Professional statute overview
Enactment structure, operative effect and source provenance
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Purpose and legislative effect
“This section says the act is to be known as the Health and Safety Code.”
The Legislature states findings supporting a unified, single-payer-style health care financing system for all Californians. The State Department of Health Services is renamed the State Department of Health Care Services, and its retained functions continue with the renamed department. The Director of Health Care Services is appointed by the Governor with Senate confirmation, the director receives a salary set by law, and the Governor may appoint up to two chief deputies on the director’s recommendation. The director has the powers of a department head under the cited Government Code chapter. The Department of Health Services has a Division of Rural Health, and that division must administer specified chapters and sections.
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How the instrument operates
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Start with the recorded version
Enacted 1939. The date shown identifies this source expression and should not be treated as proof that no later change exists.
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Locate the controlling provision
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Read conditions and exceptions together
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Research entry points
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Handwashing facilities must be provided and maintained in specific locations and conditions, with set spacing and water-temperature requirements, unless an exception or alternate facility is allowed.
Section 113953.
Raw shucked shellfish must be packed in nonreturnable packages with a readable label showing specified seller information and date details.
Section 114039.
Warewashing equipment must have drainboards, with specific exceptions for mechanical warewashing machines and pot and pan washers, and sink/drainboard systems must slope to an approved liquid waste receptor.
Section 114103.
Wiping cloths used for food spills must be used only for that purpose and handled, stored, and separated according to the section’s sanitation rules.
Section 114185.1.
In a food facility, only necessary and specifically approved insecticides, rodenticides, and other pesticides may be used, and their use must follow the manufacturer’s instructions.
Section 114254.
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Source and current-law status
Source record view
Source record from leginfo.legislature.ca.gov · Enacted 1939
The source record does not state a definitive current-law status. Check the official publisher and later amendments before relying on this text.