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Cal. WIC § 4684.77 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.5 / Chapter 6 / Article 3.5 / Section 4684.77
Section 4684.77
Status: in_force

(a) If a child requires a living arrangement in a GHCSHN, the regional center shall make every effort to secure placement, consistent with the individual program plan, in a GHCSHN that is reasonably close proximity to the home of the legal guardian.

(b) (1) If a GHCSHN in reasonably close proximity to the home of the family or guardian cannot be secured by the regional center, the regional center shall include with the individual program plan a written statement of its efforts to locate, develop, or adapt appropriate services and supports in a living arrangement within close proximity to the family home and what steps will be taken by the regional center to develop the services and supports necessary to return the child to the family home or within close proximity of the family home.

(2) The statement required pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be updated every six months, or as agreed to by the parents or guardians, and a copy shall be forwarded to the parents or guardians of the minor and to the director of the department.

(c) This section shall not be construed to impede the movement of consumers to other geographic areas or the preference of the legal guardian for the placement of their minor child.
Cal. WIC § 4698.53 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.5 / Chapter 6 / Article 9 / Section 4698.53
Section 4698.53
Status: in_force

Implementation of this article is subject to an appropriation by the Legislature for the purpose of this article.
Cal. HSC § 53540 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 12 / Chapter 1 / Section 53540
Section 53540
Status: in_force

(a) This part shall be known as the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006.

(b) This part shall only become operative upon adoption by the voters at the November 7, 2006, statewide general election.
Cal. BPC § 1635.7 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 1635.7
Section 1635.7
Status: in_force

Any person licensed pursuant to Section 1635.5 shall be required to fulfill continuing education requirements established by the board pursuant to Section 1645 before his or her license is eligible to be renewed in accordance with this chapter.
Cal. WIC § 18986.2 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 12.8 / Article 1 / Section 18986.2
Section 18986.2
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this chapter, to encourage the development of a comprehensive and collaborative delivery system of services to children and youths at the state and local level and to offer fiscal incentives in the form of waivers and negotiated contracts to encourage collaboration. The goal of that collaborative system shall be to:

(a) Develop a service delivery plan which emphasizes preventive and early intervention services that maximize the healthy development of children and minimize the long-term need for public resources.

(b) Allow for flexibility of expenditures in public funds.

(c) Emphasize local decisionmaking and provide for greater flexibility to local government in designing delivery systems.

(d) Provide for a continuum of family-centered, child-focused services through public/private partnerships within the community.

(e) Minimize duplicate administrative systems.

(f) Identify gaps in services to target populations.

(g) Provide case management services to children and families with multiple needs.

(h) Involve school districts in the planning and delivery of coordinated services for children.
Cal. INS § 10112.75 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 10112.75
Section 10112.75
Status: in_force

(a) If a health insurer sends payment for services provided directly to the insured and not to the provider, the insurer shall send notice to the insured and the provider who provided the services that the insurer has sent payment to the insured.

(b) The notice sent to the insured pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include all of the following:

(1) The date the notice was sent and the name and address of the provider who billed for the service.

(2) A statement that if the insured has paid the full bill for the service, including both their cost-sharing and the insurer share of cost obligation, the actions described to collect the insurer obligated payment in paragraph (3) do not apply, and that this check is for reimbursement of the consumer for paying the insurer share of cost obligation.

(3) Information about action that may be taken if the insured does not send the insurer’s obligated payment to the provider, including all of the following:

(A) That an unpaid bill may be sent to collections and the insured may be subject to collections.

(B) That the provider or debt collector may pursue litigation against the insured to collect the bill.

(C) That the unpaid insurer share of cost obligation may be reported to a credit reporting agency as medical debt if the provider does not receive the payment within 60 days of the notice, or within one year after initial billing for the service, whichever is later.

(c) The required notice sent to the provider pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include the date that the notice to the insured was sent and the amount sent to the insured to reimburse the provider.

(d) If the provider does not receive the payment from the insured within 60 days of the notice to the insured, or within one year after initial billing for the service, whichever is later, the insurer’s share of cost in possession of the insured that has not been paid to the provider may be reported to a credit reporting agency as medical debt and shall not be considered medical debt for purposes of Sections 1785.13, 1785.20.6, 1785.27, and 1786.18 of the Civil Code if both of the following are true:

(1) The entity reporting the information has adequate documentation to substantiate that the insured actually received the funds from the insurer.

(2) The insured has not raised a dispute with the insurer, provider, or department as to whether the amount was received.

(e) This section does not limit existing requirements under this chapter protecting insureds from balance billing, including Sections 10112.8 and 10126.66.

(f) This section does not apply if the direct payment for services provided to the insured is a reimbursement from the insurer because the insured paid the insurer’s share of cost obligation.
Cal. PRC § 7733 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 7733
Section 7733
Status: in_force

Where a patent for lands is issued in the name of a deceased person, the title is vested in the heirs, devisees, or assignees of such person in the same manner as if the patent had issued to such person during life.
Cal. SHC § 25443 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 1 / Chapter 18 / Section 25443
Section 25443
Status: in_force

All funding bonds shall be signed by the treasurer of the district, attested by the secretary, and shall have the official seal of the district affixed thereto. The form of the interest coupons attached to the funding bonds shall be determined by the treasurer subject to the approval of the board of directors. The signature on the interest coupons shall be that of the treasurer and may be either written, or an engraved or printed facsimile. The principal and interest of the funding bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America at the office of the treasurer of the district issuing the same.
Cal. BPC § 1222.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 1222.5
Section 1222.5
Status: in_force

(a) The department may approve any of the following seeking to provide clinical laboratory scientist programs for instruction in clinical laboratory technique that, in the judgment of the department, will provide instruction adequate to prepare individuals to meet the requirements for licensure or performance of duties under this chapter and regulations of the department:

(1) A California licensed clinical laboratory.

(2) An accredited college or university in the United States of America.

(3) A United States military medical laboratory specialist program of at least 52 weeks duration.

(4) A laboratory owned and operated by the United States government.

(b) Upon approval by the department, clinical laboratory scientist programs approved by the department may use multiple clinical laboratories to provide training in clinical laboratory technique, provided the following conditions are met:

(1) The program may apportion the clinical training among multiple clinical laboratories in any percentage as long as the total training meets the requirements established by the department.

(2) Each clinical laboratory has been approved by the department as part of the program in accordance with regulations. The program shall notify the department in writing within 30 days of a change in clinical laboratories used by the program to provide training.

(3) The director of the approved program shall be responsible for notifying the department in advance of the start and end date of training for each trainee. The program shall coordinate with the department in meeting established requirements.

(4) The director of the approved program shall ensure that all of the department’s requirements for training and affiliation are met.

(5) The program has submitted an application on forms provided by the department for approval.

(c) The department shall establish by regulation the ratio of licensed clinical laboratory scientists to licensed trainees on the staff of the clinical laboratory and the minimum requirements for training in any specialty or in the entire field of clinical laboratory science or practice. Application for approval shall be made on forms provided by the department.
Cal. BPC § 23382 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 23382
Section 23382
Status: in_force

An offer or agreement to sell distilled spirits, which at the time of the offer or agreement are stored in containers larger than one gallon capacity and the ownership of which is represented by a warehouse receipt, shall be deemed a sale of a warehouse receipt.
Cal. SHC § 8312 — California Code / Code shc / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 8312
Section 8312
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Section 8315, a city legislative body may vacate, pursuant to this part, all or part of a street, highway, or public service easement within the city and a board of supervisors may vacate all or part of a street, highway, or public service easement within the county but outside a city.
Cal. WAT § 51382 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 51382
Section 51382
Status: in_force

A new assessment or subsequent reassessment shall be made by assessment commissioners appointed by the board of supervisors as provided in Section 51230, and shall be made, approved, and collected in the same manner as an original assessment.
Cal. SHC § 35469.7 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 4 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 2 / Section 35469.7
Section 35469.7
Status: in_force

If there is no such majority protest and if all protests to the proceedings are overruled, the legislative body may proceed with the hearing on the correctness of the assessment and diagram and may confirm the assessment.
Cal. COM § 4501 — California Code / Code com / Division 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 4501
Section 4501
Status: in_force

A bank that takes a documentary draft for collection shall present or send the draft and accompanying documents for presentment and, upon learning that the draft has not been paid or accepted in due course, shall seasonably notify its customer of the fact even though it may have discounted or bought the draft or extended credit available for withdrawal as of right.
Cal. HSC § 1416.86 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.35 / Article 5 / Section 1416.86
Section 1416.86
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.
Cal. WIC § 9254 — California Code / Code wic / Division 8.5 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 9254
Section 9254
Status: in_force

(a) By January 1, 2005, the agency, with recommendations from the Long-Term Care Council, shall set standards for CalCareNet, with the goal of creating an Internet site that links to counties and planning service areas, and that provides information on long-term care services that are available to the consumer. The agency shall recommend guidelines for local Internet information systems, allowing for flexibility in design and structure. The local entities with existing systems are encouraged to maintain existing systems, assuming CalCareNet guidelines are met.

(b) State funds shall not be appropriated for purposes of this section. The agency is not required to undertake any new task described in this section unless it receives federal or private funds for that purpose.

(c) Information shared between, and tracked by, providers through CalCareNet may in no way violate Section 15633, pertaining to client confidentiality, or any other statute requiring that client information be kept confidential, unless otherwise exempted by law.

(d) In crafting its guidelines for the local-level information systems, the Long-Term Care Council shall seek input from interested stakeholders, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(1) Consumers.

(2) Consumer advocacy organizations.

(3) Area agencies on aging.

(4) Senior legal services.

(5) The California Commission on Aging.

(6) Caregiver resource centers.

(7) Veterans’ services.

(8) Senior centers.

(9) PACE (Program for All Inclusive Care for the Elderly).

(10) The Senior Care Action Network (SCAN).

(11) The Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP) services.

(12) Ombudspersons.

(13) County-level programs, including, but not limited to, In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS), county welfare departments, public health departments, and adult protective services agencies.

(14) Programs for persons with disabilities, including, but not limited to, independent living centers.

(15) Other social service programs, including, but not limited to, employment development programs.

(e) By January 1, 2004, the agency shall link the CalCareNet Web site to local Internet information systems. The agency shall permit counties and planning service areas to design local information systems, contingent upon the availability of funding and resources for these purposes.
Cal. HSC § 1569.48 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.2 / Article 4 / Section 1569.48
Section 1569.48
Status: in_force

An emergency resident contingency account may be established within the Technical Assistance Fund established under Section 1523.2 to which not more than 50 percent of each penalty assessed pursuant to Section 1569.49 is deposited for use by the Community Care Licensing Division of the department, at the discretion of the director, for the relocation and care of residents when a facility’s license is revoked or temporarily suspended. The money in the account shall cover costs, including, but not limited to, transportation expenses, expenses incurred in notifying family members, and any other costs directly associated with providing continuous care and supervision to the residents. The department shall seek the input of stakeholders and local agencies in developing policies for emergency resident care and supervision.
Cal. LAB § 3111 — California Code / Code lab / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 3111
Section 3111
Status: in_force

(a) The division may provide apprenticeship innovation funding support funds for the organizing, running, and sustaining of, an apprenticeship program that is not within the jurisdiction of the council established pursuant to Section 3070. To be eligible for support funds, an apprenticeship program or eligible entity must submit to the division an application to request funds.

(b) For each apprentice that is actively registered with the division for each 12-month period, an apprenticeship program or eligible entity is eligible to receive support funds in an amount determined by the division. In determining the amount, the division shall aim to provide support funds to as many eligible programs as possible and shall consider the amount of available support funds, the number of approved programs not within the jurisdiction of the council established pursuant to Section 3070, and the number of apprentices registered in those programs.

(c) The eligible amount in subdivision (b) shall be prorated on a monthly basis for apprentices who are actively registered for less than the 12-month period.
Cal. WAT § 37580 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 8 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 37580
Section 37580
Status: in_force

Upon the determination by the board that the inclusion within the district of any contiguous or noncontiguous land owned by the district is for the best interest of the district, the board may, by resolution, declare that the land is included within the district.
Cal. SHC § 31142 — California Code / Code shc / Division 17 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 31142
Section 31142
Status: in_force

The authority shall determine the form, conditions, and denominations of all bonds, the dates which the bonds to be sold shall bear, and the interest rate thereon which shall not exceed 6 percent per annum. The rate of interest need not be uniform for all bonds of the same authorized issue. Principal and interest of the bonds shall be payable at such places as are fixed and determined by the authority. The bonds may contain provisions for registration as to principal only and as to both principal and interest. The bonds shall be issued in coupon form with interest payable at such times as are determined by the authority, and shall mature at such times and in such amounts as the authority prescribes.
Cal. WIC § 15204.4 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 15204.4
Section 15204.4
Status: in_force

In addition to the funds received under Section 15204.2, counties shall be required to expend money from their own funds, either from the county’s general fund or from the social services account of the county health and welfare trust fund to support administration of programs providing services to needy families. Each county shall expend an amount for these programs that, when combined with funds expended under Section 18906.5 for administration of CalFresh, equals or exceeds the amount spent by that county for corresponding activities during the 1996–97 fiscal year. Failure to meet this required level of spending shall result in a proportionate reduction of the funds provided under Section 15204.2. In those cases the Director of Social Services shall report to the Legislature within 30 days his or her findings relative to the ability of the county, with reduced funds, to meet its obligations in administering the affected programs. The report shall include any relevant information related to the performance of the county.
Cal. HNC § 50 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 50
Section 50
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Harbors and Watercraft and its successor, the Department of Navigation and Ocean Development, and the Department of Boating and Waterways are continued in existence in the Department of Parks and Recreation as the Division of Boating and Waterways. The Division of Boating and Waterways is the successor to, and is vested with, the powers, functions, and jurisdiction of the following state departments and agencies as hereinafter specified:

(1) All of the powers, functions, and jurisdiction previously vested in the Division of Small Craft Harbors of the Department of Parks and Recreation.

(2) All of the powers, functions, and jurisdiction of the State Lands Commission with respect to the acquisition, construction, development, improvement, maintenance, and operation of small craft harbors.

(3) All of the powers, functions, and jurisdiction of the Department of Parks and Recreation with respect to boating facility planning, design, and construction, except as specifically provided with respect to boating trails in the California Recreational Trails Act (commencing with Section 5070 of the Public Resources Code) and in Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 68) of this chapter.

(4) All of the powers, functions, and jurisdiction of the Office of Architecture and Construction in the Department of General Services with respect to boating facility planning and design.

(5) All of the powers, functions, and jurisdiction of the Department of Water Resources with respect to beach erosion control.

(6) All of the policymaking and regulatory powers, functions, and jurisdiction of the Harbors and Watercraft Commission as to matters within the jurisdiction of the department.

(b) Regulations adopted by the former Department of Boating and Waterways shall remain in effect until revised or repealed by the Division of Boating and Waterways.
Cal. FAM § 17504.4 — California Code / Code fam / Division 17 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 17504.4
Section 17504.4
Status: in_force

On a monthly basis, the local child support agency shall provide to any CalWORKs recipient or former recipient for whom an assignment pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 11477 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is currently effective, a notice of the amount of assigned support payments made on behalf of the recipient or former recipient or any other family member for whom public assistance is received.
Cal. SHC § 32665 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 32665
Section 32665
Status: in_force

If within four years after the adoption of a resolution declaring the need for a parking authority to function in a city, the authority has not acquired or entered into possession of land for a parking facility, issued bonds, or entered into any contract for the acquisition, construction, or operation of a parking facility, the legislative body by resolution may declare that there is no need for the authority to function in the city. Upon the adoption of such resolution, the offices of the members of the authority become vacant and the capacity of the authority to transact business or exercise any power is suspended until the legislative body again adopts a resolution declaring the need for the authority to function.
Cal. BPC § 2997 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6.6 / Article 9 / Section 2997
Section 2997
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Sections 13401.5 and 13403 of the Corporations Code, each shareholder, director and officer of a psychological corporation, except an assistant secretary and an assistant treasurer, shall be a licensed person as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code.
Cal. FIN § 1152 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 1152
Section 1152
Status: in_force

A bank which has deficit retained earnings may, with the prior approval of its outstanding shares and of the commissioner, readjust its accounts in a quasi-reorganization. Such readjustment may include, without limitation, eliminating such deficit retained earnings.