Section 27). (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)

(a) Clinical laboratories licensed by the department, approved public health laboratories, local health departments, physicians and surgeons, or other persons engaged in the prenatal care of a pregnant woman or in the care of an infant shall maintain and make available to the dep…

(a) The blood specimen and test results pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 125085 shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed, except as otherwise provided by law. (b) No person shall be compelled in any state, county, city, or other local civil, criminal, administrative…

(a) For purposes of this section, “prenatal care provider” means a licensed health care professional providing prenatal care within his or her lawful scope of practice. This definition shall not include a licensed health care professional who provides care other than prenatal car…

The Maternal and Child Health Program Act (Section 27) shall not apply if the pregnant woman objects to the test required by that act on the ground that the test conflicts with her religious beliefs or practices. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)…

(a) The State Department of Public Health shall develop guidelines for research involving the derivation or use of human embryonic stem cells in California. (b) In developing the guidelines specified in subdivision (a), the department may consider other applicable guidelines deve…

(a) (1) All research projects involving the derivation or use of human embryonic stem cells shall be reviewed and approved by a stem cell research oversight committee prior to being undertaken. Any stem cell research oversight committee shall, in its review of human embryonic ste…

(a) Each stem cell research oversight committee that has reviewed human embryonic stem cell research pursuant to Section 125119 shall report to the department, annually, on the number of human embryonic stem cell research projects that the stem cell research oversight committee h…

(a) The department shall at least annually review reports from stem cell research oversight committees, and may revise the guidelines developed pursuant to Section 125118, as it deems necessary. (b) The department shall provide a biennial review to the Legislature on human embryo…

Should a borrower be more than 10 days delinquent in paying the premium charges or inspection fees for insurance under this chapter, the department shall notify the borrower in writing. If that payment remains delinquent more than 30 days after the sending of the department’s not…

The obligation to pay any subsequent premium charge for insurance shall cease, and all rights of the lender and the borrower under this chapter shall terminate as of the date of the notice, as herein provided, in the event that (a) any lender under a loan forecloses on the mortga…

The department is authorized to terminate any insurance contract upon joint request by the borrower and the lender and upon payment of a termination charge that the department determines to be equitable, taking into consideration the necessity of protecting the fund. Upon the ter…

Construction or alterations of buildings specified in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 129725 shall conform to the latest edition of the California Building Standards Code. The department shall independently review and inspect these buildings. For purposes of …

(a) Notwithstanding Section 129875, projects for the construction or alterations of buildings specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 129725 that are single-story, wood-frame or light steel frame construction and buildings specified in paragraphs (2) and (3) of s…

(a) The department may exempt from its plan review process construction or alteration projects for hospital buildings and buildings described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 129725 with estimated construction costs of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or le…

(a) A city or county, as applicable, shall have plan review and building inspection responsibilities for the construction or alteration of buildings described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 129725. For chronic dialysis and surgical services buildings, construction…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department shall, on or before January 1, 1991, set forth and implement criteria for the alteration or construction of buildings specified in subdivision (a) of Section 129725 that provide for onsite field review and approval by…

(a) The department shall adopt by regulations seismic safety standards for hospital equipment anchorages, as defined by the department, to include, but not be limited to, architectural, mechanical, and electrical components, supports, and attachments. Those regulations shall incl…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, plans for the construction or alteration of any hospital building, or any building specified in Section 129875, that are prepared by or under the supervision of the Department of General Services shall not require the review and approva…

Subject to the complete exemption contained in paragraphs (6) and (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 129725, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, plans for the construction or alteration of any hospital building, as defined in Section 1250, or any building specified in …

This article shall be known and may be cited as the California Fire Service Training and Education Program Act. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1248.)

The Legislature finds and declares that the purposes of this article are as follows: (a) To reduce the costs in suffering and property loss resulting from fire through standardized fire training and education programs. (b) To provide professional fire service training and educati…

The California Fire Service Training and Education Program is hereby established in the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The State Fire Marshal, with policy guidance and advice from the State Board of Fire Services, shall carry out the management of the California Fire Service T…

The State Fire Marshal shall employ under civil service a program manager and staff as necessary to perform the functions for which the program has been established. All personnel of the State Fire Training Program with the Department of Education shall be eligible to transfer to…

The State Fire Marshal, with policy guidance and advice from the State Board of Fire Services, shall have the following responsibilities: (a) To make fire service training and education programs, including training and education in the use of heavy rescue equipment, available on …

(a) The State Fire Marshal shall establish additional training standards that include the criteria for curriculum content recommended by the Emergency Response Training Advisory Committee established pursuant to Section 8588.10 of the Government Code, involving the responsibiliti…

(a) The Division of Apprenticeship Standards, in collaboration with the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee (CAL-JAC), shall develop a statewide firefighter preapprenticeship program designed to recruit candidates from underrepresented groups. (b) The firefighte…

(a) For purposes of this section, the State Fire Marshal shall be referred to as the SFM. (b) The SFM may accept certification by the United States Department of Defense as a firefighter as an alternative for the basic SFM training and certification standards for the position of …

The State Fire Marshal shall annually review, revise as necessary, and administer the California Fire Service Training program, shall establish priorities for the use of state and federal fire service training and education funds applicable to statewide programs, other than those…

(a) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall develop and make available on its internet website a Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Safety Building Standards Compliance training intended for use in the training of local building officials, builders, and fire service personnel. This…

(a) The State Fire Marshal shall establish additional training standards that include the criteria for curriculum content recommended by the Statewide Training and Education Advisory Committee involving peer-to-peer suicide prevention programming. (b) The State Fire Marshal shall…

The district board shall call an election at which it shall submit to the voters in the district the question whether a special tax shall be levied for establishing and equipping a police department for the protection of life and property in the district. (Enacted by Stats. 1939,…

The election shall be called by posting notices in three of the most public places in the district for not less than ten days; and if there is a newspaper printed and published in the district, by publishing a notice in at least two regular issues of the newspaper. (Enacted by St…

The notice shall specify the time and place of the election, and the amount required for the establishment and equipment of the police department. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

To the right of or below the question on the ballot, the words “Yes” and “No” shall be printed on separate lines, with voting targets. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 303, Sec. 24. (AB 1512) Effective January 1, 2026.)