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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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  1. 117490.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Pollution of Navigable Waters with Garbage [117475 - 117500] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    A vessel carrying garbage for ocean dumping must not leave the state unless it has an inspector on board for the whole trip.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Pollution of Navigable Waters with Garbage [117475 - 117500] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117490. A vessel upon which any garbage has been loaded with the intent that it shall be dumped or deposited upon any of the waters of the ocean where permitted by this article, shall not leave any point within the state unless it shall carry for the entire trip an inspector appointed by the department, or where the point of departure is in a city, then by the city. The inspector shall enforce this article. Every person in charge of a vessel that is required to have an inspector on board by this article, and that does not carry an inspector during the entire trip, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  2. 117495.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Pollution of Navigable Waters with Garbage [117475 - 117500] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    Before dumping or depositing radioactive waste materials at sea, the vessel’s person in charge must notify the department in writing at least five days in advance.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Pollution of Navigable Waters with Garbage [117475 - 117500] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117495. Every person in charge of a vessel that is to dump or deposit radioactive waste materials upon any of the waters of the ocean where permitted by this article shall notify the department in writing at least five days in advance of the dumping or depositing, specifying the intended date of departure and giving other information as may be required by the department. The department may permit the vessel to leave without the inspector required by Section 117490 if it determines that the public health and welfare will not be endangered thereby. If this permission is granted, the department may require the person in charge of the vessel to submit a certified statement to it, at a time as the department determines, setting forth the time, location, and manner of the dumping or disposal and other information as the department may require. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  3. 11750.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11750 - 11756.5] ( Heading of Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1488, Sec. 1. )

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    The section directs that alcohol and drug program functions be transferred to the Health Care Services and Public Health departments, effective July 1, 2013.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11750 - 11756.5] ( Heading of Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1488, Sec. 1. ) ## 11750. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the administrative and programmatic functions of the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs be transferred to the State Department of Health Care Services and the State Department of Public Health effective July 1, 2013. It is further the intent of the Legislature that this transfer happen efficiently and effectively, with no interruptions in service delivery. This transfer is designed to: (1) Consolidate within a single state department, the State Department of Health Care Services, all substance use disorder functions and programs from the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs. (2) Align with federal and county partners by consolidating substance use disorder and community mental health functions and programs within one department. (3) Promote opportunities for the improvement of health care delivery by integrating the state-level administration of substance use disorders, community mental health, and physical health to the benefit of communities and consumers with substance use disorders and cooccurring disorders. (4) Ensure appropriate state oversight by consolidating the two key public funding sources, the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant and the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program, for the substance use disorder system in one state department. (5) Provide effective state leadership on substance use disorder issues by positioning the State Department of Health Care Services to serve as a unified, strong voice to advocate, at both the state and federal levels, on behalf of the needs of communities, county partners, and consumers with substance use disorders. (b) Effective July 1, 2013, the administrative and programmatic functions that were previously performed by the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs are transferred to the State Department of Health Care Services and the State Department of Public Health in accordance with the act that added this section. Further, except as provided in Section 131055.2, any reference in state statute or regulation to the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs or the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Abuse shall refer to the State Department of Health Care Services. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 20. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22.)
  4. 117500.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Pollution of Navigable Waters with Garbage [117475 - 117500] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This article does not change how sewer system discharges are treated.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Pollution of Navigable Waters with Garbage [117475 - 117500] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117500. This article shall not be construed to affect the discharge of any sewer system. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  5. 117505.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Vessel Sanitation [117505- 117505.] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    A person may not maintain or operate a vessel with a toilet in certain California waters unless the toilet is sealed, inoperable, or designed so no human waste can be discharged into the water.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Vessel Sanitation [117505- 117505.] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117505. No person shall maintain or operate in or upon the navigable waters of any lake, reservoir, or fresh water impoundment of this state any vessel that is equipped with a toilet unless the toilet is sealed or otherwise rendered inoperable or designed so that no human excreta can be discharged into the waters. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  6. 11751.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11750 - 11756.5] ( Heading of Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1488, Sec. 1. )

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    The State Department of Health Care Services takes over the former Alcohol and Drug Programs department’s duties and related functions, records, agreements, and certain funds, with some exceptions.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11750 - 11756.5] ( Heading of Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1488, Sec. 1. ) ## 11751. (a) Except as provided in Section 131055.2, the State Department of Health Care Services shall succeed to and be vested with all the duties, powers, purposes, functions, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the former State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs. (b) Any reference in statute, regulation, or contract to the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs or the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Abuse shall refer to the State Department of Health Care Services to the extent that they relate to the transfer of duties, powers, purposes, functions, responsibilities, and jurisdiction made pursuant to this section. (c) A contract, lease, license, or any other agreement to which the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs is a party shall not be made void or voidable by reason of the act that enacted this section, but shall continue in full force and effect with the State Department of Health Care Services assuming all of the rights, obligations, and duties of the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs with respect to the transfer of duties, powers, purposes, functions, responsibilities, and jurisdiction made pursuant to this section. (d) (1) All unexpended balances of appropriations and other funds available for use by the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs in connection with any function or the administration of any law transferred to the State Department of Health Care Services pursuant to the act that enacted this section shall be available for use by the State Department of Health Care Services for the purpose for which the appropriation was originally made or the funds were originally available. (2) The State Department of Health Care Services may, until July 1, 2017, liquidate the prior years’ encumbrances previously obligated by the former State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs. The Controller shall transfer the following Budget Act appropriations from the former State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs to the State Department of Health Care Services for use by the State Department of Health Care Services to liquidate the prior years’ encumbrances previously obligated by the former State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs: (A) Items 4200-001-0001, 4200-001-0139, 4200-001-0243, 4200-001-0816, 4200-001-0890, 4200-001-3113, 4200-101-0001, 4200-101-0890, 4200-102-0001, 4200-103-0001, 4200-104-0001, and 4200-104-0890 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2011 (Chapter 33 of the Statutes of 2011). (B) Items 4200-001-0001, 4200-001-0139, 4200-001-0243, 4200-001-0816, 4200-001-0890, 4200-001-3113, 4200-101-0001, 4200-101-0890, 4200-104-0001, and 4200-104-0890 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2012 (Chapter 21 of the Statutes of 2012). (e) All books, documents, forms, records, data systems, and property of the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs with respect to the transfer of duties, powers, purposes, functions, responsibilities, and jurisdiction made pursuant to this section shall be transferred to the State Department of Health Care Services. (f) Positions filled by appointment by the Governor in the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs whose principal assignment was to perform functions transferred pursuant to this section shall be transferred to the State Department of Health Care Services. (g) All employees serving in state civil service, other than temporary employees, who are engaged in the performance of functions transferred pursuant to this section, are transferred to the State Department of Health Care Services pursuant to the provisions of Section 19050.9 of the Government Code. The status, position, and rights of those persons shall not be affected by their transfer and shall continue to be retained by them pursuant to the State Civil Service Act (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18500) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code), except as to positions the duties of which are vested in a position exempt from civil service. The personnel records of all employees transferred pursuant to this section shall be transferred to the State Department of Health Care Services. (h) Any regulation or other action adopted, prescribed, taken, or performed by an agency or officer in the administration of a program or the performance of a duty, power, purpose, function, or responsibility pursuant to this division or Division 10.6 (commencing with Section 11998) in effect prior to July 1, 2013, shall remain in effect unless or until amended, and shall be deemed to be a regulation or action of the agency to which or officer to whom the program, duty, power, purpose, function, responsibility, or jurisdiction is assigned pursuant to this section. (i) A suit, action, or other proceeding lawfully commenced by or against any agency or other officer of the state, in relation to the administration of any program or the discharge of any duty, power, purpose, function, or responsibility transferred pursuant to this section, shall not abate by reason of the transfer of the program, duty, power, purpose, function, or responsibility under that section. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 71, Sec. 89. (SB 1304) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  7. 11751.4.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11750 - 11756.5] ( Heading of Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1488, Sec. 1. )

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    The Legislature states that it intends to ensure the integrity of state alcohol and drug programs.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11750 - 11756.5] ( Heading of Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1488, Sec. 1. ) ## 11751.4. It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure the integrity of state alcohol and drug programs. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)
  8. 117510.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Pollution by Vessels [117510 - 117525] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “vessel” and “navigable waters” for the article.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Pollution by Vessels [117510 - 117525] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117510. As used in this article: (a) “Vessel” means every description of craft or other contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation in or on water. (b) “Navigable waters” means all public waters of the state in any river, stream, lake, reservoir, or other body of water, including all salt water bays, inlets, and estuaries within the jurisdiction of the state. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  9. 117515.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Pollution by Vessels [117510 - 117525] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    A person must not place, deposit, or dump human excreta into certain navigable waters from a vessel with toilet facilities available.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Pollution by Vessels [117510 - 117525] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117515. No person shall place, deposit, or dump any human excreta in or upon the navigable waters of this state, that are within any marina, yacht harbor, fresh water lake, or fresh water impoundment, from any vessel tied to any dock, slip, or wharf that has toilet facilities available for the use of persons on the vessel. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  10. 11752.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11750 - 11756.5] ( Heading of Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1488, Sec. 1. )

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    This section defines “department” and “director” for this division.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11750 - 11756.5] ( Heading of Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1488, Sec. 1. ) ## 11752. As used in this division, “department” means the State Department of Health Care Services and “director” means the Director of Health Care Services. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 27. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22.)
  11. 11752.1.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11750 - 11756.5] ( Heading of Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1488, Sec. 1. )

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    This section defines several terms used in the county alcohol and other drug programs chapter.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11750 - 11756.5] ( Heading of Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1488, Sec. 1. ) ## 11752.1. (a) “County board of supervisors” includes county boards of supervisors in the case of counties acting jointly. (b) “Agency” means the California Health and Human Services Agency. (c) “Secretary” means the Secretary of California Health and Human Services. (d) “Advisory board” means the county advisory board on alcohol and other drug problems established at the sole discretion of the county board of supervisors pursuant to Section 11805. If a county does not establish an advisory board, any provision of this chapter relative to the activities, duties, and functions of the advisory board shall be inapplicable to that county. (e) “Alcohol and drug program administrator” means the county program administrator designated pursuant to Section 11800. (f) “State alcohol and other drug program” includes all state alcohol and other drug projects administered by the department and all county alcohol and other drug programs funded under this division. (g) “Health systems agency” means the health planning agency established pursuant to Public Law 93-641. (h) “Alcohol and other drug problems” means problems of individuals, families, and the community that are related to the misuse or inappropriate use of alcohol and other drugs. (i) “Individual with an alcohol disorder” means anyone who has a problem related to the consumption of alcoholic beverages whether or not it is of a periodic or continuing nature. These problems may be evidenced by substantial impairment to the person’s physical, mental, or social well-being in a manner that adversely affects their ability to function in the community. (j) “Individual with a substance use disorder” means anyone who has a problem related to the consumption of illegal, legal, or prescription drugs or over-the-counter medications in a manner other than prescribed, whether or not it is of a periodic or continuing nature. The drug-consumption-related problems of these persons may be evidenced by substantial impairment to the person’s physical, mental, or social well-being in a manner that adversely affects their ability to function in the community. (k) “Alcohol and other drug service” or “substance use disorder service” means a service that is designed to encourage recovery from the misuse of, or addiction to, alcohol and other drugs with a goal to alleviate or preclude problems in the individual, their family, and the community. (l) “Alcohol and other drug program” or “substance use disorder program” means a collection of alcohol and other drug services that are coordinated to achieve the specified objectives of this part. (m) “Driving-under-the-influence program,” “DUI program,” or “licensed program” means an alcohol and other drug service that has been issued a valid license by the department to provide services pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 11836) of Part 2. (n) “Clients-participants” means recipients of alcohol and other drug prevention, treatment, and recovery program services. (o) “Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration” means that agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 1. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)
  12. 117520.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Pollution by Vessels [117510 - 117525] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section says the article does not preempt vessel-pollution regulation and does not stop cities, counties, or districts with that power from enforcing stricter ordinances.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Pollution by Vessels [117510 - 117525] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117520. It is not the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to preempt the field of pollution by vessels, and the provisions of this article do not prohibit the enactment or enforcement of any ordinance by any city, county, or district having the power to regulate pollution by vessels, that is stricter than the provisions of this article. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  13. 117525.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Pollution by Vessels [117510 - 117525] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    Violating this article is a misdemeanor.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Pollution by Vessels [117510 - 117525] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117525. Any violation of this article is a misdemeanor. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  14. 117530.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Violations [117530- 117530.] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    Violating specified waste and sewage disposal provisions is a misdemeanor.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Violations [117530- 117530.] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117530. Violation of any provision of Article 2 (commencing with Section 117475), Article 3 (commencing with Section 117505), Article 4 (commencing with Section 117510), and Article 6 (commencing with Section 117550) is a misdemeanor. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  15. 11754.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11750 - 11756.5] ( Heading of Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1488, Sec. 1. )

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    The department is the single state agency authorized to receive certain federal funds from SAMHSA for alcohol and other drug programs, and it may also receive and spend other federal funds under specified laws.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11750 - 11756.5] ( Heading of Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1488, Sec. 1. ) ## 11754. (a) The department shall be the single state agency authorized to receive any federal funds payable directly to the state by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to implement programs that provide services to alleviate the problems related to alcohol and other drug use. (b) The department may receive other federal funds and expend them pursuant to this division, the Budget Act, or other statutes. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2005.)
  16. 11755.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11750 - 11756.5] ( Heading of Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1488, Sec. 1. )

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    The department must carry out a long list of alcohol and other drug program duties, including rulemaking, staffing, funding counties, reviewing contracts and programs, collecting data, and issuing annual reports.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11750 - 11756.5] ( Heading of Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1488, Sec. 1. ) ## 11755. The department shall do all of the following: (a) Adopt regulations pursuant to Section 11152 of the Government Code. (b) Employ administrative, technical, and other personnel as may be necessary for the performance of its powers and duties. (c) Do or perform any of the acts that may be necessary, desirable, or proper to carry out the purpose of this division. (d) Provide funds to counties for the planning and implementation of local programs to alleviate problems related to alcohol and other drug use. (e) Review and execute contracts for drug and alcohol services submitted for funds allocated or administered by the department. (f) Provide for technical assistance and training to local alcohol and other drug programs to assist in the planning and implementation of quality services. (g) Review research in, and serve as a resource to provide information relating to, alcohol and other drug programs. (h) In cooperation with the Department of Human Resources, encourage training in other state agencies to assist the agencies to recognize employee problems relating to alcohol and other drug use that affects job performance and encourage the employees to seek appropriate services. (i) Assist and cooperate with the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development in the drafting and adoption of the state health plan to ensure inclusion of appropriate provisions relating to alcohol and other drug problems. (j) In the same manner and subject to the same conditions as other state agencies, develop and submit annually to the Department of Finance a program budget for the alcohol and other drug programs, which budget shall include expenditures proposed to be made under this division, and may include expenditures proposed to be made by any other state agency relating to alcohol and other drug problems, pursuant to an interagency agreement with the department. (k) Review and certify alcohol and other drug programs meeting state standards pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 11830) and Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 11847) of Part 2. (l) Develop standards for ensuring minimal statewide levels of service quality provided by alcohol and other drug programs. (m) Review and license narcotic treatment programs. (n) Develop and implement, in partnership with the counties, alcohol and other drug prevention strategies especially designed for youth. (o) Develop and maintain a centralized indicator data collection system that shall gather and obtain information on the status of the alcohol and other drug problems in the state. This information shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) The number and characteristics of persons receiving recovery or treatment services from alcohol and other drug programs providing publicly funded services or services licensed by the state. (2) The location and types of services offered by these programs. (3) The number of admissions to hospitals on both an emergency room and inpatient basis for treatment related to alcohol and other drugs. (4) The number of arrests for alcohol and other drug violations. (5) The number of Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities, commitments for drug violations. (6) The number of Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation commitments for drug violations. (7) The number or percentage of persons having alcohol or other drug problems as determined by survey information. (8) The amounts of illicit drugs confiscated by law enforcement in the state. (9) The statewide alcohol and other drug program distribution and the fiscal impact of alcohol and other drug problems upon the state. Providers of publicly funded services or services licensed by the department to clients-participants shall report data in a manner, in a format, and under a schedule prescribed by the department. (p) Issue an annual report that portrays the drugs used inappropriately, populations affected, user characteristics, crime-related costs, socioeconomic costs, and other related information deemed necessary in providing a problem profile of alcohol and other drug use in the state. (q) (1) Require any individual, public or private organization, or government agency, receiving federal grant funds, to comply with all federal statutes, regulations, guidelines, and terms and conditions of the grants. The failure of the individual, public or private organization, or government agency, to comply with the statutes, regulations, guidelines, and terms and conditions of grants received may result in the department’s disallowing noncompliant costs, or the suspension or termination of the contract or grant award allocating the grant funds. (2) Adopt regulations implementing this subdivision in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. For the purposes of the Administrative Procedure Act, the adoption of the regulations shall be deemed necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, or general welfare. Subsequent amendments to the adoption of emergency regulations shall be deemed an emergency only if those amendments are adopted in direct response to a change in federal statutes, regulations, guidelines, or the terms and conditions of federal grants. This paragraph does not prohibit the department from adopting subsequent amendments on a nonemergency basis or as emergency regulations in accordance with the standards set forth in Section 11346.1 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 2. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)
  17. 11755.2.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11750 - 11756.5] ( Heading of Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1488, Sec. 1. )

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    The department may create and run a housing-loan program for alcohol and other drug recovery housing, create the revolving fund, make regulations, and handle fund transfers and deposits. The section becomes inoperative on July 1, 2013.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11750 - 11756.5] ( Heading of Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1488, Sec. 1. ) ## 11755.2. (a) The department may implement a program for the establishment of group homes for alcohol and other drug abusers as provided for in Section 300x-4a of Title 42 of the United States Code. (b) The department may establish the Resident-Run Housing Revolving Fund for the purpose of making loans to group resident-run homes in conformance with federal statutes and regulations. Any program for the purpose of making loans to group resident-run homes shall be a part of the Resident-Run Housing Revolving Fund. Any unexpended balances in a current program shall be transferred to the Resident-Run Housing Revolving Fund and be available for expenditure during the following fiscal year. Appropriations for subsequent fiscal years shall be provided in the annual Budget Act. All loan payments received from previous loans shall be deposited in the Resident-Run Housing Revolving Fund, as well as all future collections. The Resident-Run Housing Revolving Fund shall be invested in the Pooled Money Investment Fund. Interest earned shall accrue to the Resident-Run Housing Revolving Fund and may be made available for future group resident-run home loans. (c) The department may adopt regulations as are necessary to implement this section. (d) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2013. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 29. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Amending action operative July 1, 2013, by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 110. Section inoperative July 1, 2013, by its own provisions from this amendment.)
  18. 117550.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 6. Prohibited Waste Disposal [117550 - 117560] ( Heading of Article 6 amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 416, Sec. 1. )

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    This section says that, for this article, “solid waste” means what Section 40191 of the Public Resources Code defines it to mean.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 6. Prohibited Waste Disposal [117550 - 117560] ( Heading of Article 6 amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 416, Sec. 1. ) ## 117550. For purposes of this article, “solid waste” has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 40191 of the Public Resources Code. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 416, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)
  19. 117555.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 6. Prohibited Waste Disposal [117550 - 117560] ( Heading of Article 6 amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 416, Sec. 1. )

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    A person must not dump or cause sewage, sludge, human excreta, or solid waste to be placed in certain public places or on private property without consent; doing so is a misdemeanor.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 6. Prohibited Waste Disposal [117550 - 117560] ( Heading of Article 6 amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 416, Sec. 1. ) ## 117555. A person who places, deposits, or dumps, or who causes to be placed, deposited, or dumped, or who causes or allows to overflow, sewage, sludge, cesspool or septic tank effluent, accumulation of human excreta, or solid waste, in or upon a street, alley, public highway, or road in common use or upon a public park or other public property other than property designated or set aside for that purpose by the governing board or body having charge of the property, or upon private property without the owner’s consent, is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section does not apply to the placing, depositing, or dumping of solid waste upon private property by the owner, or a person authorized by the owner, of the private property, except that the placing, depositing, or dumping of the solid waste shall not create a public health and safety hazard, nuisance, or a fire hazard, as determined by a local enforcement agency, as defined in Section 40130 of the Public Resources Code, local health department, local fire department or fire district, or the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 416, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2007.)
  20. 11756.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11750 - 11756.5] ( Heading of Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1488, Sec. 1. )

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    The department must carry out listed duties for the statewide alcohol and other drug program.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11750 - 11756.5] ( Heading of Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1488, Sec. 1. ) ## 11756. The department relative to the statewide alcohol and other drug program, in addition to the duties provided for in Section 11755, shall do all of the following: (a) Cooperate with other governmental agencies and the private sector in establishing, conducting, and coordinating alcohol and other drug programs and projects pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11775) of Part 2. (b) Cooperate with other state agencies to encourage appropriate health facilities to recognize, without discrimination, persons with alcohol and other drug problems who also require medical care and to provide them with adequate and appropriate services. (c) Encourage counties to coordinate alcohol and other drug services, where appropriate, with county health and social service programs, or with regional health programs pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 11820) of Chapter 5 of Part 2. (d) Encourage the utilization, support, assistance, and dedication of interested persons in the community in order to increase the number of persons with alcohol and other drug problems who voluntarily seek appropriate services to alleviate those problems. (e) Evaluate or require the evaluation, including the collection of appropriate and necessary information, of alcohol and other drug programs pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11825) of Part 2. (f) Review and license driving-under-the-influence programs. (g) Perform all other duties specifically required pursuant to this part. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2005.)
  21. 11756.5.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11750 - 11756.5] ( Heading of Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1488, Sec. 1. )

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    Covered facilities and certified programs must screen each patient or client for tobacco product use at initial intake, and for patients or clients with tobacco use disorder they must provide information, recommend treatment in the plan, and offer treatment or a referral.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11750 - 11756.5] ( Heading of Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1488, Sec. 1. ) ## 11756.5. (a) An alcoholism or substance use disorder recovery or treatment facility licensed under this division or an alcohol or other drug program certified by the department in accordance with the alcohol or other drug certification standards established pursuant to Section 11830.1 shall assess each patient or client for use of all tobacco products at the time of the initial intake. This assessment shall include questions recommended in the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders under tobacco use disorder, or similar evidence-based guidance, for determining that an individual has a tobacco use disorder. (b) For a patient or client with tobacco use disorder, a licensed facility or certified program, as described in subdivision (a), shall do all of the following: (1) Provide information to the patient or client on how continued use of tobacco products could affect their long-term success in recovery from substance use disorder. (2) Recommend treatment for tobacco use disorder in the treatment plan. (3) Offer either treatment, subject to the limitation of the license or certification issued by the department, or a referral for treatment for tobacco use disorder. (c) For purposes of this section, “tobacco products” has the same meaning as in Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions Code. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 150, Sec. 2. (AB 541) Effective January 1, 2022.)
  22. 117560.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 6. Prohibited Waste Disposal [117550 - 117560] ( Heading of Article 6 amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 416, Sec. 1. )

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    Certain California peace officers must enforce this article within their own jurisdiction.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 6. Prohibited Waste Disposal [117550 - 117560] ( Heading of Article 6 amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 416, Sec. 1. ) ## 117560. A state fish and game warden, police officer of a city, sheriff, deputy of a sheriff, person described in subdivision (i) of Section 830.7 of the Penal Code, and any other peace officer of the State of California, within their respective jurisdiction, shall enforce this article. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 411, Sec. 2. (AB 483) Effective January 1, 2022.)
  23. 11757.50.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Alcohol and Drug Affected Mothers and Infants [11757.50 - 11757.61] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1688, Sec. 1. )

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    This chapter may be cited as the Alcohol and Drug Affected Mothers and Infants Act of 1990.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Alcohol and Drug Affected Mothers and Infants [11757.50 - 11757.61] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1688, Sec. 1. ) ## 11757.50. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alcohol and Drug Affected Mothers and Infants Act of 1990. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1688, Sec. 1. Effective September 30, 1990.)
  24. 11757.51.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Alcohol and Drug Affected Mothers and Infants [11757.50 - 11757.61] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1688, Sec. 1. )

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    The Legislature states that alcohol- or drug-affected mothers and infants need expanded prevention, treatment, and coordinated services.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Alcohol and Drug Affected Mothers and Infants [11757.50 - 11757.61] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1688, Sec. 1. ) ## 11757.51. The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) Many infants affected by alcohol or other drugs require neonatal intensive care because of low birth weight, prematurity, withdrawal symptoms, serious birth defects, and other medical problems. Alcohol or other drug affected infants are increasingly being placed in neonatal intensive care units and this care is very expensive. (b) Alcohol and other drug affected infants result in increased need for resources and additional costs for the foster care system, regional centers, the public and private health care systems, and the public school system. (c) The appropriate response to this crisis is prevention, through expanded resources for recovery from alcohol and other drug dependency. The only sure effective means of protecting the health of these infants is to provide the services needed by mothers to address a problem that is the result of a medical condition, not chosen. (d) California has women of childbearing age who use alcohol or other drugs. Current resources are not adequate to meet the treatment needs of these women. California cannot delay addressing the serious need in this area. California taxpayers and health care consumers currently offset costs related to care of alcohol and other drug affected infants and those costs can only be contained through expansion of treatment services for women who have an alcohol or other drug dependency and prevention services for women at risk of developing an alcohol or other drug dependency. (e) Comprehensive prevention and treatment services for both mothers and infants need to be provided in a multidisciplinary, multispecialist, and multiagency fashion, necessitating coordination by both state and local governments. (f) Intervention strategies for women at risk of developing an alcohol or other drug dependency have proven effective and programs are currently operating that can be expanded and modified to meet the critical need in this area. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 3. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)
  25. 11757.53.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Alcohol and Drug Affected Mothers and Infants [11757.50 - 11757.61] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1688, Sec. 1. )

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    The Office of Perinatal Substance Abuse is established within the State Department of Health Care Services, and the office may carry out several support and coordination functions.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Alcohol and Drug Affected Mothers and Infants [11757.50 - 11757.61] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1688, Sec. 1. ) ## 11757.53. (a) The Office of Perinatal Substance Abuse is hereby established within the State Department of Health Care Services. For purposes of this chapter, “office” means the Office of Perinatal Substance Abuse. (b) The office may do any of the following: (1) Coordinate pilot projects and planning projects funded by the state which are related to perinatal substance use. (2) Provide technical assistance to counties, public entities, and private entities that are attempting to address the problem of perinatal substance use. (3) Serve as a clearinghouse of information regarding strategies and programs that address perinatal substance use. (4) Encourage innovative responses by public and private entities that are attempting to address the problem of perinatal substance use. (5) Review proposals of, and develop proposals for, state agencies regarding the funding of programs relating to perinatal substance use. (c) The office shall adopt, amend, or repeal any reasonable rules, regulations, or standards as necessary or proper to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter and to enable the office and the department to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred upon it by this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 4. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)
  26. 11757.57.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Alcohol and Drug Affected Mothers and Infants [11757.50 - 11757.61] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1688, Sec. 1. )

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    The office may provide or contract for training about alcohol and other drug dependency for certain service providers working with women of childbearing age and their children.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Alcohol and Drug Affected Mothers and Infants [11757.50 - 11757.61] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1688, Sec. 1. ) ## 11757.57. (a) The office may provide or contract for training regarding alcohol and other drug dependency to providers of health, social, educational, and support services to women of childbearing age and their children. (b) The purpose of any training provided pursuant to subdivision (a) may be to facilitate the taking of appropriate and thorough medical and social histories of women of childbearing age in order to identify those in special need of alcohol or other drug treatment services and to identify skills for providing case management services to women using alcohol and other drugs and their infants. Additional training topics may be covered, including, but not limited to, how to develop procedures for referring those in need of alcohol and other drug treatment services and how to provide appropriate social and emotional support to, as well as developmental monitoring of, drug affected infants and children and their families. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 5. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)
  27. 11757.59.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Alcohol and Drug Affected Mothers and Infants [11757.50 - 11757.61] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1688, Sec. 1. )

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    Counties must use chapter funds for specified alcohol and other drug treatment and support services for pregnant and postpartum women, their children, and exposed infants; the office may also add related special needs to its guidelines.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Alcohol and Drug Affected Mothers and Infants [11757.50 - 11757.61] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1688, Sec. 1. ) ## 11757.59. (a) Funds distributed under this chapter shall be used by counties to fund residential and nonresidential alcohol and other drug treatment programs for pregnant women, postpartum women, and their children and to fund other support services directed at bringing pregnant and postpartum women into treatment and caring for alcohol and other drug exposed infants. Funds may also be used to provide case management services to women using alcohol and other drugs and their children and special recruitment, training, and support services for foster care parents of substance exposed infants. (b) In carrying out its responsibilities under this chapter, the office may include in its guidelines the special needs of pregnant women and postpartum women who are chemically dependent and who are in need of treatment services. These special needs include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Provision for medical services, which may include, but are not limited to, the following: (A) Low-risk and high-risk prenatal care. (B) Pediatric followup care, including preventive infant health care. (C) Developmental followup care. (D) Nutrition counseling. (E) Methadone. (F) Testing and counseling relating to AIDS. (G) Monthly visits with a physician and surgeon who specializes in treating persons with chemical dependencies. (2) Provision for nonmedical services, which may include, but are not limited to, the following: (A) Case management. (B) Individual or group counseling sessions, which occur at least once a week. (C) Family counseling, including, but not limited to, counseling services for partners and children of the women. (D) Health education services, including perinatal chemical dependency classes, addressing topics that include, but are not limited to, the effects of drugs on infants, AIDS, addiction in the family, child development, nutrition, self-esteem, and responsible decisionmaking. (E) Parenting classes. (F) Adequate childcare for participating women. (G) Encouragement of active participation and support by spouses, domestic partners, family members, and friends. (H) Opportunities for a women-only treatment environment. (I) Transportation to outpatient treatment programs. (J) Followup services, which may include, but are not limited to, assistance with transition into housing in a drug-free environment. (K) Child development services. (L) Educational and vocational services for women. (M) Weekly urine testing. (N) Special recruitment, training, and support services for foster care parents of substance exposed infants. (O) Outreach that reflects the cultural and ethnic diversity of the population served. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 6. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)
  28. 11757.61.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Alcohol and Drug Affected Mothers and Infants [11757.50 - 11757.61] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1688, Sec. 1. )

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    A county receiving funds under this chapter may establish a perinatal coordinating council.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Alcohol and Drug Affected Mothers and Infants [11757.50 - 11757.61] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1688, Sec. 1. ) ## 11757.61. (a) A county that receives funds distributed under this chapter may establish a perinatal coordinating council that consists of persons who are experts in the areas of alcohol and other drug treatment, client outreach and intervention with women using alcohol and other drugs, child welfare services, maternal and child health services, and developmental services, and representatives from other community-based organizations. (b) The coordination efforts provided through the council may include the following: (1) The identification of the extent of the perinatal alcohol and other drug problem in the county based on existing data. (2) The development of coordinated responses by county health and social service agencies and departments, which responses shall address the problem of perinatal alcohol and other drug use in the county. (3) The definition of the elements of an integrated alcohol and other drug use recovery system for pregnant women, postpartum women, and their children. (4) The identification of essential support services to be included in the integrated recovery system defined pursuant to paragraph (3). (5) The promotion of communitywide understanding of the perinatal alcohol and other drug use problem in the county and appropriate responses to the problem. (6) The communication with policymakers at both the state and federal level about prevention and treatment needs for pregnant women, postpartum women, and their children for alcohol and other drug use that need to be addressed. (7) The utilization of services that emphasize coordination of treatment services with other health, child welfare, child development, and education services. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 7. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)
  29. 11757.65.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2.1. Women and Children’s Residential Treatment Services [11757.65- 11757.65.] ( Chapter 2.1 added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 36, Sec. 7. )

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    The section states the Legislature’s findings and intents about the women and children’s residential treatment services program, and says any county may establish such a program.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2.1. Women and Children’s Residential Treatment Services [11757.65- 11757.65.] ( Chapter 2.1 added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 36, Sec. 7. ) ## 11757.65. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares both of the following: (1) The state has an interest in the women and children’s residential treatment services (WCRTS) program. (2) In 2012, there were eight local WCRTS programs established through grants from the federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Residential Women and Children, and Pregnant and Postpartum Women Demonstration Program. WCRTS programs pursue the following four primary goals: (A) Demonstrate that alcohol and other drug treatment services delivered in a residential setting and coupled with primary health, mental health, and social services for women and children, can improve overall treatment outcomes for women, children, and the family unit as a whole. (B) Demonstrate the effectiveness of 6-month or 12-month stays in a comprehensive residential treatment program. (C) Develop models of effective comprehensive service delivery for women and their children that can be replicated in similar communities. (D) Provide services to promote safe and healthy pregnancies and perinatal outcomes. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature for the following outcomes to be achieved through the WCRTS program: (1) Preserving family unity. (2) Promoting healthy pregnancies. (3) Enabling children to thrive. (4) Reduce or eliminate the distress caused by the symptoms of a substance use disorder for women and their families. (c) It is also the intent of the Legislature for the State Department of Health Care Services to work collaboratively with counties and the eight WCRTS programs receiving funds from the Women’s and Children’s Residential Treatment Services Special Account under the 2011 realignment to develop reporting requirements. It is the intent of the Legislature that, to the extent that WCRTS programs report to the counties, the counties annually report data on the outcomes achieved by the WCRTS program to the department, and for the department to annually report to the appropriate budget committees of the Legislature on the fiscal and programmatic status of the WCRTS program. (d) Any county may establish a WCRTS program designed to meet the goals and produce the same outcomes as described in this section. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 8. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)
  30. 117575.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 7. Solid Waste Handling and Disposal [117575 - 117590] ( Article 7 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section says Article 2 definitions govern this article unless the context requires otherwise.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 7. Solid Waste Handling and Disposal [117575 - 117590] ( Article 7 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117575. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in Article 2 (commencing with Section 66710) of Chapter 1 of Title 7.3 of the Government Code govern the construction of this article. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  31. 11758.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Fatal Drug Overdose Information [11758 - 11758.05] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 678, Sec. 3. )

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    The chapter’s definitions control how this chapter is read, unless the context requires a different meaning.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Fatal Drug Overdose Information [11758 - 11758.05] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 678, Sec. 3. ) ## 11758. The definitions contained in this chapter shall govern the construction of this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 194. Effective January 1, 2005.)
  32. 11758.02.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Fatal Drug Overdose Information [11758 - 11758.05] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 678, Sec. 3. )

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    The Legislature states that overdose information collected under this chapter is to be used to help decide how public health and educational resources are allocated.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Fatal Drug Overdose Information [11758 - 11758.05] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 678, Sec. 3. ) ## 11758.02. It is the intent of the Legislature that the overdose information gathered pursuant to this chapter shall be used for the purpose of making decisions regarding the allocation of public health and educational resources to communities adversely impacted by the use of drugs that lead to overdoses. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 859, Sec. 1. (SB 67) Effective January 1, 2024.)
  33. 11758.03.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Fatal Drug Overdose Information [11758 - 11758.05] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 678, Sec. 3. )

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    This section defines key terms for the chapter, including “coroner,” “department,” “medical examiner,” and “overdose.”

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Fatal Drug Overdose Information [11758 - 11758.05] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 678, Sec. 3. ) ## 11758.03. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Coroner” means a person whose responsibilities include those described in Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 27460) of Part 3 of Division 2 of Title 3 of the Government Code. (b) “Department” means the State Department of Public Health. (c) “Medical examiner” means a person who exercises the powers and performs the duties of a coroner, as provided for in Section 24010 of the Government Code. (d) “Overdose” means a condition, including extreme physical illness, decreased level of consciousness, respiratory depression, coma, or death, resulting from the consumption or use of any controlled dangerous substance that requires medical attention, assistance, or treatment, and clinical suspicion for drug overdose, including respiratory depression, unconsciousness, or altered mental state, without other conditions to explain the clinical condition. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 859, Sec. 2. (SB 67) Effective January 1, 2024.)
  34. 11758.04.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Fatal Drug Overdose Information [11758 - 11758.05] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 678, Sec. 3. )

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    Coroners and medical examiners must report certain overdose-related deaths to the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program, usually within 120 hours, and update preliminary reports when the cause of death is confirmed.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Fatal Drug Overdose Information [11758 - 11758.05] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 678, Sec. 3. ) ## 11758.04. (a) A coroner or medical examiner who evaluates an individual who died, in the coroner or medical examiner’s expert opinion, as the result of an overdose as a contributing factor, shall report the incident to the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program managed by the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program. (b) The coroner or medical examiner shall make the report as soon as possible, but not later than 120 hours after examining the individual. If the cause of death is still preliminary and pending toxicology screens, the coroner or medical examiner shall report the overdose as a preliminary report, and shall update the report when the cause of death is confirmed. (c) Overdose information reported to the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program by a coroner or medical examiner, or shared with the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program by the Emergency Medical Services Authority, shall not be used for a criminal investigation or prosecution. (d) A person who in good faith makes a report under this section shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for making the report. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 859, Sec. 3. (SB 67) Effective January 1, 2024.)
  35. 11758.05.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Fatal Drug Overdose Information [11758 - 11758.05] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 678, Sec. 3. )

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    The department must monitor overdose data for fentanyl-related deaths in children age zero to five, develop guidance, and annually share its findings with local health departments, county boards of supervisors, and the Legislature.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Fatal Drug Overdose Information [11758 - 11758.05] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 678, Sec. 3. ) ## 11758.05. (a) The department shall use best efforts to utilize all of its relevant data regarding overdoses in the state to monitor and identify current trends of fentanyl-related deaths of children zero to five years of age, inclusive. (b) The department shall develop guidance and spread awareness of the trends to protect and prevent children from fentanyl exposure. (c) On or before January 1, 2026 the department shall annually distribute its findings and guidance to local health departments, county boards of supervisors, and the Legislature. (d) A local health department or county board of supervisors may, but is not required to, adhere to guidance distributed by the department pursuant to this section. (e) A report to be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code. (f) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section shall remain in effect until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 867, Sec. 1. (SB 908) Effective January 1, 2025. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, by its own provisions.)
  36. 11758.10.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. County Plans and Negotiated Net Amount Contracts [11758.10 - 11758.20] ( Heading of Chapter 3 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 21. )

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    Counties seeking federal funding for alcohol and other drug services must submit a contract to the department within 60 days after final allocation notice, and the contract must be executed by both the county and the department before it becomes final.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. County Plans and Negotiated Net Amount Contracts [11758.10 - 11758.20] ( Heading of Chapter 3 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 21. ) ## 11758.10. (a) Within 60 days after notification of the final allocation of each fiscal year pursuant to Section 11814, the board of supervisors of each county requesting to contract for federal funding from the state to provide alcohol and other drug prevention, treatment, and recovery services shall submit to the department, in accordance with Section 11798, a contract for these services. (b) The executed contract shall remain in effect to provide the basis for advance payment until the next year’s contract is executed. The purpose of these county contracts shall be to provide the basis for reimbursements pursuant to this division and to coordinate services pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 11760) in a manner that avoids fragmentation of services and unnecessary expenditures. (c) A contract for alcohol and other drug services shall not become final until executed by both the contracting county and the department. The contract shall be executed by September 30 of the fiscal year in which the contract will be effective, and shall cover the fiscal year period from July 1 to June 30, inclusive. (d) The payments shall be based on appropriations made by the Legislature, and monthly payments shall be adjusted to reflect reductions and deletions made by the Legislature. The department shall have the option to either terminate or amend the contract to reflect the reduced funding. The payments shall continue at the adjusted level until the contract is amended to reflect the final Budget Act enacted for the fiscal year and the final allocation to the counties. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 9. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)
  37. 11758.20.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. County Plans and Negotiated Net Amount Contracts [11758.10 - 11758.20] ( Heading of Chapter 3 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 21. )

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    The department must negotiate contracts with counties that request them to provide alcohol and other drug services, and must allocate funds to establish those contracts.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. County Plans and Negotiated Net Amount Contracts [11758.10 - 11758.20] ( Heading of Chapter 3 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 21. ) ## 11758.20. (a) The department shall negotiate contracts with each county that requests to enter into a contract to provide alcohol and other drug services. (b) The department shall allocate funds for the purpose of establishing a contract with each contracting county in accordance with Sections 11814 and 11817.3. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 10. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)
  38. 117580.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 7. Solid Waste Handling and Disposal [117575 - 117590] ( Article 7 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    The department must remain responsible for solid waste management and resource recovery matters that directly affect human health.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 7. Solid Waste Handling and Disposal [117575 - 117590] ( Article 7 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117580. The department insofar as presently or hereafter provided by law, shall continue to be responsible for all aspects of solid waste management and resource recovery as they directly affect human health, including, but not limited to, the contamination of air, water, and land, propagation of vertebrates and invertebrates that may transmit disease to man, handling and disposal of hazardous wastes, and management practices that threaten the health of solid waste employees or the general public. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  39. 117585.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 7. Solid Waste Handling and Disposal [117575 - 117590] ( Article 7 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    The department must administer and enforce solid-waste laws within its jurisdiction, except for matters covered by Title 7.3 of the Government Code, and must carry out related technical and research functions tied to human health.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 7. Solid Waste Handling and Disposal [117575 - 117590] ( Article 7 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117585. The department shall continue to administer and enforce the laws, other than matters covered by Title 7.3 (commencing with Section 66700) of the Government Code, that are within its jurisdiction as they apply directly to solid wastes. The department also, as it relates directly to human health, shall: (a) Evaluate and study, as appropriate, the characteristics of solid wastes and methods for their handling and disposal for health protection. (b) Render technical assistance to the board, local agencies, and others in the planning and operation of solid waste management programs and resources recovery programs. (c) Formulate technical criteria and suggested guidelines for use by state and local agencies in development, planning, implementation, and operation of programs for the local handling of solid waste. (d) Stimulate and participate in research and development projects conducted by other public or private agencies, especially those intended to reduce, effectively reuse, or decontaminate waste products. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  40. 11759.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Alcohol and Drug Treatment for Adolescents [11759 - 11759.5] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 866, Sec. 2. )

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    This section names the measure as the Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Treatment and Recovery Program Act of 1998.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Alcohol and Drug Treatment for Adolescents [11759 - 11759.5] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 866, Sec. 2. ) ## 11759. This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Treatment and Recovery Program Act of 1998. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 866, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999. Inoperative July 1, 2013, pursuant to Section 11759.5.)
  41. 11759.1.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Alcohol and Drug Treatment for Adolescents [11759 - 11759.5] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 866, Sec. 2. )

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    The department must work with counties and alcohol and other drug service providers to establish community-based recovery programs for youth.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Alcohol and Drug Treatment for Adolescents [11759 - 11759.5] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 866, Sec. 2. ) ## 11759.1. The department, in collaboration with counties and providers of alcohol and other drug services, shall establish community-based nonresidential and residential recovery programs to intervene and treat the problems of alcohol and other drug use among youth. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 38. Effective January 1, 2005. Inoperative July 1, 2013, pursuant to Section 11759.5.)
  42. 11759.2.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Alcohol and Drug Treatment for Adolescents [11759 - 11759.5] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 866, Sec. 2. )

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    The department must set funding participation criteria and program requirements, working with counties and alcohol and drug service providers.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Alcohol and Drug Treatment for Adolescents [11759 - 11759.5] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 866, Sec. 2. ) ## 11759.2. The department, in collaboration with counties and providers of alcohol and other drug services, shall establish criteria for participation, programmatic requirements, and terms and conditions for funding. These criteria shall include, but not be limited to, local match requirements of 10 percent, either in-kind or in cash. The criteria shall also include consideration of indicators of alcohol and other drug use among youth so that funds are targeted to localities with the highest need. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2005. Inoperative July 1, 2013, pursuant to Section 11759.5.)
  43. 11759.3.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Alcohol and Drug Treatment for Adolescents [11759 - 11759.5] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 866, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says the chapter does not stop counties from using regional approaches to deliver services, including community-based nonresidential and residential programs.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Alcohol and Drug Treatment for Adolescents [11759 - 11759.5] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 866, Sec. 2. ) ## 11759.3. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude regional approaches to service delivery by counties, including the utilization of community-based nonresidential and residential programs. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 866, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999. Inoperative July 1, 2013, pursuant to Section 11759.5.)
  44. 11759.4.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Alcohol and Drug Treatment for Adolescents [11759 - 11759.5] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 866, Sec. 2. )

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    The department must report to the Legislature every year by January 1 about how this chapter is being implemented, and it does so with counties and alcohol and other drug service providers during budget hearings.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Alcohol and Drug Treatment for Adolescents [11759 - 11759.5] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 866, Sec. 2. ) ## 11759.4. Not later than January 1 of each year, the department, in collaboration with the counties and providers of alcohol and other drug services, shall report to the Legislature during budget hearings regarding the status of the implementation of this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 40. Effective January 1, 2005. Inoperative July 1, 2013, pursuant to Section 11759.5.)
  45. 11759.5.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Alcohol and Drug Treatment for Adolescents [11759 - 11759.5] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 866, Sec. 2. )

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    This chapter becomes inoperative on July 1, 2013.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 1. CREATION OF DUTIES [11750 - 11759.5] ( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Alcohol and Drug Treatment for Adolescents [11759 - 11759.5] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 866, Sec. 2. ) ## 11759.5. This chapter shall become inoperative on July 1, 2013. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 35. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22. Note: Termination clause affects Chapter 4, commencing with Section 11759.)
  46. 117590.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 7. Solid Waste Handling and Disposal [117575 - 117590] ( Article 7 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    The department must prepare and submit minimum standards for solid waste handling and disposal to the board by January 1, 1975.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400 - 117590] ( Part 13 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400 - 117590] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 7. Solid Waste Handling and Disposal [117575 - 117590] ( Article 7 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117590. The department, not later than January 1, 1975, shall prepare and shall submit minimum standards for solid waste handling and disposal for the protection of the public health to the board for inclusion in the state policy for solid waste management required to be adopted pursuant to Section 66770 of the Government Code. The department may adopt varying standards for different areas of the state depending on population density, climate, geology, and other factors relevant to solid waste handling and disposal, and may revise the standards when appropriate. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  47. 11760.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11760 - 11773.3] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Statement of Problems Related to the Inappropriate Use of Alcoholic Beverages and Other Drug Use and the Reasons for and Limitations on State Government’s Role [11760 - 11760.2] ( Heading of Article 1 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 44. )

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    The Legislature states that problems from inappropriate alcohol and other drug use harm the general welfare of Californians.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11760 - 11773.3] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Statement of Problems Related to the Inappropriate Use of Alcoholic Beverages and Other Drug Use and the Reasons for and Limitations on State Government’s Role [11760 - 11760.2] ( Heading of Article 1 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 44. ) ## 11760. The Legislature finds and declares that problems related to the inappropriate use of alcoholic beverages and other drug use adversely affect the general welfare of the people of California. These problems include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Substantial fatalities, permanent disability, and property damage resulting from driving under the influence. Crimes involving alcohol and other drug use are a drain on law enforcement, the courts, and the penal system. (b) Alcoholism in the individual, which is an addiction to the drug alcohol, with its attendant deterioration of physical and emotional health and social well-being. (c) Alcoholism and other drug use in the family with its attendant deterioration of all relationships and the well-being of family members. (d) A risk of increased susceptibility to serious illnesses and other major health problems that ultimately create additional costs and use of resources from both public and private health facilities and entities. (e) A risk of fetal alcohol syndrome. (f) Losses in production and tax revenues due to absenteeism, unemployment, and industrial accidents. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 11. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)
  48. 11760.1.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11760 - 11773.3] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Statement of Problems Related to the Inappropriate Use of Alcoholic Beverages and Other Drug Use and the Reasons for and Limitations on State Government’s Role [11760 - 11760.2] ( Heading of Article 1 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 44. )

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    The Legislature says efforts to address alcohol and other drug problems are hindered by stigma, denial, uncoordinated services, and attitudes that encourage alcohol or illicit drug use.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11760 - 11773.3] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Statement of Problems Related to the Inappropriate Use of Alcoholic Beverages and Other Drug Use and the Reasons for and Limitations on State Government’s Role [11760 - 11760.2] ( Heading of Article 1 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 44. ) ## 11760.1. 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, especially among members of the professional community, sometimes referred to as gatekeepers, regarding the nature and scope of alcohol and other drug problems. (c) Services that, if uncoordinated, often are conflicting, inappropriate, ineffective, duplicative, and wasteful of limited public and private resources. (d) Actions and attitudes that encourage consumption of alcoholic beverages in California, which consumption leads to alcohol problems. (e) Actions and attitudes that encourage illicit drug use. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 46. Effective January 1, 2005.)
  49. 11760.2.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11760 - 11773.3] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Statement of Problems Related to the Inappropriate Use of Alcoholic Beverages and Other Drug Use and the Reasons for and Limitations on State Government’s Role [11760 - 11760.2] ( Heading of Article 1 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 44. )

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    The Legislature states that state government has an affirmative role in reducing problems from inappropriate alcohol and other drug use, with public health and safety as its main objective.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11760 - 11773.3] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Statement of Problems Related to the Inappropriate Use of Alcoholic Beverages and Other Drug Use and the Reasons for and Limitations on State Government’s Role [11760 - 11760.2] ( Heading of Article 1 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 44. ) ## 11760.2. 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 to inappropriate alcohol use and other drug use are likely to cause harm to individuals, families, and the community. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 47. Effective January 1, 2005.)
  50. 11760.5.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11760 - 11773.3] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Coordination of Services [11760.5 - 11760.6] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 50. )

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    The provision says substance use disorder should be treated as both a health and public safety issue, and that alcohol and other drug services should be organized locally and made equally accessible.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11760 - 11773.3] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Coordination of Services [11760.5 - 11760.6] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 50. ) ## 11760.5. (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, and health attention if prevention and amelioration are to be achieved. These approaches should be coordinated into a multiagency and multifaceted program for alcohol and other drug prevention and treatment in the counties of the state. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that community alcohol and other drug services shall be organized through locally administered and locally controlled community alcohol and other drug programs. The community alcohol and other drug programs shall operate under the principle that services are designed to be equally accessible to all persons, including persons who because of differences in language, cultural differences in language, cultural traditions, or physical disabilities, confront barriers to knowing about or to using the alcohol and other drug services that are offered. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 12. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)
  51. 11760.6.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11760 - 11773.3] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Coordination of Services [11760.5 - 11760.6] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 50. )

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    The Legislature says the department should encourage high-quality, cost-effective services, and the county should disapprove poor-quality, underused, duplicative, or marginal services.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11760 - 11773.3] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Coordination of Services [11760.5 - 11760.6] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 50. ) ## 11760.6. 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. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 50. Effective January 1, 2005.)
  52. 117625.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    The definitions in this article apply to this part unless the context requires otherwise.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117625. Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this part. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  53. 117630.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    Biohazard bags for medical waste must meet specified ASTM and labeling requirements, and their color is generally red with limited exceptions.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117630. (a) “Biohazard bag” means a disposable film bag used to contain medical waste. Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 117605, the film bags that are used to line the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT)-approved shipping containers for transport from the generator’s facility onto roadways and into commerce to a treatment and disposal facility shall be marked and certified by the manufacturer as having passed the tests prescribed for tear resistance in the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) D1922, “Standard Test Method for Propagation Tear Resistance of Plastic Film and Thin Sheeting by Pendulum Method” and for impact resistance in ASTM D1709, “Standard Test Methods for Impact Resistance of Plastic Film by the Free-Falling Dart Method,” as those documents were published on January 1, 2014. The film bag shall meet an impact resistance of 165 grams and a tearing resistance of 480 grams in both parallel and perpendicular planes with respect to the length of the bag. (b) The biohazard bag that is used to collect medical waste within a facility shall be manufacturer certified to meet the ASTM D1709 dart drop test, provided that when the bag is prepared for transport offsite, it is placed into a USDOT-approved container lined with a biohazard bag that is ASTM D1709 and ASTM D1922 certified. (c) The color of the bag shall be red, except when yellow bags are used to further segregate trace chemotherapy waste and white bags are used to further segregate pathology waste. The biohazard bag shall be marked with the international biohazard symbol and may be labeled by reference as authorized by the USDOT. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 352, Sec. 1. (SB 225) Effective September 28, 2015.)
  54. 117636.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “chemotherapeutic agent” as an agent that kills or prevents the reproduction of malignant cells.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117636. “Chemotherapeutic agent” means an agent that kills or prevents the reproduction of malignant cells. Chemotherapeutic agent excludes anti-inflammatory and antibiotic medications used to treat malignant cells in the practice of veterinary medicine. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 6. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  55. 117637.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “common carrier” for this chapter.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117637. “Common carrier” means either of the following: (a) A person or company that has a United States Department of Transportation number issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and is registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as a for-hire property carrier. (b) A person or company that has a motor carrier of property permit issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to the Motor Carriers of Property Permit Act (Division 14.85 (commencing with Section 34600) of the Vehicle Code) and, if applicable, a carrier identification number issued by the Department of the California Highway Patrol pursuant to Section 34507.5 of the Vehicle Code. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 689, Sec. 1. (AB 1442) Effective January 1, 2013.)
  56. 117640.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    “Common storage facility” is defined as an onsite designated accumulation area used by otherwise independent small quantity generators to store medical waste for collection by a registered hazardous waste hauler.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117640. “Common storage facility” means any designated accumulation area that is onsite and is used by small quantity generators otherwise operating independently for the storage of medical waste for collection by a registered hazardous waste hauler. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  57. 117645.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “container” for medical waste rules.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117645. “Container” means the rigid container in which the medical waste is placed prior to transporting for purposes of storage or treatment. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  58. 117647.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines when tubing, a container, or an inner liner is treated as “empty.”

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117647. “Empty” means a condition achieved when tubing, a container, or inner liner removed from a container that previously contained liquid or solid material, including, but not limited to, a chemotherapeutic agent, is considered empty. The tubing, container, or inner liner removed from the container shall be considered empty if it has been emptied so that the following conditions are met: (a) If the material that the tubing, container, or inner liner held is pourable, no material can be poured or drained from the tubing, container, or inner liner when held in any orientation, including, but not limited to, when tilted or inverted. (b) If the material that the container or inner liner held is not pourable, no material or waste remains in the container or inner liner that can feasibly be removed by scraping. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 7. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  59. 117650.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    “Enforcement agency” means the department or the local agency administering this part.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117650. “Enforcement agency” means the department or the local agency administering this part. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  60. 117655.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “enforcement officer” for medical waste rules.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117655. “Enforcement officer” means the director, or agents or registered environmental health specialists appointed by the director, and all local health officers, directors of environmental health, and their duly authorized registered environmental health specialists and environmental health specialist trainees, or the designees of the director, local health officers, or the directors of environmental health. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  61. 117657.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    “Fund” means the Medical Waste Management Fund created under Section 117885.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117657. “Fund” means the Medical Waste Management Fund created pursuant to Section 117885. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 347. Effective September 29, 1996.)
  62. 117660.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “hazardous waste hauler” as a person registered as a hazardous waste hauler under the cited regulations.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117660. “Hazardous waste hauler” means a person registered as a hazardous waste hauler pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 25160) and Article 6.5 (commencing with Section 25167.1) of Chapter 6.5 of Division 20 and Chapter 30 (commencing with Section 66001) of Division 4 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  63. 117662.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “health care professional” as certain persons licensed or certified under specified California health and medical licensing laws.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117662. “Health care professional” means any person licensed or certified pursuant to Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) of the Business and Professions Code; any person licensed pursuant to the Osteopathic Initiative Act, as set forth in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 3600) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, or pursuant to the Chiropractic Initiative Act, as set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1000) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code; and any person certified pursuant to Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797). (Added by renumbering Section 25021.9 by Stats. 1996, Ch. 536, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
  64. 117665.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “highly communicable diseases” as diseases, including those caused by organisms classified by the CDC as risk group 3 or higher.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117665. “Highly communicable diseases” means diseases, such as those caused by organisms classified by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as risk group 3 organisms or higher. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 8. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  65. 117670.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “household waste” and says it does not include trauma scene waste.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117670. “Household waste” means any material, including garbage, trash, and sanitary wastes in septic tanks and medical waste, that is derived from households, farms, or ranches. Household waste does not include trauma scene waste. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 732, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1998.)
  66. 117671.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “home-generated sharps waste.”

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117671. “Home-generated sharps waste” means hypodermic needles, pen needles, intravenous needles, lancets, and other devices that are used to penetrate the skin for the delivery of medications derived from a household, including a multifamily residence or household. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 64, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
  67. 117672.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “industrial hygienist.”

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117672. “Industrial hygienist” means a person who has met the educational requirements of an industrial hygiene certification organization, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 20700 of the Business and Professions Code, and who has had at least one year in the comprehensive practice of industrial hygiene, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 20700 of the Business and Professions Code. (Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 732, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
  68. 117675.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “infectious agent.”

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117675. “Infectious agent” means a type of microorganism, bacteria, mold, parasite, or virus, including, but not limited to, organisms managed as Biosafety Level II, III, or IV by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that normally causes, or significantly contributes to the cause of, increased morbidity or mortality of human beings. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 166, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
  69. 117680.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “large quantity generator” as a medical waste generator that is not a trauma scene waste management practitioner and that generates 200 or more pounds of medical waste in any month of a 12-month period.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117680. “Large quantity generator” means a medical waste generator, other than a trauma scene waste management practitioner, that generates 200 or more pounds of medical waste in any month of a 12-month period. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 732, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1998.)
  70. 117685.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “local agency” for this part.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117685. “Local agency” means the local health department, as defined in Section 101185, or the local comprehensive environmental agency established in accordance with Section 101275, of a county that has elected to adopt a local ordinance to administer and enforce this part, pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 117800). (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  71. 117690.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines several kinds of medical waste, including biohazardous, pathology, pharmaceutical, sharps, trace chemotherapeutic, and trauma scene waste.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117690. (a) “Medical waste” means any biohazardous, pathology, pharmaceutical, or trace chemotherapy waste not regulated by the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-580), as amended; sharps and trace chemotherapy wastes generated in a health care setting in the diagnosis, treatment, immunization, or care of humans or animals; waste generated in autopsy or necropsy; waste generated during preparation of a body for final disposition such as cremation or interment; waste generated in research pertaining to the production or testing of microbiologicals; waste generated in research using human or animal pathogens; sharps and laboratory waste that poses a potential risk of infection to humans generated in the inoculation of animals in commercial farming operations; waste generated from the consolidation of home-generated sharps; and waste generated in the cleanup of trauma scenes. Biohazardous, pathology, pharmaceutical, sharps, and trace chemotherapy wastes that meet the conditions of this section are not subject to any of the hazardous waste requirements found in Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 20. (b) For purposes of this part the following definitions apply: (1) “Biohazardous waste” includes all of the following: (A) (i) Regulated medical waste, clinical waste, or biomedical waste that is a waste or reusable material derived from the medical treatment of a human or from an animal that is suspected by the attending veterinarian of being infected with a pathogen that is also infectious to humans, which includes diagnosis and immunization; or from biomedical research, which includes the production and testing of biological products. (ii) Regulated medical waste or clinical waste or biomedical waste suspected of containing a highly communicable disease. (B) Laboratory waste such as human specimen cultures or animal specimen cultures that are infected with pathogens that are also infectious to humans; cultures and stocks of infectious agents from research; wastes from the production of bacteria, viruses, spores, discarded live and attenuated vaccines used in human health care or research, discarded animal vaccines, including Brucellosis and Contagious Ecthyma, as defined by the department; culture dishes, devices used to transfer, inoculate, and mix cultures; and wastes identified by Section 173.134 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations as Category B “once wasted” for laboratory wastes. (C) Waste that, at the point of transport from the generator’s site or at the point of disposal contains recognizable fluid human blood, fluid human blood products, containers, or equipment containing human blood that is fluid, or blood from animals suspected by the attending veterinarian of being contaminated with infectious agents known to be contagious to humans. (D) Waste containing discarded materials contaminated with excretion, exudate, or secretions from humans or animals that are required to be isolated by the infection control staff, the attending physician and surgeon, the attending veterinarian, or the local health officer, to protect others from highly communicable diseases or diseases of animals that are communicable to humans. (2) Pathology waste includes both of the following: (A) Human body parts, with the exception of teeth, removed at surgery and surgery specimens or tissues removed at surgery or autopsy that are suspected by the health care professional of being contaminated with infectious agents known to be contagious to humans or having been fixed in formaldehyde or another fixative. (B) Animal parts, tissues, fluids, or carcasses suspected by the attending veterinarian of being contaminated with infectious agents known to be contagious to humans. (3) “Pharmaceutical waste” means a pharmaceutical, as defined in Section 117747, including trace chemotherapy waste, that is a waste, as defined in Section 25124. For purposes of this part, “pharmaceutical waste” does not include a pharmaceutical that meets either of the following criteria: (A) The pharmaceutical is being sent out of the state to a reverse distributor, as defined in Section 4040.5 of the Business and Professions Code, that is licensed as a wholesaler of dangerous drugs by the California State Board of Pharmacy pursuant to Section 4161 of the Business and Professions Code. (B) The pharmaceutical is being sent by a reverse distributor, as defined in Section 4040.5 of the Business and Professions Code, offsite for treatment and disposal in accordance with applicable laws, or to a reverse distributor that is licensed as a wholesaler of dangerous drugs by the California State Board of Pharmacy pursuant to Section 4160 of the Business and Professions Code and as a permitted transfer station if the reverse distributor is located within the state. (4) “Sharps waste” means a device that has acute rigid corners, edges, or protuberances capable of cutting or piercing, including, but not limited to, hypodermic needles, hypodermic needles with syringes, blades, needles with attached tubing, acupuncture needles, root canal files, broken glass items used in health care such as Pasteur pipettes and blood vials contaminated with biohazardous waste, and any item capable of cutting or piercing from trauma scene waste. (5) “Trace chemotherapeutic waste” means waste that is contaminated through contact with, or having previously contained, chemotherapeutic agents, including, but not limited to, gloves, disposable gowns, towels, and intravenous solution bags and attached tubing that are empty. A biohazardous waste that meets the conditions of this paragraph is not subject to the hazardous waste requirements of Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 20. (6) “Trauma scene waste” means waste that is a regulated waste, as defined in Section 5193 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, and that has been removed, is to be removed, or is in the process of being removed, from a trauma scene by a trauma scene waste management practitioner. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 10. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  72. 117695.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    Treated, non-hazardous medical waste is classified as solid waste and is no longer medical waste.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117695. Medical waste that has been treated in accordance with the provisions of the Medical Waste Management Act, Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 118215), and that is not otherwise hazardous, shall thereafter be considered solid waste as defined in Section 40191 of the Public Resources Code and not medical waste. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 11. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  73. 117700.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section says what is not counted as medical waste.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117700. Medical waste does not include any of the following: (a) Waste generated in food processing or biotechnology that does not contain an infectious agent, as defined in Section 117675, or an agent capable of causing an infection that is highly communicable, as defined in Section 117665. (b) Waste generated in biotechnology that does not contain human blood or blood products or animal blood or blood products suspected of being contaminated with infectious agents known to be communicable to humans or a highly communicable disease. (c) Urine, feces, saliva, sputum, nasal secretions, sweat, tears, or vomitus, unless it contains visible or recognizable fluid blood, as provided in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 117690. (d) Waste which is not biohazardous, such as paper towels, paper products, articles containing nonfluid blood, and other medical solid waste products commonly found in the facilities of medical waste generators. (e) Hazardous waste, radioactive waste, or household waste, including, but not limited to, home-generated sharps waste, as defined in Section 117671. (f) Waste generated from normal and legal veterinarian, agricultural, and animal livestock management practices on a farm or ranch unless otherwise specified in law. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 12. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  74. 117705.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “medical waste generator” as a person or process that produces medical waste, and gives examples of businesses that fall within that term.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117705. “Medical waste generator” means any person whose act or process produces medical waste and includes, but is not limited to, a provider of health care, as defined in Section 56.05 of the Civil Code. All of the following are examples of businesses that generate medical waste: (a) Medical and dental offices, clinics, hospitals, surgery centers, laboratories, research laboratories, unlicensed health facilities, those facilities required to be licensed pursuant to Division 2 (commencing with Section 1200), chronic dialysis clinics, as regulated pursuant to Division 2 (commencing with Section 1200), and education and research facilities. (b) Veterinary offices, veterinary clinics, and veterinary hospitals. (c) Pet shops. (d) Trauma scene waste management practitioners. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 444, Sec. 12. (SB 138) Effective January 1, 2014.)
  75. 117710.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    Defines “medical waste management plan” as a document prepared by medical waste generators describing how medical waste at the facility will be segregated, handled, stored, packaged, treated, or shipped for treatment.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117710. “Medical waste management plan” means a document that is completed by generators of medical waste that describes how the medical waste generated at their facility shall be segregated, handled, stored, packaged, treated, or shipped for treatment, as applicable, pursuant to Section 117935 for small quantity generators and Section 117960 for large quantity generators, on forms prepared by the enforcement agency, if those forms are provided by the enforcement agency. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 13. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  76. 117715.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    “Medical waste permit” means a permit issued by the enforcement agency to a medical waste treatment facility.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117715. “Medical waste permit” means a permit issued by the enforcement agency to a medical waste treatment facility. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  77. 11772.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11760 - 11773.3] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Departmental Powers and Duties and Limitations Thereof [11772- 11772.] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. )

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    The department may contract, grant, and pay entities to carry out its duties, but it generally may not directly contract for alcohol and other drug services except in stated situations. It also must adopt emergency regulations by July 1, 2014.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11760 - 11773.3] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Departmental Powers and Duties and Limitations Thereof [11772- 11772.] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## 11772. (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 experiencing substance use disorders and their families and communities. (2) The department may make grants to public and private entities that are necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers. The department may pay these entities in advance or reimburse them for services provided. (3) The Legislature directs the department to contract with any person or public or private agency, corporation, or other legal entity to perform its duties whenever that expertise is available and appropriate to utilize. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the department may not contract directly for the provision of alcohol and other drug services except as follows: (1) For demonstration programs of limited duration and scope, which programs, whenever possible, shall be administered through the counties, and which shall be specifically authorized and funded by the Budget Act or other statutes. (2) To provide supportive services, such as technical assistance, on a statewide basis, or management and evaluation studies to help ensure more effective implementation of this part. (3) When a county decides not to enter into a contract to provide alcohol and drug services or programs, or both, the department shall determine the need for the services or programs, or both, and provide the services or programs, or both, directly or through contract. (c) (1) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department may implement, interpret, or make specific the amendments to this section made by the act that added this subdivision by means of all-county letters, plan letters, plan or provider bulletins, or similar instructions from the department until regulations are adopted pursuant to that chapter of the Government Code. (2) The department shall adopt emergency regulations no later than July 1, 2014. The department may subsequently readopt any emergency regulation authorized by this subdivision that is the same as or is substantially equivalent to an emergency regulation previously adopted pursuant to this section. (3) The initial adoption of emergency regulations and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this subdivision shall be deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare. Initial emergency regulations and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this subdivision shall be exempt from review by the Office of Administrative Law. The initial emergency regulations and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this subdivision shall be submitted to the Office of Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State and each shall remain in effect for no more than 180 days, by which time final regulations may be adopted. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 13. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)
  78. 117720.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    “Medical waste registration” means a registration issued by the enforcement agency to a medical waste generator.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117720. “Medical waste registration” means a registration issued by the enforcement agency to a medical waste generator. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  79. 117725.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “medical waste treatment facility” and explains when land is considered under its control.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117725. (a) “Medical waste treatment facility” means all land and structures, and other appurtenances or improvements on the land under the control of the treatment facility, used for treating medical waste offsite from a medical waste generator, including all associated handling and storage of medical waste as permitted by the department. (b) For purposes of this section, land is under the control of the treatment facility if it is owned, rented, or controlled by contractual agreement. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 14. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  80. 11773.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11760 - 11773.3] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Methamphetamine Deterrence Program [11773 - 11773.3] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 662, Sec. 2. )

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    The department must create and run a statewide campaign to deter methamphetamine use in California, use media and research to shape the campaign, work with organizations, and report its findings annually.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11760 - 11773.3] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Methamphetamine Deterrence Program [11773 - 11773.3] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 662, Sec. 2. ) ## 11773. (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 department may also design the campaign to target communities or populations that use methamphetamine at a greater rate than the general population, communities or populations in which the transmission and contraction of HIV and AIDS, hepatitis C, and other diseases is significantly related to methamphetamine use, communities or populations in which the use of methamphetamine is likely to have a negative effect on children, communities or populations at risk due to the environmental damage caused by the methamphetamine production, and any other community or population that is at a high risk of methamphetamine use or addiction. (3) In determining the intended audience of the campaign, the department shall give priority to communities or populations in which the use of methamphetamine is most likely to be deterred by the campaign. In determining which communities or populations to include in the audience of the campaign, the department shall rely on evidence from published reports, the experience of other drug abuse prevention programs, and other relevant sources. (c) (1) The department shall, in the implementation of the program, use a variety of media to convey its messages to its intended audiences. This media may include, but need not be limited to, television, radio, billboards, print media, and the Internet. (2) The department may use a variety of marketing and community outreach programs to convey its message, including, but not limited to, programs at schools, fairs, conventions, and other venues. (3) The department shall conduct and base the development of its messages on market research, including, but not limited to, opinion polling and focus groups, to determine which messages would be most effective in deterring methamphetamine use within particular communities or populations. (d) The department may incorporate information regarding drug addiction treatment programs into messages meant for individuals who are addicted to methamphetamine. (e) In implementing the campaign, the department shall work with public and private organizations to extend its message to a wide range of venues and media outlets. (f) The department may contract with private or public organizations for the development and implementation of the campaign. (g) The department shall conduct research to measure the effect of the prevention campaign and shall annually report its findings to the chairpersons of the appropriate Senate and Assembly Health committees. (h) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2013. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 36. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Amending action operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22. Section inoperative July 1, 2013, by its own provisions from this amendment.)
  81. 11773.1.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11760 - 11773.3] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Methamphetamine Deterrence Program [11773 - 11773.3] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 662, Sec. 2. )

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    The department may accept donations to fund the program, but only private money donated for this article may go into the special account. The campaign may be implemented in 2006–07 only after the Director of Finance finds at least $12 million has been collected and deposited, and the section becomes inoperative on July 1, 2013.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11760 - 11773.3] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Methamphetamine Deterrence Program [11773 - 11773.3] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 662, Sec. 2. ) ## 11773.1. (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 State Treasury. Only private moneys, donated for the purposes of this article, may be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account are hereby appropriated to the department for the purposes of this article for the 2006–07 fiscal year. The Legislature may appropriate moneys in the account for subsequent fiscal years in the annual Budget Act or any other act. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), during the 2006–07 fiscal year, the department shall develop and implement the campaign established under this article only upon a determination by the Director of Finance that sufficient private donations have been collected and deposited into the California Methamphetamine Abuse Prevention Account. If sufficient funds are collected and deposited, the Director of Finance shall file a written notice thereof with the Secretary of State. (c) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 11773.2, for purposes of this article, “sufficient private donations” means funds in the amount of at least twelve million dollars ($12,000,000). (d) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2013. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 37. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Amending action operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22. Section inoperative July 1, 2013, by its own provisions from this amendment.)
  82. 11773.2.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11760 - 11773.3] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Methamphetamine Deterrence Program [11773 - 11773.3] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 662, Sec. 2. )

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    The department may run a limited methamphetamine-deterrence campaign only if the Director of Finance determines at least $500,000 in private donations has been collected and deposited in the specified account.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11760 - 11773.3] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Methamphetamine Deterrence Program [11773 - 11773.3] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 662, Sec. 2. ) ## 11773.2. (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 Section 11773, only upon a determination by the Director of Finance that sufficient private donations have been collected and deposited into the California Methamphetamine Abuse Prevention Account. If sufficient funds are collected and deposited in the account, the Director of Finance shall file a written notice thereof with the Secretary of State. (b) For purposes of this section, “sufficient private donations” means funds in the amount of at least five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the department to implement a campaign where the cost of the campaign would exceed the private donations available for the campaign in the California Methamphetamine Abuse Prevention Account. (c) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2013. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 38. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Amending action operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22. Section inoperative July 1, 2013, by its own provisions from this amendment.)
  83. 11773.3.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11760 - 11773.3] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Methamphetamine Deterrence Program [11773 - 11773.3] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 662, Sec. 2. )

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    Funds left unspent or unencumbered for 730 days after deposit into the California Methamphetamine Abuse Prevention Account must be returned to the private donor, and the section became inoperative on July 1, 2013.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11760 - 11773.3] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Methamphetamine Deterrence Program [11773 - 11773.3] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 662, Sec. 2. ) ## 11773.3. (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. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 39. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Amending action operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22. Section inoperative July 1, 2013, by its own provisions from this amendment.)
  84. 117730.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    “Mixed waste” means a mixture of medical and nonmedical waste.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117730. “Mixed waste” means mixtures of medical and nonmedical waste. Mixed waste is medical waste, except for all of the following: (a) Medical waste and hazardous waste is hazardous waste and is subject to regulation as specified in the statutes and regulations applicable to hazardous waste. (b) Medical waste and radioactive waste is radioactive waste and is subject to regulation as specified in the statutes and regulations applicable to radioactive waste. (c) Medical waste, hazardous waste, and radioactive waste is radioactive mixed waste and is subject to regulation as specified in the statutes and regulations applicable to hazardous waste and radioactive waste. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  85. 117735.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    “Offsite” means any location that is not onsite.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117735. “Offsite” means any location that is not onsite. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  86. 117740.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “onsite” and “adjacent” for medical waste facilities.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117740. (a) “Onsite” means a medical waste treatment facility, or common storage facility on the same or adjacent property as the generator of the medical waste being treated. (b) “Adjacent,” for purposes of subdivision (a), means real property within 400 yards from the property boundary of the existing medical waste treatment facility. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  87. 117742.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “parent organization” as an organization that employs or contracts with health care professionals providing services outside a health care facility specified in Section 117705(a).

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117742. “Parent organization” means an organization that employs or contracts with health care professionals who provide health care services at a location other than at a health care facility specified in subdivision (a) of Section 117705. (Added by renumbering Section 25025.9 by Stats. 1996, Ch. 536, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1997.)
  88. 117745.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “person” broadly for the code.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117745. “Person” means an individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, business concern, partnership, association, limited liability company, and corporation, including, but not limited to, a government corporation. “Person” also includes any city, county, district, commission, the state or any department, agency, or political subdivision thereof, the Regents of the University of California, any interstate body, and the federal government or any department or agency thereof to the extent permitted by law. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  89. 117747.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “pharmaceutical” for this part and excludes pharmaceuticals regulated under certain federal hazardous-waste or radiation-control laws.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117747. (a) “Pharmaceutical” means a prescription or over-the-counter human or veterinary drug, including, but not limited to, a drug as defined in Section 109925 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended, (21 U.S.C.A. Sec. 321(g)(1)). (b) For purposes of this part, “pharmaceutical” does not include any pharmaceutical that is regulated pursuant to either of the following: (1) The federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended (42 U.S.C.A. Sec. 6901 et seq.). This waste stream shall be handled as a hazardous waste under the authority of Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 20. (2) The Radiation Control Law (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 114960) of Part 9). (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 15. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  90. 11775.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Relationship of the Department to Other Governmental Agencies and the Private Sector [11775 - 11781.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Federal Government [11775- 11775.] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. )

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    The department must apply each year for federal block grant funds, and it may spend those funds only if the Legislature appropriates and approves them under the Budget Act.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Relationship of the Department to Other Governmental Agencies and the Private Sector [11775 - 11781.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Federal Government [11775- 11775.] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## 11775. (a) Each year the department shall apply for federal block grant funds from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and may expend those funds only upon appropriation of, and approval by, the Legislature pursuant to the Budget Act. (b) Whenever the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration conditions its allocation of funds to the department in a manner which would conflict with any provision of this part, the department shall specifically describe the conflict in its application for federal funds. (c) The department may receive other federal funds and expend them, upon appropriation by the Legislature, pursuant to this division. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 36, Sec. 20. (SB 1014) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 36.)
  91. 117750.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “sharps container” and says sharps containers must not be lined with a plastic bag or inner liner.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117750. (a) “Sharps container” means a rigid puncture-resistant container used in patient care or research activities meeting the standards of, and receiving approval from, the United States Food and Drug Administration as a medical device used for the collection of discarded medical needles or other sharps. (b) Sharps containers, including those used to containerize trace chemotherapeutic wastes, shall not be lined with a plastic bag or inner liner. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 18. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  92. 11776.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Relationship of the Department to Other Governmental Agencies and the Private Sector [11775 - 11781.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Other State Agencies [11776- 11776.] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. )

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    The department must confer and cooperate with certain other state agencies on efforts to reduce problems related to inappropriate alcohol use and other drug use.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Relationship of the Department to Other Governmental Agencies and the Private Sector [11775 - 11781.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Other State Agencies [11776- 11776.] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## 11776. The department shall confer and cooperate with other state agencies whose responsibilities include alleviating the problems related to inappropriate alcohol use and other drug use in order to maximize the state’s effectiveness and limited resources in these efforts. These agencies shall include, but are not limited to, the Departments of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Corrections and Rehabilitation, Industrial Relations, Motor Vehicles, and Rehabilitation, the State Departments of Developmental Services, Education, Public Health, and Social Services, the Employment Development Department, and the Office of Traffic Safety. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 40. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22.)
  93. 117760.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “small quantity generator” as a medical waste generator that is not a trauma scene waste management practitioner and that produces less than 200 pounds of medical waste per month.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117760. “Small quantity generator” means a medical waste generator, other than a trauma scene waste management practitioner, that generates less than 200 pounds per month of medical waste. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 732, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1998.)
  94. 117765.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    “Storage” means holding medical waste in the ways described in this section.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117765. “Storage” means the holding of medical wastes, in compliance with the Medical Waste Management Act, including Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 118275), at a designated accumulation area, offsite point of consolidation, transfer station, other registered facility, or in a vehicle detached from its means of locomotion. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 20. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  95. 11777.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Relationship of the Department to Other Governmental Agencies and the Private Sector [11775 - 11781.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 3. The Legislature [11777- 11777.] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. )

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    The Legislature may appropriate funds to the department, and each year it must review the Governor’s proposed budget and hold public hearings on proposed federal block grant fund use and distribution.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Relationship of the Department to Other Governmental Agencies and the Private Sector [11775 - 11781.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 3. The Legislature [11777- 11777.] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## 11777. The Legislature, subject to the Governor’s approval, has the sole authority under Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution to appropriate any funds, including federal funds, to the department pursuant to the Budget Act. Each year the Legislature shall review the Governor’s proposed budget for the department and conduct public hearings on the proposed use and distribution of federal block grant funds as required by Section 1915(b) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-35). (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 17.)
  96. 117770.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    “Tracking document” means the medical waste tracking document specified in Section 118040.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117770. “Tracking document” means the medical waste tracking document specified in Section 118040. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  97. 117771.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “shipping document” for medical waste.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117771. “Shipping document” means the medical waste shipping document required by the United States Department of Transportation pursuant to Section 172.200 et seq. of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations or the document required by the United States Postal Service pursuant to Domestic Mail Manual 601.10.17.5 (Mailability: Hazardous Materials: Sharps and Other Mailable Regulated Medical Waste). (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 21. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  98. 117775.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “transfer station” for medical waste.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117775. (a) “Transfer station” means an offsite location permitted by the department where medical waste is loaded, unloaded, stored, or consolidated by a registered hazardous waste hauler during the normal course of transportation of the medical waste. (b) “Transfer station” does not include any onsite facility, including, but not limited to, common storage facilities, facilities of medical waste generators employed for the purpose of consolidation, or onsite treatment facilities. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 22. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  99. 117776.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “trauma scene” and says it can include certain non-fixed locations like mobile homes, trailers, or vehicles.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117776. (a) “Trauma scene” means a location soiled by, or contaminated with, human blood, human body fluids, or other residues from the scene of a serious human injury, illness, or death. (b) For purposes of this section, a location may include, but is not limited to, a physical structure that is not fixed geographically, such as mobile homes, trailers, or vehicles. (Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 732, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
  100. 117778.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section defines “trauma scene waste management practitioner.”

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117778. “Trauma scene waste management practitioner” means a person who undertakes as a commercial activity the removal of human blood, human body fluids, and other associated residues from the scene of a serious human injury, illness, or death, and who is registered with the department pursuant to Chapter 9.5 (commencing with Section 118321). (Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 732, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1998.)
  101. 11778.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Relationship of the Department to Other Governmental Agencies and the Private Sector [11775 - 11781.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Counties [11778- 11778.] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. )

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    The Legislature says the department and counties should work together cooperatively to help carry out this division.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Relationship of the Department to Other Governmental Agencies and the Private Sector [11775 - 11781.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Counties [11778- 11778.] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## 11778. It is the intent of the Legislature that the department and the counties maintain a cooperative partnership to assure effective implementation of the provisions of this division as described in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11795) of this part. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679.)
  102. 11778.9.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Relationship of the Department to Other Governmental Agencies and the Private Sector [11775 - 11781.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Private Sector [11778.9- 11778.9.] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. )

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    The Legislature says the department should work closely with people and organizations involved in reducing alcohol and other drug problems.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Relationship of the Department to Other Governmental Agencies and the Private Sector [11775 - 11781.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Private Sector [11778.9- 11778.9.] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## 11778.9. It is the intent of the Legislature that the department cooperate closely with individuals and organizations concerned with alleviating problems related to inappropriate alcohol use and other drug use. The Legislature recognizes the wealth of experience and commitment that many individuals and organizations in the community have to offer and that can enhance the effectiveness of the programs funded by the department through counties. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 55. Effective January 1, 2005.)
  103. 117780.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    “Treatment” means a method, technique, or process that changes or destroys the biological character or composition of medical waste to eliminate its potential to cause disease or public or environmental harm.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117780. “Treatment” means any method, technique, or process designed to change or destroy the biological character or composition of any medical waste so as to eliminate its potential for causing disease or creating public or environmental harm, as specified in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 118215). (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 24. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  104. 117800.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    A local agency may implement a medical waste management program if the local governing body adopts an ordinance or resolution, and the action must follow this part.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117800. A local agency may implement a medical waste management program by the adoption of an ordinance or resolution by the local governing body, in accordance with this part. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  105. 117805.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    A local agency that chooses to implement a medical waste management program must notify the department of that intent.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117805. A local agency that elects to implement a medical waste management program shall notify the department of its intent to do so. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 25. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  106. 11781.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Relationship of the Department to Other Governmental Agencies and the Private Sector [11775 - 11781.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 7. Accessing Alcohol and Drug Recovery Programs for the Disenfranchised [11781 - 11781.5] ( Article 7 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1693, Sec. 1. )

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    The Legislature states that governments should make alcohol and other drug treatment, recovery, intervention, and prevention services accessible to everyone, especially women, ethnic minorities, and other disenfranchised groups.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Relationship of the Department to Other Governmental Agencies and the Private Sector [11775 - 11781.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 7. Accessing Alcohol and Drug Recovery Programs for the Disenfranchised [11781 - 11781.5] ( Article 7 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1693, Sec. 1. ) ## 11781. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Federal, state, and local governments have the responsibility and the expressed intent to provide and ensure the accessibility of alcohol and other drug treatment, recovery, intervention, and prevention services to all individuals, with specific emphasis on women, ethnic minorities, and other disenfranchised segments of the population. (b) The effects of inappropriate alcohol use by ethnic populations in California are increasing. Concurrently, the use of available recovery services by these populations is not in keeping with the increase of problems experienced by these populations. (c) There is a great shortage of treatment programs available to pregnant women and their children. African Americans have an infant mortality rate twice that of the general population, and substance use only exacerbates the problem. (d) Barriers to accessing the services available specifically include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Lack of educational materials appropriate to the community. (2) Geographic isolation or remoteness. (3) Institutional and cultural barriers. (4) Language differences. (5) Lack of representation by affected groups employed by public and private service providers and policymakers. (6) Insufficient research information regarding problems and appropriate strategies to resolve the problems of access to services. (e) While current law requires the department to develop and implement a statewide plan to alleviate problems related to inappropriate alcohol use and other drug use and to overcome the barriers to their solution, these attempts have been ineffective due to the magnitude of the task. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 14. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)
  107. 11781.5.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Relationship of the Department to Other Governmental Agencies and the Private Sector [11775 - 11781.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 7. Accessing Alcohol and Drug Recovery Programs for the Disenfranchised [11781 - 11781.5] ( Article 7 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1693, Sec. 1. )

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    The department must direct counties and public and private organizations serving the target populations to improve access to alcohol and other drug prevention and recovery programs.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Relationship of the Department to Other Governmental Agencies and the Private Sector [11775 - 11781.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## ARTICLE 7. Accessing Alcohol and Drug Recovery Programs for the Disenfranchised [11781 - 11781.5] ( Article 7 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1693, Sec. 1. ) ## 11781.5. The department shall provide direction to counties and to public and private organizations serving the target populations to increase access to alcohol and other drug use prevention and recovery programs in all of the following ways: (a) Assume responsibility to increase the knowledge within state agencies and the Legislature of problems affecting the target populations. (b) Determine, compile, and disseminate information and resource needs of the counties and constituent service providers to better serve the target populations. (c) Ensure that established state and county standards, policies, and procedures are not discriminatory and do not contribute to service accessibility barriers. (d) Promote an understanding of ethnic and gender differences, approaches to problems, and strategies for increasing voluntary access to services by the target populations. (e) Affirmatively coordinate with the counties for the provision of services to the target populations and to assure accountability that necessary services are actually provided. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 15. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)
  108. 117810.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    A local agency may contract with another local agency or delay implementation if it does not implement a medical waste management program. If it does implement one, it must keep doing so until terminated by the local governing body or the department revokes authority.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117810. (a) If a local agency does not elect to implement a medical waste management program, the local agency may elect to contract with another local agency to implement a medical waste management program or to implement it at a later date. This election shall be made by the local governing body, that shall take effect 90 days after a notice of election is filed with the department. (b) A local agency that elects to implement a medical waste management program shall continue to implement that program until the local governing body terminates the election by resolution or ordinance or the department revokes the authority of the local agency to administer a medical waste management program. The local agency shall file the notice of termination with the department at least 180 days prior to the termination date. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  109. 117815.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    A local agency that chooses to run a medical waste management program must keep it consistent with Section 117820 and related regulations.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117815. Any local agency that has elected to implement a medical waste management program shall maintain a program that is consistent with Section 117820 and the regulations adopted pursuant to that section. With the approval of the department, the local agency may administer or enforce this part with respect to any person. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  110. 117820.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    A medical waste management program must include specified registration, inspection, enforcement, prosecution-referral, and reporting functions.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117820. A medical waste management program shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (a) Issuing medical waste registrations and permits pursuant to the Medical Waste Management Act. (b) Processing and reviewing the medical waste management plans and inspecting onsite treatment facilities in accordance with Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 117925) for all small quantity medical waste generators required to be registered. (c) Conducting an evaluation, inspection, or records review for all facilities or persons issued a large quantity medical waste registration pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 117950) or issued a permit for an onsite medical waste treatment facility pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 118130). (d) Inspecting medical waste generators in response to complaints or emergency incidents, or as part of an investigation or evaluation of the implementation of the medical waste management plan. (e) Inspecting medical waste treatment facilities in response to a complaint or as part of an investigation or emergency incident. (f) Taking enforcement action for the suspension or revocation of medical waste permits issued by the local agency pursuant to this part. (g) Referring or initiating proceedings for civil or criminal prosecution of violations specified in Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 118335). (h) Reporting in a manner determined by the department so that the statewide effectiveness of the program can be determined. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 26. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  111. 117825.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    A local enforcement agency that chooses to run the medical waste management program may set registration and permit fees by resolution or ordinance.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117825. Each local enforcement agency that elects to implement the medical waste management program may prescribe, by resolution or ordinance, the registration and permit fees necessary to pay its reasonable expenses to administer the program. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  112. 117830.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    This section assigns medical-waste enforcement authority to the local agency that chooses to run a program, or to the department if it does not. It also preserves the ability of certain prosecutors to bring enforcement actions.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117830. (a) A local agency electing to implement a medical waste management program is the enforcement agency for the jurisdiction where it is located and so designated by the department. (b) In any local jurisdiction where the local agency does not elect to implement a medical waste management program, the department is the enforcement agency. (c) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a district attorney, city attorney, or city prosecutor from bringing any enforcement action for violation of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  113. 117835.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    The department must establish and maintain a database for registered small and large quantity generators that the department regulates under the referenced chapters.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117835. The department shall establish and maintain a database of persons registered as small quantity generators and as large quantity generators for whom the department is the enforcement agency under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 117925) and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 117950). (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 27. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  114. 117840.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    The Legislature states that the medical waste program under this part should be fully supported by fees received under this part.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117840. It is the intent of the Legislature that the program carried out pursuant to this part be fully supported from the fees received pursuant to this part. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  115. 117845.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    The department must implement this part to maximize funds that may be received from the federal government.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117845. The department shall implement this part so as to maximize the funds that may be received from the federal government. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  116. 11785.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Research [11785 - 11787] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. )

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    The Legislature states that research on the biological and social causes of problems linked to inappropriate alcohol and other drug use should be encouraged, and that research results should be used in public policy.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Research [11785 - 11787] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## 11785. The Legislature recognizes the importance of encouraging research to study the biological aspects of, and the social factors contributing to, problems related to the inappropriate use of alcoholic beverages and other drug use. The Legislature further recognizes the value of interpreting and applying research results through changes in public policy. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 59. Effective January 1, 2005.)
  117. 117850.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    The department and the Environmental Protection Agency may share information.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117850. Information may be shared between the department and the Environmental Protection Agency. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  118. 117855.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    If a local enforcement agency is not consistently fulfilling its responsibilities, the department must notify the agency of the reasons and that it intends to withdraw the agency’s designation.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117855. If the department finds that a local enforcement agency is not consistently fulfilling its responsibilities, the department shall notify the agency of the particular reasons for finding that the agency is not fulfilling its responsibilities and of the department’s intention to withdraw its designation if, within a time to be specified in that notification, but in no event less than 30 days, the agency does not take the corrective action specified by the department. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  119. 11786.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Research [11785 - 11787] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. )

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    The department may contract for special studies and research.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Research [11785 - 11787] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## 11786. The department may enter into contracts for special studies and research to develop the information needed for formulating policies that will reduce the incidence of alcohol and other drug use problems through promising and innovative approaches in prevention, intervention, and treatment. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 60. Effective January 1, 2005.)
  120. 117860.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    If the department withdraws a local enforcement agency’s designation, the department becomes the enforcement agency in that agency’s jurisdiction.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117860. If the department withdraws its designation of a local enforcement agency, the department shall become the enforcement agency within the jurisdiction of the local enforcement agency. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  121. 11787.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Research [11785 - 11787] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. )

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    The department may coordinate task forces and subject-matter expert committees to assess and document practical applications suggested by research.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Research [11785 - 11787] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679. ) ## 11787. The department may coordinate task forces and committees of subject-matter experts to assess and document successful practical applications suggested by research. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 21.)
  122. 117870.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    If the department finds significant uncorrected violations, it must review the agency, write a performance report, and require a correction plan on the specified deadlines.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117870. If the department identifies significant violations of minimum requirements that were not identified and resolved through previous inspections by the local enforcement agency, the department shall do all of the following: (a) Conduct a performance review of the agency within 120 days. (b) Prepare a written performance report within 60 days of the review. (c) Require the submission of a plan of correction by the agency within 90 days of receiving the report. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  123. 117875.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    The department must withdraw a local enforcement agency’s designation if it determines the agency failed to submit an adequate correction plan or failed to implement the plan.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117875. The department shall withdraw a local enforcement agency’s designation pursuant to Section 117860 if it determines that the enforcement agency has failed to submit an adequate plan of correction or has failed to implement the plan. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  124. 11788.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 3.5. Resources and Information [11788 - 11794.1] ( Chapter 3.5 added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 61. )

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    The department may contract with public or private agencies to carry out its chapter functions, if the Secretary of the Health and Human Services Agency approves.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 3.5. Resources and Information [11788 - 11794.1] ( Chapter 3.5 added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 61. ) ## 11788. The department, with the approval of the Secretary of the Health and Human Services Agency, may contract with any public or private agency for the performance of any of the functions vested in the department by this chapter. Any department of the state is authorized to enter into such a contract. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 61. Effective January 1, 2005.)
  125. 117880.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    If the department becomes the enforcement agency, it may charge the fees listed in this part.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117880. If the department becomes the enforcement agency, it may charge the fees specified in this part. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  126. 117885.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    The Medical Waste Management Fund is administered by the director, and money in it may be used by the department only after legislative appropriation for this part.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117885. (a) There is in the State Treasury the Medical Waste Management Fund, that shall be administered by the director. Money deposited in the fund shall be available to the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes of this part. (b) In addition to any other funds transferred by the Legislature to the Medical Waste Management Fund, the following shall be deposited in the fund: (1) Fees, penalties, interest earned, and fines collected by, or on behalf of, the department pursuant to this part. (2) Funds granted by the federal government for purposes of carrying out this part. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 28. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  127. 11789.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 3.5. Resources and Information [11788 - 11794.1] ( Chapter 3.5 added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 61. )

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    The department must serve as a central information resource on alcohol and other drug use programs and research, and state agencies may not start related research or service projects until they first give the department a project description.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750 - 11975] ( Heading of Division 10.5 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. ) ## PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760 - 11872] ( Heading of Part 2 amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 43. ) ## CHAPTER 3.5. Resources and Information [11788 - 11794.1] ( Chapter 3.5 added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 61. ) ## 11789. (a) The department shall be a central information resource on alcohol and other drug use prevention and treatment programs and on research projects with respect to alcohol and other drug use. (b) The department shall collect, and act as an information exchange for, information on research and service projects completed or in progress relating to alcohol and other drug use, provide, to any person, institution, or public agency proposing any research or service project on that subject, information with respect to the areas in which research is needed, and evaluate programs of research, treatment, and education with respect to alcohol and other drug use. (c) A state agency shall not conduct a research or service project on alcohol and other drug problems, including substance use disorders, until it has provided the department with a description of its proposed project and until the department has responded with a written description of how the research or service project relates with other completed, concurrently operating, or pending research or service projects. If the department fails to provide the agency with the written description within 60 days from the date of receipt of the proposed project, the state agency may proceed to conduct the research or service project as described in the agency’s proposal. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 16. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)
  128. 117890.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    A large quantity generator may not generate medical waste unless registered with the enforcement agency, and must give the local enforcement agency 72 hours’ notice before participating in a temporary event unless the event sponsor already gave notice.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117890. (a) No large quantity generator shall generate medical waste unless the large quantity generator is registered with the enforcement agency pursuant to this part. (b) Registration pursuant to this part shall also allow the large quantity generator to generate medical waste at temporary events, including, but not limited to, health fairs, vaccination clinics, and veteran stand downs, without further registration or permitting required. The large quantity generator shall notify the local enforcement agency of their intended participation in a temporary event at least 72 hours before the event, unless the sponsor of the temporary event previously notified the local enforcement agency of the event. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 29. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  129. 117895.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

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    A small quantity generator may generate medical waste at temporary events without additional registration or permitting, but must notify the local enforcement agency at least 72 hours before the event unless the sponsor already gave that notice.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360] ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [117800 - 117910] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. ) ## 117895. Registration pursuant to this part shall allow a small quantity generator to generate medical waste at temporary events, including, but not limited to, health fairs, vaccination clinics, and veteran stand downs, without further registration or permitting required. The small quantity generator shall notify the local enforcement agency of their intended participation in a temporary event at least 72 hours before the event, unless the sponsor of the temporary event previously notified the local enforcement agency of the event. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 31. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  130. 1179.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 5. OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH [1179 - 1179.6] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 305, Sec. 1. )

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    The Legislature states that California needs a coordinated approach to rural health, including better access to care, planning, and local data collection.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 5. OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH [1179 - 1179.6] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 305, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Outside of California’s four major metropolitan areas, the majority of the state is rural. In general, the rural population is older, sicker, poorer, and more likely to be unemployed, uninsured, or underinsured. The lack of primary care, specialty providers and transportation continue to be significant barriers to access to health services in rural areas. (b) There is no coordinated or comprehensive plan of action for rural health care in California to ensure the health of California’s rural residents. Most of the interventions that have taken place on behalf of rural communities have been limited in scope and purpose and were not conceived or implemented with any comprehensive or systematic approach in mind. Because health planning tends to focus on approaches for population centers, the unique needs of rural communities may not be addressed. A comprehensive plan and approach is necessary to obtain federal support and relief, as well as to realistically institute state and industry interventions. (c) Rural communities lack the resources to make the transition from present practices to managed care, and to make other changes that may be necessary as the result of health care reform efforts. With numerous health care reform proposals being debated and with the extensive changes in the current health care delivery system, a comprehensive and coordinated analysis must take place regarding the impact of these proposals on rural areas. (d) Rural areas lack the technical expertise and resources to improve and coordinate their local data collection activities, which are necessary for well-targeted health planning, program development, and resource development. Data must be available to local communities to enable them to plan effectively. (e) The Legislature recognizes the need to take a comprehensive approach to strengthen and coordinate rural health programs and health care delivery systems in order to: (1) Facilitate access to high quality health care for California’s rural communities. (2) Promote coordinated planning and policy development among state departments and between the State and local public and private providers. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 305, Sec. 1. Effective August 3, 1995.)
  131. 1179.1.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 5. OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH [1179 - 1179.6] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 305, Sec. 1. )

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    The Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency must establish an Office of Rural Health or similar structure, and that office must serve as a key information and referral source for rural health planning.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 5. OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH [1179 - 1179.6] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 305, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.1. (a) The Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency shall establish an Office of Rural Health, or an alternative organizational structure, in one of the departments of the Health and Welfare Agency to promote a strong working relationship between state government and local and federal agencies, universities, private and public interest groups, rural consumers, health care providers, foundations, and other offices of rural health, as well as to develop health initiatives and maximize the use of existing resources without duplicating existing effort. The office or alternative organizational structure shall serve as a key information and referral source to promote coordinated planning for the delivery of health services in rural California. (b) To the extent funds are appropriated by the Legislature, these efforts may include: (1) Educating the public and recommending appropriate public policies regarding the viability of rural health care in California. (2) Monitoring and working with state and federal agencies to assess the impact of proposed rules and regulations on rural areas. (3) Promoting community involvement and community support in maintaining, rebuilding, and diversifying local health services in rural areas. (4) Encouraging and evaluating the use of advanced communications technology to provide access to health promotion and disease prevention information, specialty expertise, clinical consultation, and continuing education for health professionals. (5) Encouraging the development of regional health care and public health networks and collaborative efforts, including, but not limited to, emergency transportation networks. (6) Working with state and local agencies, universities, and private and public interest groups to promote research on rural health issues. (7) Soliciting the assistance of other offices or programs of rural health in California to carry out the duties of this part. (8) Disseminating information and providing technical assistance to communities, health care providers, and consumers of health care services. (9) Promoting strategies to improve health care professional recruitment and retention in rural areas. (10) Encouraging innovative responses by public and private entities to address rural health issues. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 305, Sec. 1. Effective August 3, 1995.)
  132. 1179.10.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [1179.10 - 1179.11] ( Chapter 1 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. )

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    This section says the part is known as, and may be cited as, the Children’s Hospital Bond Act of 2004.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [1179.10 - 1179.11] ( Chapter 1 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. ) ## 1179.10. This part shall be known and may be cited as the Children’s Hospital Bond Act of 2004. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61.)
  133. 1179.100.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.89 - 1179.100] ( Chapter 3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. )

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    If the Treasurer sells certain bonds with a bond counsel opinion that the interest is federally tax-excluded, the Treasurer may keep separate investment accounts and use bond proceeds or earnings for federal tax-required payments or other federal-law actions.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.89 - 1179.100] ( Chapter 3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.100. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this part that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that the interest on the bonds is excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes, subject to designated conditions, the Treasurer may maintain separate accounts for the investment of bond proceeds and for the investment of earnings on those proceeds. The Treasurer may use or direct the use of those proceeds or earnings to pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment required under federal law or take any other action with respect to the investment and use of those bond proceeds required or desirable under federal law to maintain the tax-exempt status of those bonds and to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state. (Added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. Effective December 19, 2018.)
  134. 1179.101.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. General Provisions [1179.101 - 1179.102] ( Chapter 4 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. )

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    The provision declares that proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this part are not treated as “proceeds of taxes,” so their disbursement is not subject to Article XIII B limits.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. General Provisions [1179.101 - 1179.102] ( Chapter 4 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.101. The people hereby find and declare that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this part are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the disbursement of these proceeds is not subject to the limitations imposed by that article. (Added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. Effective December 19, 2018.)
  135. 1179.102.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. General Provisions [1179.101 - 1179.102] ( Chapter 4 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. )

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    This part is severable: if one provision or its application is invalid, the rest remains effective if it can still operate without the invalid part.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. General Provisions [1179.101 - 1179.102] ( Chapter 4 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.102. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the provisions of this part are severable. If any provision of this part or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. (Added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. Effective December 19, 2018.)
  136. 1179.11.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [1179.10 - 1179.11] ( Chapter 1 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. )

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    This section defines key terms used in the Children's Hospital Bond Act of 2004.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [1179.10 - 1179.11] ( Chapter 1 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. ) ## 1179.11. As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Authority” means the California Health Facilities Financing Authority established pursuant to Section 15431 of the Government Code. (b) “Children’s hospital” means either: (1) A University of California general acute care hospital described below: (A) University of California, Davis Children’s Hospital. (B) Mattel Children’s Hospital at University of California, Los Angeles. (C) University Children’s Hospital at University of California, Irvine. (D) University of California, San Francisco Children’s Hospital. (E) University of California, San Diego Children’s Hospital. (2) A general acute care hospital that is, or is an operating entity of, a California nonprofit corporation incorporated prior to January 1, 2003, whose mission of clinical care, teaching, research, and advocacy focuses on children, and that provides comprehensive pediatric services to a high volume of children eligible for governmental programs and to children with special health care needs eligible for the California Children’s Services program and: (A) Provided at least 160 licensed beds in the categories of pediatric acute, pediatric intensive care and neonatal intensive care in the fiscal year ending between June 30, 2001, and June 29, 2002, as reported to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development on or before July 1, 2003. (B) Provided over 30,000 total pediatric patient (census) days, excluding nursery acute days, in the fiscal year ending between June 30, 2001, and June 29, 2002, as reported to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development on or before July 1, 2003. (C) Provided medical education of at least eight (rounded to the nearest integer) full-time equivalent pediatric or pediatric subspecialty residents in the fiscal year ending between June 30, 2001, and June 29, 2002, as reported to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development on or before July 1, 2003. (c) “Committee” means the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Finance Committee created pursuant to Section 1179.32. (d) “Fund” means the Children’s Hospital Fund created pursuant to Section 1179.20. (e) “Grant” means the distribution of money in the fund by the authority to children’s hospitals for projects pursuant to this part. (f) “Program” means the Children’s Hospital Program established pursuant to this part. (g) “Project” means constructing, expanding, remodeling, renovating, furnishing, equipping, financing, or refinancing of a children’s hospital to be financed or refinanced with funds provided in whole or in part pursuant to this part. “Project” may include reimbursement for the costs of constructing, expanding, remodeling, renovating, furnishing, equipping, financing, or refinancing of a children’s hospital where such costs are incurred after January 31, 2003. “Project” may include any combination of one or more of the foregoing undertaken jointly by any participating children’s hospital that qualifies under this part. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61.)
  137. 1179.20.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.20 - 1179.25] ( Chapter 2 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. )

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    Bond proceeds covered by this part must be deposited into the Children’s Hospital Fund, and that fund is created here.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.20 - 1179.25] ( Chapter 2 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. ) ## 1179.20. The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this part shall be deposited in the Children’s Hospital Fund, which is hereby created. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61.)
  138. 1179.21.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.20 - 1179.25] ( Chapter 2 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. )

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    The Children’s Hospital Program is meant to improve the health and welfare of California’s critically ill children by providing stable funding for children’s hospital capital improvement projects.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.20 - 1179.25] ( Chapter 2 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. ) ## 1179.21. The purpose of the Children’s Hospital Program is to improve the health and welfare of California’s critically ill children, by providing a stable and ready source of funds for capital improvement projects for children’s hospitals. The program provided for in this part is in the public interest, serves a public purpose, and will promote the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of the state. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61.)
  139. 1179.22.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.20 - 1179.25] ( Chapter 2 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. )

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    The authority may award grants to any children’s hospital for funding projects defined by the cited section.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.20 - 1179.25] ( Chapter 2 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. ) ## 1179.22. The authority is authorized to award grants to any children’s hospital for purposes of funding projects, as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 1179.11. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61.)
  140. 1179.23.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.20 - 1179.25] ( Chapter 2 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. )

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    This provision divides grant funds: 20% must go to one category of children’s hospitals and 80% to another.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.20 - 1179.25] ( Chapter 2 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. ) ## 1179.23. (a) Twenty percent of the total funds available for grants pursuant to this part shall be awarded to children’s hospitals as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.11. (b) Eighty percent of the total funds available for grants pursuant to this part shall be awarded to children’s hospitals as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.11. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61.)
  141. 1179.24.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.20 - 1179.25] ( Chapter 2 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. )

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    The authority must create a written grant application within 90 days, review and award grants within 60 days, and apply grant caps and project-cost limits.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.20 - 1179.25] ( Chapter 2 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. ) ## 1179.24. (a) The authority shall develop a written application for the awarding of grants under this part within 90 days of the adoption of this act. The authority shall award grants to eligible children’s hospitals, subject to the limitations of this part and to further the purposes of this part based on the following factors: (1) The grant will contribute toward expansion or improvement of health care access by children eligible for governmental health insurance programs and indigent, underserved, and uninsured children. (2) The grant will contribute toward the improvement of child health care or pediatric patient outcomes. (3) The children’s hospital provides uncompensated or undercompensated care to indigent or public pediatric patients. (4) The children’s hospital provides services to vulnerable pediatric populations. (5) The children’s hospital promotes pediatric teaching or research programs. (6) Demonstration of project readiness and project feasibility. (b) An application for funds shall be submitted to the authority for approval as to its conformity with the requirements of this part. The authority shall process and award grants in a timely manner, not to exceed 60 days. (c) A children’s hospital identified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.11 shall not apply for, and the authority shall not award to that children’s hospital, a grant that would cause the total amount of grants awarded to that children’s hospital to exceed one-fifth of the total funds available for grants to all children’s hospitals pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1179.23. Notwithstanding this grant limitation, any funds available under subdivision (a) of Section 1179.23 that have not been exhausted by June 30, 2014, shall become available for an application from any children’s hospital identified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.11. (d) A children’s hospital identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.11 shall not apply for, and the authority shall not award to that children’s hospital, a grant that would cause the total amount of grants awarded to that children’s hospital to exceed seventy-four million dollars ($74,000,000) from funds available for grants to all children’s hospitals pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1179.23. Notwithstanding this grant limitation, any funds available under subdivision (b) of Section 1179.23 that have not been exhausted by June 30, 2014, shall become available for an application from any children’s hospital defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.11. (e) In no event shall a grant to finance a project exceed the total cost of the project, as determined by the children’s hospital and approved by the authority. (f) All projects that are awarded grants shall be completed within a reasonable period of time. If the authority determines that the children’s hospital has failed to complete the project under the terms specified in awarding the grant, the authority may require remedies, including the return of all or a portion of the grant. A children’s hospital receiving a grant under this part shall submit certification of project completion to the authority. (g) Grants shall only be available pursuant to this section if the authority determines that it has sufficient money available in the fund. Nothing in this section shall require the authority to award grants if the authority determines that it has insufficient moneys available in the fund to do so. (h) The authority may annually determine the amount available for purposes of this part. Administrative costs for this program shall not exceed the actual costs or one percent, whichever is less. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61.)
  142. 1179.25.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.20 - 1179.25] ( Chapter 2 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. )

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    The Bureau of State Audits may conduct periodic audits of bond proceeds and awardees to check timely award and compliance with this part.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.20 - 1179.25] ( Chapter 2 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. ) ## 1179.25. The Bureau of State Audits may conduct periodic audits to ensure that bond proceeds are awarded in a timely fashion and in a manner consistent with the requirements of this part, and that awardees of bond proceeds are using funds in compliance with applicable provisions of this part. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61.)
  143. 1179.3.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 5. OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH [1179 - 1179.6] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 305, Sec. 1. )

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    The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development must run a competitive rural health grants program and set the rules for it.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 5. OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH [1179 - 1179.6] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 305, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.3. (a) (1) The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shall develop and administer a competitive grants program for projects located in rural areas of California. (2) The office shall define “rural area” for the purposes of this section after receiving public input and upon recommendation of the Interdepartmental Rural Health Coordinating Committee and the Rural Health Programs Liaison. (3) The purpose of the grants program shall be to fund innovative, collaborative, cost-effective, and efficient projects that pertain to the delivery of health and medical services in rural areas of the state. (4) The office shall develop and establish uses for the funds to fund special projects that alleviate problems of access to quality health care in rural areas and to compensate public and private health care providers associated with direct delivery of patient care. The funds shall be used for medical and hospital care and treatment of patients who cannot afford to pay for services and for whom payment will not be made through private or public programs. (5) The office shall administer the funds appropriated by the Legislature for purposes of this section. Entities eligible for these funds shall include rural health providers served by the programs operated by the office, the Emergency Medical Services Authority, the State Department of Health Care Services, the State Department of Public Health, and the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board. The grant funds shall be used to expand existing services or establish new services and shall not be used to supplant existing levels of service. Funds appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose may be expended in the fiscal year of the appropriation or the subsequent fiscal year. (b) The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shall establish the criteria and standards for eligibility to be used in requests for proposals or requests for application, the application review process, determining the maximum amount and number of grants to be awarded, preference and priority of projects, compliance monitoring, and the measurement of outcomes achieved after receiving comment from the public at a meeting held pursuant to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). (c) The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shall make information regarding the status of the funded projects available at the public meetings described in subdivision (b). (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 13. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22.)
  144. 1179.30.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. )

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    Up to $750 million in bonds may be issued and sold to fund the act’s purposes and reimburse a state revolving fund.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. ) ## 1179.30. Bonds in the total amount of seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000), not including the amount of any refunding bonds, may be issued and sold to provide a fund to be used for carrying out the purposes expressed in this part and to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government Code. The bonds, when sold, shall be and constitute a valid and binding obligation of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of the principal of, and interest on, the bonds as the principal and interest become due and payable. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61.)
  145. 1179.31.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. )

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    Bonds issued under this part must be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed under the State General Obligation Bond Law.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. ) ## 1179.31. The bonds authorized by this part shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), and all of the provisions of that law apply to the bonds and to this part and are hereby incorporated in this part as though set forth in full in this part. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61.)
  146. 1179.32.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. )

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    This section creates the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Finance Committee, gives the authority the role of board, and says the authority must administer the fund.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. ) ## 1179.32. (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law of the bonds authorized by this part, the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Finance Committee is hereby created. For purposes of this part, the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Finance Committee is “the committee” as that term is used in the State General Obligation Bond Law. The committee consists of the Controller, Director of Finance, and the Treasurer, or their designated representatives. The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the committee. A majority of the committee may act for the committee. (b) The authority is designated the “board” for purposes of the State General Obligation Bond Law, and shall administer the fund pursuant to this part. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61.)
  147. 1179.33.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. )

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    The committee must decide whether issuing bonds is necessary or desirable to carry out Section 1179.21 actions, and, if so, determine the amount. It may authorize and sell bonds in successive issues.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. ) ## 1179.33. The committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this part in order to carry out the actions specified in Section 1179.21 and, if so, the amount of bonds to be issued and sold. Successive issues of bonds may be authorized and sold to carry out those actions progressively, and it is not necessary that all of the bonds be issued or sold at any one time. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61.)
  148. 1179.34.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. )

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    Revenue officers must take all necessary steps to collect the extra yearly amount needed to pay bond principal and interest.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. ) ## 1179.34. There shall be collected each year and in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an amount required to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds each year. It is the duty of all officers charged by law with any duty in regard to the collection of the revenue to do and perform each and every act that is necessary to collect that additional sum. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61.)
  149. 1179.35.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. )

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    Money is continuously appropriated from the General Fund to pay bond principal and interest, and to carry out Section 1179.36.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. ) ## 1179.35. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated continuously from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this part, an amount that will equal the total of the following: (a) The sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued and sold pursuant to this part, as the principal and interest become due and payable. (b) The sum necessary to carry out Section 1179.36, appropriated without regard to fiscal years. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61.)
  150. 1179.36.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. )

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    The Director of Finance may authorize withdrawals from the General Fund for this part, but only up to the amount of unsold bonds authorized for sale.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. ) ## 1179.36. For the purposes of carrying out this part, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that have been authorized by the committee to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this part. Any amounts withdrawn shall be deposited in the fund. Any money made available under this section shall be returned to the General Fund from proceeds received from the sale of bonds for the purpose of carrying out this part. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61.)
  151. 1179.37.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. )

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    Money in the fund that comes from bond premiums and accrued interest must be kept in the fund and may be transferred to the General Fund to credit bond-interest expenditures.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. ) ## 1179.37. All money deposited in the fund that is derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond interest. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61.)
  152. 1179.38.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. )

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    The cost of issuing the bond must be paid from the bond proceeds, and those costs must be divided proportionally among the programs funded by the bond act.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. ) ## 1179.38. Pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the cost of bond issuance shall be paid out of the bond proceeds. These costs shall be shared proportionally by each program funded through this bond act. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61.)
  153. 1179.39.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. )

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    The authority may ask the Pooled Money Investment Board for a loan, but the request cannot exceed the amount of unsold bonds authorized for sale. The authority must also sign any documents the Board requires to obtain and repay the loan.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. ) ## 1179.39. The authority may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code, for purposes of carrying out this part. The amount of the request shall not exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that the committee, by resolution, has authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this part. The authority shall execute any documents required by the Pooled Money Investment Board to obtain and repay the loan. Any amounts loaned shall be deposited in the fund to be allocated by the board in accordance with this part. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61.)
  154. 1179.40.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. )

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    The bonds may be refunded under the cited Government Code bond-refunding rules.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. ) ## 1179.40. The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, which is a part of the State General Obligation Bond Law. Approval by the voters of the state for the issuance of the bonds described in this part includes the approval of the issuance of any bonds issued to refund any bonds originally issued under this part or any previously issued refunding bonds. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61.)
  155. 1179.41.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. )

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    The Treasurer may keep separate accounts for bond proceeds and earnings, and may use those funds for federal tax-related payments or other actions needed or desirable to preserve tax-exempt status.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. ) ## 1179.41. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law, if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this part that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that the interest on the bonds is excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes, subject to designated conditions, the Treasurer may maintain separate accounts for the investment of bond proceeds and for the investment of earnings on those proceeds. The Treasurer may use or direct the use of those proceeds or earnings to pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment required under federal law or take any other action with respect to the investment and use of those bond proceeds required or desirable under federal law to maintain the tax-exempt status of those bonds and to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61.)
  156. 1179.42.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. )

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    Disbursement of bond-sale proceeds under this part is not subject to the limitations that apply to "proceeds of taxes" under Article XIII B.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. ) ## 1179.42. The people hereby find and declare that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this part are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the disbursement of these proceeds is not subject to the limitations imposed by that part. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61.)
  157. 1179.43.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. )

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    This section says the part is severable, so if one provision or application is invalid, the rest can still stand if they can work without it.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2004 [1179.10 - 1179.43] ( Part 6 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61, Sec. 1, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.30 - 1179.43] ( Chapter 3 added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61. ) ## 1179.43. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the provisions of this part are severable. If any provision of this part or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 61.)
  158. 1179.50.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [1179.50 - 1179.51] ( Chapter 1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. )

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    This section names the part the Children’s Hospital Bond Act of 2008 and explains why the act was adopted.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [1179.50 - 1179.51] ( Chapter 1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. ) ## 1179.50. (a) This part shall be known and may be cited as the Children’s Hospital Bond Act of 2008. (b) California’s network of regional children’s hospitals provide vital health care services to children facing life-threatening illness or injury. Over one million times each year, children are cared for at these hospitals without regard to their family’s ability to pay. (c) Children’s hospitals also provide specialized treatment and care that has increased the survival of children suffering from serious diseases and illnesses such as childhood leukemia, cancer, heart defects, diabetes, sickle cell anemia, and cystic fibrosis. (d) Children’s hospitals also provide essential training for pediatricians, pediatric specialists and others who treat children, and they conduct critically important medical research that benefits all of California’s children. (e) However, the burden of providing uncompensated care and the increasing costs of health care seriously impair our children’s hospitals’ ability to modernize and expand their facilities and to purchase the latest medical technologies and special medical equipment necessary to take care of sick children. (f) Therefore, the people desire to provide a steady and ready source of funds for capital improvement programs for children’s hospitals to improve the health, welfare, and safety of California’s children. (Added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3.)
  159. 1179.51.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [1179.50 - 1179.51] ( Chapter 1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. )

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    This section defines key terms used in the Children’s Hospital Bond Act of 2008.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [1179.50 - 1179.51] ( Chapter 1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. ) ## 1179.51. As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Authority” means the California Health Facilities Financing Authority established pursuant to Section 15431 of the Government Code. (b) “Children’s hospital” means either of the following: (1) A University of California general acute care hospital described below: (A) University of California, Davis Children’s Hospital. (B) Mattel Children’s Hospital at University of California, Los Angeles. (C) University Children’s Hospital at University of California, Irvine. (D) University of California, San Francisco Children’s Hospital. (E) University of California, San Diego Children’s Hospital. (2) A general acute care hospital that is, or is an operating entity of, a California nonprofit corporation incorporated prior to January 1, 2003, whose mission of clinical care, teaching, research, and advocacy focuses on children, and that provides comprehensive pediatric services to a high volume of children eligible for governmental programs and to children with special health care needs eligible for the California Children’s Services program and that meets all of the following: (A) The hospital had at least 160 licensed beds in the categories of pediatric acute, pediatric intensive care and neonatal intensive care in the fiscal year ending between June 30, 2001, and June 29, 2002, as reported to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development on or before July 1, 2003. (B) The hospital provided over 30,000 total pediatric patient (census) days, excluding nursery acute days, in the fiscal year ending between June 30, 2001, and June 29, 2002, as reported to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development on or before July 1, 2003. (C) The hospital provided medical education to at least eight, rounded to the nearest whole integer, full-time equivalent pediatric or pediatric subspecialty residents in the fiscal year ending between June 30, 2001, and June 29, 2002, as reported to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development on or before July 1, 2003. (c) “Committee” means the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Finance Committee created pursuant to Section 1179.61. (d) “Fund” means the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Fund created pursuant to Section 1179.53. (e) “Grant” means the distribution of money in the fund by the authority to children’s hospitals for projects pursuant to this part. (f) “Program” means the Children’s Hospital Program established pursuant to this part. (g) “Project” means constructing, expanding, remodeling, renovating, furnishing, equipping, financing, or refinancing of a children’s hospital to be financed or refinanced with funds provided in whole or in part pursuant to this part. “Project” may include reimbursement for the costs of constructing, expanding, remodeling, renovating, furnishing, equipping, financing, or refinancing of a children’s hospital where these costs are incurred after January 31, 2008. “Project” may include any combination of one or more of the foregoing undertaken jointly by any participating children’s hospital that qualifies under this part. (Added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3.)
  160. 1179.53.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.53 - 1179.58] ( Chapter 2 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. )

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    Bond proceeds covered by this part must be deposited into the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Fund, which is created by this section.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.53 - 1179.58] ( Chapter 2 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. ) ## 1179.53. The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this part shall be deposited in the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Fund, which is hereby created. (Added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3.)
  161. 1179.54.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.53 - 1179.58] ( Chapter 2 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. )

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    This section states that the Children’s Hospital Program is intended to improve the health and welfare of California’s critically ill children by providing a stable source of funding for capital improvement projects at children’s hospitals.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.53 - 1179.58] ( Chapter 2 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. ) ## 1179.54. The purpose of the Children’s Hospital Program is to improve the health and welfare of California’s critically ill children, by providing a stable and ready source of funds for capital improvement projects for children’s hospitals. The program provided for in this part is in the public interest, serves a public purpose, and will promote the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of the state. (Added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3.)
  162. 1179.55.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.53 - 1179.58] ( Chapter 2 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. )

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    The authority may award grants to any children’s hospital to fund projects defined in Section 1179.51(g).

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.53 - 1179.58] ( Chapter 2 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. ) ## 1179.55. The authority is authorized to award grants to any children’s hospital for purposes of funding projects, as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 1179.51. (Added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3.)
  163. 1179.56.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.53 - 1179.58] ( Chapter 2 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. )

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    The grant funds for this part must be split into 20% for one defined group of children’s hospitals and 80% for another defined group.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.53 - 1179.58] ( Chapter 2 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. ) ## 1179.56. (a) Twenty percent of the total funds available for grants pursuant to this part shall be awarded to children’s hospitals as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.51. (b) Eighty percent of the total funds available for grants pursuant to this part shall be awarded to children’s hospitals as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.51. (Added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3.)
  164. 1179.57.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.53 - 1179.58] ( Chapter 2 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. )

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    The authority must set up the grant application, review applications, award eligible children’s hospital grants, and respect funding and timing limits.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.53 - 1179.58] ( Chapter 2 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. ) ## 1179.57. (a) The authority shall develop a written application for the awarding of grants under this part within 90 days of the adoption of this act. The authority shall award grants to eligible children’s hospitals, subject to the limitations of this part and to further the purposes of this part based on the following factors: (1) The grant will contribute toward expansion or improvement of health care access by children eligible for governmental health insurance programs and indigent, underserved, and uninsured children. (2) The grant will contribute toward the improvement of child health care or pediatric patient outcomes. (3) The children’s hospital provides uncompensated or undercompensated care to indigent or public pediatric patients. (4) The children’s hospital provides services to vulnerable pediatric populations. (5) The children’s hospital promotes pediatric teaching or research programs. (6) Demonstration of project readiness and project feasibility. (b) (1) An application for funds shall be submitted to the authority for approval as to its conformity with the requirements of this part. (2) The authority shall process and award grants in a timely manner, not to exceed 60 days. (c) A children’s hospital identified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.51 shall not apply for, and the authority shall not award to that children’s hospital, a grant that would cause the total amount of grants awarded to that children’s hospital to exceed one-fifth of the total funds available for grants to all children’s hospitals pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1179.56. Notwithstanding this grant limitation, any funds available under subdivision (a) of Section 1179.56 that have not been exhausted by June 30, 2018, shall become available for an application from any children’s hospital identified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.51. (d) A children’s hospital identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.51 shall not apply for, and the authority shall not award to that children’s hospital, a grant that would cause the total amount of grants awarded to that children’s hospital to exceed ninety-eight million dollars ($98,000,000) from funds available for grants to all children’s hospitals pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1179.56. Notwithstanding this grant limitation, any funds available under subdivision (b) of Section 1179.56 that have not been exhausted by June 30, 2018, shall become available for an application from any children’s hospital defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.51. (e) In no event shall a grant to finance a project exceed the total cost of the project, as determined by the children’s hospital and approved by the authority. (f) All projects that are awarded grants shall be completed within a reasonable period of time. If the authority determines that the children’s hospital has failed to complete the project under the terms specified in awarding the grant, the authority may require remedies, including the return of all or a portion of the grant. A children’s hospital receiving a grant under this part shall submit certification of project completion to the authority. (g) Grants shall only be available pursuant to this section if the authority determines that it has sufficient money available in the fund. Nothing in this section shall require the authority to award grants if the authority determines that it has insufficient moneys available in the fund to do so. (h) The authority may annually determine the amount available for purposes of this part. Administrative costs for this program shall not exceed the actual costs or 1 percent, whichever is less. (Added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3.)
  165. 1179.58.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.53 - 1179.58] ( Chapter 2 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. )

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    The Bureau of State Audits may conduct periodic audits of bond proceeds and their use.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.53 - 1179.58] ( Chapter 2 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. ) ## 1179.58. The Bureau of State Audits may conduct periodic audits to ensure that bond proceeds are awarded in a timely fashion and in a manner consistent with the requirements of this part, and that awardees of bond proceeds are using funds in compliance with applicable provisions of this part. (Added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3.)
  166. 1179.59.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. )

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    Up to $980 million in bonds may be issued and sold, excluding refunding bonds.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. ) ## 1179.59. Bonds in the total amount of nine hundred eighty million dollars ($980,000,000), not including the amount of any refunding bonds, may be issued and sold to provide a fund to be used for carrying out the purposes expressed in this part and to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government Code. The bonds, when sold, shall be and constitute a valid and binding obligation of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of the principal of, and interest on, the bonds as the principal and interest become due and payable. (Added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3.)
  167. 1179.6.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 5. OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH [1179 - 1179.6] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 305, Sec. 1. )

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    The State Department of Health Services must survey agricultural workers’ use of eligible public health programs, prepare an implementation plan, and report both the survey results and plan to the Legislature by the stated deadlines.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 5. OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH [1179 - 1179.6] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 305, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.6. (a) (1) In order to provide improved delivery of services to the families of agricultural workers, the State Department of Health Services shall review and survey the extent to which agricultural workers and their families utilize those public health programs for which they are eligible. In conducting the survey, the department shall ensure the full participation of entities that provide services to agricultural workers, including clinics, community-based agencies, public health departments, and organizations and associations involved with agricultural worker health and well-being. Programs considered in the survey shall include, but shall not be limited to, all of the following: (A) The Medi-Cal program. (B) The Healthy Families program. (C) The Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Program (EPSDT). (D) The Child Health and Disability Prevention Program (CHDP). (E) Health clinics. (F) Public health prevention programs. (G) Immunization programs. (H) Community mental health programs. (I) Programs funded under the California Children and Families Program. (J) Parenting programs. (K) Teen pregnancy prevention and case management programs. (L) Domestic violence and child abuse prevention programs. (M) Any other relevant programs available in communities of agricultural workers. (2) The department shall use the results of the survey to prepare an implementation plan that maximizes access and streamlines service delivery, in order to make comprehensive family wellness programs readily available to agricultural workers and their families. In developing the implementation plan, the department shall ensure the full participation of entities contributing to the survey of available services. The implementation plan shall be based on the principles set forth in subdivision (g) of Section 50517.5, including all of the following: (A) Involvement of agricultural workers and their families in program design and delivery. (B) Community collaboration on the local level among available public and private agencies. (C) Coordination with the provision of adequate housing. (b) (1) The survey shall address the extent to which outreach programs are directed to, and succeed in, reaching agricultural workers and their families, and shall identify any geographical, cultural, linguistic, or other barriers that may prevent full utilization of available services. (2) The survey shall place significant emphasis on actual experiences of agricultural workers and their families. (c) The department shall report the results of the survey required by this section to the Legislature on or before March 1, 2001, and shall present the Legislature with the implementation plan required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) on or before December 31, 2001. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 312, Sec. 1. Effective September 7, 2000.)
  168. 1179.60.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. )

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    Bonds authorized by this part must be handled under the State General Obligation Bond Law.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. ) ## 1179.60. The bonds authorized by this part shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), and all of the provisions of that law apply to the bonds and to this part and are hereby incorporated in this part as though set forth in full in this part. (Added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3.)
  169. 1179.61.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. )

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    This section creates the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Finance Committee, sets who sits on it, names the Treasurer as chair, lets a majority act for the committee, and says the authority must administer the program.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. ) ## 1179.61. (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law of the bonds authorized by this part, the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Finance Committee is hereby created. For purposes of this part, the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Finance Committee is “the committee” as that term is used in the State General Obligation Bond Law. The committee consists of the Controller, Director of Finance, and the Treasurer, or their designated representatives. The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the committee. A majority of the committee may act for the committee. (b) The authority is designated the “board” for purposes of the State General Obligation Bond Law, and shall administer the program pursuant to this part. (Added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3.)
  170. 1179.62.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. )

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    The committee must decide whether bonds should be issued and, if so, how much to issue and sell.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. ) ## 1179.62. The committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this part in order to carry out the actions specified in Section 1179.54 and, if so, the amount of bonds to be issued and sold. Successive issues of bonds may be authorized and sold to carry out those actions progressively, and it is not necessary that all of the bonds be issued or sold at any one time. (Added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3.)
  171. 1179.63.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. )

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    Each year, the state must collect an extra sum to pay bond principal and interest, and revenue officers must do the acts needed to collect it.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. ) ## 1179.63. There shall be collected each year and in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an amount required to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds each year. It is the duty of all officers charged by law with any duty in regard to the collection of the revenue to do and perform each and every act that is necessary to collect that additional sum. (Added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3.)
  172. 1179.64.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. )

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    The section continuously appropriates money from the General Fund to pay bond principal and interest, and to carry out Section 1179.65.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. ) ## 1179.64. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated continuously from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this part, an amount that will equal the total of the following: (a) The sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued and sold pursuant to this part, as the principal and interest become due and payable. (b) The sum necessary to carry out Section 1179.65, appropriated without regard to fiscal years. (Added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3.)
  173. 1179.65.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. )

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    The Director of Finance may authorize withdrawals from the General Fund, but only up to the amount of unsold bonds authorized for sale. Withdrawn amounts must be deposited in the fund, and money made available under this section must be returned to the General Fund from bond-sale proceeds.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. ) ## 1179.65. For the purposes of carrying out this part, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that have been authorized by the committee to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this part. Any amounts withdrawn shall be deposited in the fund. Any money made available under this section shall be returned to the General Fund from proceeds received from the sale of bonds for the purpose of carrying out this part. (Added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3.)
  174. 1179.66.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. )

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    Money in the fund from bond premium and accrued interest must stay in the fund and may be transferred to the General Fund for bond interest expenses.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. ) ## 1179.66. All money deposited in the fund that is derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond interest. (Added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3.)
  175. 1179.67.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. )

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    Bond issuance costs must be paid from bond proceeds and shared proportionally by each children’s hospital funded by the bond act.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. ) ## 1179.67. Pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the cost of bond issuance shall be paid out of the bond proceeds. These costs shall be shared proportionally by each children’s hospital funded through this bond act. (Added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3.)
  176. 1179.68.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. )

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    The authority may request a loan or interim financing for carrying out this part, but the request cannot exceed the amount of unsold bonds authorized for sale. The authority must also sign documents needed to obtain and repay the loan, and loaned amounts must be deposited in the fund.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. ) ## 1179.68. The authority may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account, including other authorized forms of interim financing that include, but are not limited to, commercial paper, in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code, for purposes of carrying out this part. The amount of the request shall not exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that the committee, by resolution, has authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this part. The authority shall execute any documents required by the Pooled Money Investment Board to obtain and repay the loan. Any amounts loaned shall be deposited in the fund to be allocated by the board in accordance with this part. (Added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3.)
  177. 1179.69.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. )

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    The bonds may be refunded under the Government Code’s bond-law procedures, and voter approval for the bonds also covers refunding bonds.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. ) ## 1179.69. The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, which is a part of the State General Obligation Bond Law. Approval by the voters of the state for the issuance of the bonds described in this part includes the approval of the issuance of any bonds issued to refund any bonds originally issued under this part or any previously issued refunding bonds. (Added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3.)
  178. 1179.70.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. )

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    If the Treasurer sells certain bonds with a federal tax opinion, the Treasurer may keep separate accounts for bond proceeds and earnings, and may use those funds for federal tax-related payments or actions needed to preserve tax-exempt status.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. ) ## 1179.70. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law, if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this part that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that the interest on the bonds is excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes, subject to designated conditions, the Treasurer may maintain separate accounts for the investment of bond proceeds and for the investment of earnings on those proceeds. The Treasurer may use or direct the use of those proceeds or earnings to pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment required under federal law or take any other action with respect to the investment and use of those bond proceeds required or desirable under federal law to maintain the tax-exempt status of those bonds and to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state. (Added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3.)
  179. 1179.71.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. )

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    Bond-sale proceeds are not treated as tax proceeds, so their disbursement is not subject to the limitations in Article XIII B.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. ) ## 1179.71. The people hereby find and declare that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this part are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the disbursement of these proceeds is not subject to the limitations imposed by that part. (Added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3.)
  180. 1179.72.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. )

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    This section says the chapter’s provisions are severable, so if one provision or its application is invalid, the rest can still operate.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.1. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2008 [1179.50 - 1179.72] ( Part 6.1 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3, a bond act. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.59 - 1179.72] ( Chapter 3 added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3. ) ## 1179.72. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the provisions of this part are severable. If any provision of this part or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. (Added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 3.)
  181. 1179.80.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.2. Naloxone Grant Program [1179.80- 1179.80.] ( Part 6.2 added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 30, Sec. 2. )

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    The State Department of Public Health must award naloxone-program funding, if appropriated, and may also issue grants, enter contracts, and move funds to other state departments.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.2. Naloxone Grant Program [1179.80- 1179.80.] ( Part 6.2 added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 30, Sec. 2. ) ## 1179.80. (a) In order to reduce the rate of fatal overdose from opioid drugs including heroin and prescription opioids, the State Department of Public Health shall, subject to an appropriation for this purpose in the Budget Act of 2016, award funding to local health departments, local government agencies, or on a competitive basis to community-based organizations, regional opioid prevention coalitions, or both, to support or establish programs that provide naloxone, or any other opioid antagonist that is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of an opioid overdose, to first responders and to at-risk opioid users through programs that serve at-risk drug users, including, but not limited to, syringe exchange and disposal programs, homeless programs, and substance use disorder treatment providers. (b) The department may award grants itself or enter into contracts to carry out the provisions of subdivision (a). The award of contracts and grants is exempt from Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code and is exempt from approval by the Department of General Services prior to their execution. (c) Not more than 10 percent of the funds appropriated shall be available to the department for its administrative costs in implementing this section. If deemed necessary by the department, the department may allocate funds to other state departments to assist in the implementation of subdivision (a). (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 554, Sec. 6. (SB 823) Effective January 1, 2022.)
  182. 1179.805.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.25. Provision of Opioid Antagonists to Tribal Governments [1179.805- 1179.805.] ( Part 6.25 added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 570, Sec. 1. )

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    The State Department of Health Care Services must outreach to California tribal governments about naloxone availability, help applicants with the NDP application process if requested, and file annual reports.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.25. Provision of Opioid Antagonists to Tribal Governments [1179.805- 1179.805.] ( Part 6.25 added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 570, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.805. (a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall conduct outreach to each of the tribal governments in California for the purpose of advising them of the availability of naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist through the department’s Naloxone Distribution Project (NDP). The department shall provide technical assistance on the application process to the tribal entities applying for naloxone kits through the NDP if requested to do so by the tribal government. (b) The department shall report to the Legislature and to the Assembly and Senate Health Committees, the results of the outreach program annually on or before March 31 of each year, beginning on March 31, 2025. (1) The report shall include all of the following: (A) The tribes that participated in the NDP as a result of the department’s outreach. (B) The number of applicants that participated in the NDP as a result of the department’s outreach. (C) The effectiveness of the outreach and the NDP in lowering both opioid overdoses and deaths within the Native American community. (2) A report to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code. (c) This section shall remain in effect only until March 31, 2027, and as of that date is repealed. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 570, Sec. 1. (AB 1233) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of March 31, 2027, by its own provisions.)
  183. 1179.81.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [1179.81 - 1179.82] ( Chapter 1 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. )

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    This section names the part the Children’s Hospital Bond Act of 2018 and explains the policy reason for it.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [1179.81 - 1179.82] ( Chapter 1 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.81. (a) This part shall be known, and may be cited, as the Children’s Hospital Bond Act of 2018. (b) California’s network of regional children’s hospitals provide vital health care services to children facing life-threatening illness or injury. Over one million times each year, children are cared for at these hospitals without regard to their family’s ability to pay. (c) Children’s hospitals also provide specialized treatment and care that has increased the survival of children suffering from serious diseases and illnesses such as childhood leukemia, cancer, heart defects, diabetes, sickle cell anemia, and cystic fibrosis. (d) Children’s hospitals also provide essential training for pediatricians, pediatric specialists and others who treat children, and they conduct critically important medical research that benefits all of California’s children. (e) However, the burden of providing uncompensated care and the increasing costs of health care seriously impair our children’s hospitals’ ability to modernize and expand their facilities and to purchase the latest medical technologies and special medical equipment necessary to take care of sick children. (f) Therefore, the people desire to provide a steady and ready source of funds for capital improvement programs for children’s hospitals to improve the health, welfare, and safety of California’s children. (Added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. Effective December 19, 2018.)
  184. 1179.82.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [1179.81 - 1179.82] ( Chapter 1 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. )

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    This section defines key terms used in the Children’s Hospital Bond Act part.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [1179.81 - 1179.82] ( Chapter 1 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.82. As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Authority” means the California Health Facilities Financing Authority established pursuant to Section 15431 of the Government Code. (b) “Children’s hospital” means either of the following: (1) A University of California general acute care hospital described below: (A) University of California, Davis Children’s Hospital. (B) Mattel Children’s Hospital at University of California, Los Angeles. (C) University Children’s Hospital at University of California, Irvine. (D) University of California, San Francisco Children’s Hospital. (E) University of California, San Diego Children’s Hospital. (2) A general acute care hospital that is, or is an operating entity of, a California nonprofit corporation that received a grant or grants pursuant to Part 6 (commencing with Section 1179.10) or Part 6.1 (commencing with Section 1179.50) that provides comprehensive pediatric services to a high volume of children eligible for governmental programs and to children with special health care needs eligible for the California Children’s Services Program. (c) “Committee” means the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Finance Committee created pursuant to Section 1179.91. (d) “Fund” means the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Fund created pursuant to Section 1179.83. (e) “Grant” means the distribution of money in the fund by the authority to children’s hospitals for projects pursuant to this part or to an eligible hospital pursuant to this part. (f) “Program” means the Children’s Hospital Program established pursuant to this part. (g) “Project” means constructing, expanding, remodeling, renovating, furnishing, equipping, financing, or refinancing of a children’s hospital to be financed or refinanced with funds provided in whole or in part pursuant to this part. “Project” may include reimbursement for the costs of constructing, expanding, remodeling, renovating, furnishing, equipping, financing, or refinancing of a children’s hospital where these costs are incurred after January 1, 2018. “Project” may include any combination of one or more of the foregoing undertaken jointly by two or more participating children’s hospitals that qualify under this part. (Added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. Effective December 19, 2018.)
  185. 1179.83.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.83 - 1179.88] ( Chapter 2 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. )

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    Bond proceeds collected under this part must be deposited into the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Fund, which is created by this section.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.83 - 1179.88] ( Chapter 2 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.83. The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this part shall be deposited in the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Fund, which is hereby created. (Added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. Effective December 19, 2018.)
  186. 1179.84.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.83 - 1179.88] ( Chapter 2 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. )

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    The Children’s Hospital Program is intended to improve the health and welfare of critically ill children in California by providing stable funding for children’s hospital capital projects.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.83 - 1179.88] ( Chapter 2 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.84. The purpose of the Children’s Hospital Program is to improve the health and welfare of California’s critically ill children by providing a stable and ready source of funds for capital improvement projects for children’s hospitals. The program provided for in this part is in the public interest, serves a public purpose, and will promote the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of the state. (Added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. Effective December 19, 2018.)
  187. 1179.85.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.83 - 1179.88] ( Chapter 2 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. )

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    The authority may award grants to children’s hospitals for specified projects, or to a hospital under Section 1179.86(c).

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.83 - 1179.88] ( Chapter 2 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.85. The authority is authorized to award grants to any children’s hospital for purposes of funding projects, as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 1179.82, or to a hospital pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1179.86. (Added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. Effective December 19, 2018.)
  188. 1179.86.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.83 - 1179.88] ( Chapter 2 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. )

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    This section allocates grant funds among specified children’s hospitals and pediatric-service hospitals, and requires the authority to use adopted procedures when awarding grants.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.83 - 1179.88] ( Chapter 2 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.86. (a) Eighteen percent of the total funds available for grants pursuant to this part shall be awarded to children’s hospitals as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.82. (b) Seventy-two percent of the total funds available for grants pursuant to this part shall be awarded to children’s hospitals as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.82. (c) Ten percent of the total funds available for grants pursuant to this part shall be available for grants to hospitals that provide pediatric services to children eligible for the California Children’s Services Program that are either (1) a public hospital as defined in paragraph (25) of subdivision (a) of Section 14105.98 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or (2) a general acute care hospital licensed pursuant to Section 1250 of this code that is, or is an operating entity of, a California nonprofit corporation. The funds shall be used solely for constructing, expanding, remodeling, renovating, furnishing, or equipping the pediatric program of an eligible hospital. A children’s hospital as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1179.82 shall not be eligible for grants under this subdivision, except that any funds available under this subdivision that have not been exhausted by June 30, 2033, shall become available for an application from any such children’s hospital. The authority shall award grants under procedures it shall adopt to further the purposes of this subdivision. (Added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. Effective December 19, 2018.)
  189. 1179.87.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.83 - 1179.88] ( Chapter 2 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. )

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    The authority must create a grant application form, review applications, and award grants to eligible children’s hospitals within stated limits and deadlines.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.83 - 1179.88] ( Chapter 2 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.87. (a) The authority shall develop a written application for the awarding of grants under this part within 90 days of the adoption of this act. The authority shall award grants to eligible children’s hospitals, subject to the limitations of this part and to further the purposes of this part, based on the following factors: (1) The grant will contribute toward expansion or improvement of health care access by children eligible for governmental health insurance programs and indigent, underserved, and uninsured children. (2) The grant will contribute toward the improvement of child health care or pediatric patient outcomes. (3) The children’s hospital provides uncompensated or undercompensated care to indigent or public pediatric patients. (4) The children’s hospital provides services to vulnerable pediatric populations. (5) The children’s hospital promotes pediatric teaching or research programs. (6) Demonstration of project readiness and project feasibility. (b) (1) An application for funds shall be submitted to the authority for approval as to its conformity with the requirements of this part. (2) The authority shall process and award grants in a timely manner, not to exceed 60 days. (c) A children’s hospital identified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.82 shall not apply for, and the authority shall not award to that children’s hospital, a grant that would cause the total amount of grants awarded to that children’s hospital to exceed one-fifth of the total funds available for grants to all children’s hospitals pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1179.86. Notwithstanding this grant limitation, any funds available under subdivision (a) of Section 1179.86 that have not been exhausted by June 30, 2033, shall become available for an application from any children’s hospital identified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.82. (d) A children’s hospital identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.82 shall not apply for, and the authority shall not award to that children’s hospital, a grant that would cause the total amount of grants awarded to that children’s hospital to exceed one hundred thirty-five million dollars ($135,000,000) from funds available for grants to all children’s hospitals pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1179.86. Notwithstanding this grant limitation, any funds available under subdivision (b) of Section 1179.86 that have not been exhausted by June 30, 2033, shall become available for an application from any children’s hospital defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.82. (e) In no event shall a grant to finance a project exceed the total cost of the project, as determined by the children’s hospital and approved by the authority. (f) All projects that are awarded grants shall be completed within a reasonable period of time. If the authority determines that the children’s hospital has failed to complete the project under the terms specified in awarding the grant, the authority may require remedies, including the return of all or a portion of the grant. A children’s hospital receiving a grant under this part shall submit certification of project completion to the authority. (g) Grants shall only be available pursuant to this section if the authority determines that it has sufficient money available in the fund. Nothing in this section shall require the authority to award grants if the authority determines that it has insufficient moneys available in the fund to do so. (h) The authority may annually determine the amount available for purposes of this part. Administrative costs for this program shall not exceed the actual costs or 1 percent, whichever is less. (Added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. Effective December 19, 2018.)
  190. 1179.88.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.83 - 1179.88] ( Chapter 2 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. )

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    The California State Auditor may conduct periodic audits of bond proceeds and their use.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. The Children’s Hospital Program [1179.83 - 1179.88] ( Chapter 2 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.88. The California State Auditor may conduct periodic audits to ensure that bond proceeds are awarded in a timely fashion and in a manner consistent with the requirements of this part and that awardees of bond proceeds are using funds in compliance with applicable provisions of this part. (Added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. Effective December 19, 2018.)
  191. 1179.89.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.89 - 1179.100] ( Chapter 3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. )

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    The section authorizes up to $1.5 billion in bonds, excluding refunding bonds, to be issued and sold for the purposes of this part and for reimbursing the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.89 - 1179.100] ( Chapter 3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.89. Bonds in the total amount of one billion five hundred million dollars ($1,500,000,000), not including the amount of any refunding bonds, may be issued and sold to provide a fund to be used for carrying out the purposes expressed in this part and to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government Code. The bonds, when sold, shall be and constitute a valid and binding obligation of the state, and the full faith and credit of the state is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of the principal of, and interest on, the bonds as the principal and interest become due and payable. (Added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. Effective December 19, 2018.)
  192. 1179.90.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.89 - 1179.100] ( Chapter 3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. )

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    Bonds authorized by this part must be handled under the State General Obligation Bond Law, which is incorporated into this part.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.89 - 1179.100] ( Chapter 3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.90. The bonds authorized by this part shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), and all provisions of that law apply to the bonds and to this part and are hereby incorporated in this part as though set forth in full in this part. (Added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. Effective December 19, 2018.)
  193. 1179.91.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.89 - 1179.100] ( Chapter 3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. )

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    This section creates the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Finance Committee, defines who sits on it, and assigns the Treasurer as chair; the authority is designated as the board and must administer the program.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.89 - 1179.100] ( Chapter 3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.91. (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code) of the bonds authorized by this part, the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Finance Committee is hereby created. For purposes of this part, the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Finance Committee is the “committee” as that term is used in the State General Obligation Bond Law. The committee consists of the Controller, the Director of Finance, and the Treasurer, or their designated representatives. The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the committee. A majority of the committee may act for the committee. (b) The authority is designated the “board” for purposes of the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), and shall administer the program pursuant to this part. (Added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. Effective December 19, 2018.)
  194. 1179.92.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.89 - 1179.100] ( Chapter 3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. )

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    The committee must decide whether issuing authorized bonds is necessary or desirable to carry out the specified actions, and, if so, how much to issue and sell.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.89 - 1179.100] ( Chapter 3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.92. The committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this part in order to carry out the actions specified in Section 1179.84 and, if so, the amount of bonds to be issued and sold. Successive issues of bonds may be authorized and sold to carry out those actions progressively, and it is not necessary that all of the bonds be issued or sold at any one time. (Added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. Effective December 19, 2018.)
  195. 1179.93.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.89 - 1179.100] ( Chapter 3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. )

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    Each year, a sum must be collected to pay bond principal and interest, and revenue-collection officers must take all necessary steps to collect it.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.89 - 1179.100] ( Chapter 3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.93. There shall be collected each year and in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an amount required to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds each year. It is the duty of all officers charged by law with any duty in regard to the collection of the revenue to do and perform each and every act that is necessary to collect that additional sum. (Added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. Effective December 19, 2018.)
  196. 1179.94.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.89 - 1179.100] ( Chapter 3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. )

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    Money is continuously appropriated from the General Fund for bond principal and interest payments, and for carrying out Section 1179.95.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.89 - 1179.100] ( Chapter 3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.94. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated continuously from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this part, an amount that equals the total of the following: (a) The sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued and sold pursuant to this part, as the principal and interest become due and payable. (b) The sum necessary to carry out Section 1179.95, appropriated without regard to fiscal years. (Added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. Effective December 19, 2018.)
  197. 1179.95.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.89 - 1179.100] ( Chapter 3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. )

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    The Director of Finance may authorize withdrawals from the General Fund for this part, up to the amount of unsold bonds approved for sale. Withdrawn money must be deposited in the fund and later returned to the General Fund from bond-sale proceeds.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.89 - 1179.100] ( Chapter 3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.95. For the purposes of carrying out this part, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that have been authorized by the committee to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this part. Any amounts withdrawn shall be deposited in the fund. Any money made available under this section shall be returned to the General Fund from proceeds received from the sale of bonds for the purpose of carrying out this part. (Added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. Effective December 19, 2018.)
  198. 1179.96.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.89 - 1179.100] ( Chapter 3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. )

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    Money in the fund that comes from bond premiums and accrued interest must be reserved in the fund and may be transferred to the General Fund as credit for bond-interest expenditures.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.89 - 1179.100] ( Chapter 3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.96. All money deposited in the fund that is derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond interest. (Added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. Effective December 19, 2018.)
  199. 1179.97.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.89 - 1179.100] ( Chapter 3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. )

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    Bond issuance costs must be paid from bond proceeds and shared proportionally by the children’s hospitals funded by the bond act.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.89 - 1179.100] ( Chapter 3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.97. Pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the cost of bond issuance shall be paid out of the bond proceeds. These costs shall be shared proportionally by each children’s hospital funded through this bond act. (Added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. Effective December 19, 2018.)
  200. 1179.98.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.89 - 1179.100] ( Chapter 3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. )

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    The authority may ask the Pooled Money Investment Board for a loan or other interim financing, must keep the request within the amount of unsold bonds authorized for sale, must sign documents needed to obtain and repay the loan, and loaned money must be deposited into the fund.

    ## Health and Safety Code - HSC ## DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135 - 1179.102] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) ## PART 6.3. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT OF 2018 [1179.81 - 1179.102] ( Part 6.3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Provisions [1179.89 - 1179.100] ( Chapter 3 added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. ) ## 1179.98. The authority may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account, including other authorized forms of interim financing that include, but are not limited to, commercial paper, in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code, for purposes of carrying out this part. The amount of the request shall not exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that the committee, by resolution, has authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this part. The authority shall execute any documents required by the Pooled Money Investment Board to obtain and repay the loan. Any amounts loaned shall be deposited in the fund to be allocated by the board in accordance with this part. (Added November 6, 2018, by initiative Proposition 4, Sec. 1. Effective December 19, 2018.)

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