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Cal. HSC § 1439.53 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.45 / Section 1439.53
Section 1439.53
Status: in_force

(a) Long-term care facilities shall protect personally identifiable information regarding residents’ sexual orientation, whether a resident is transgender, a resident’s transition history, and HIV status from unauthorized disclosure, as required by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 300gg), if applicable, the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 56) of Division 1 of the Civil Code), if applicable, regulations promulgated thereunder, if applicable, and any other applicable provision of federal or state law. A facility shall take any steps reasonably necessary to minimize the likelihood of inadvertent or incidental disclosure of that information to other residents, visitors, or facility staff, except to the minimum extent necessary for facility staff to perform their duties.

(b) Long-term care facility staff not directly involved in providing direct care to a resident, including, but not limited to, a transgender or gender-nonconforming resident, shall not be present during physical examination or the provision of personal care to that resident if the resident is partially or fully unclothed without the express permission of that resident, or his or her legally authorized representative or responsible party. A facility shall use doors, curtains, screens, or other effective visual barriers to provide bodily privacy for all residents, including, but not limited to, transgender or gender-nonconforming residents, whenever they are partially or fully unclothed. In addition, all residents, including, but not limited to, LGBT residents, shall be informed of and have the right to refuse to be examined, observed, or treated by any facility staff when the primary purpose is educational or informational rather than therapeutic, or for resident appraisal or reappraisal, and that refusal shall not diminish the resident’s access to care for the primary purpose of diagnosis or treatment.
Cal. PRC § 42821 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 16 / Article 3 / Section 42821
Section 42821
Status: in_force

The regulations for a major waste tire facility permit shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(a) Requirements for submission of a detailed operations plan that contains the following components:

(1) Fire prevention measures consistent with applicable regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 42820.

(2) Fencing and other security measures.

(3) Vector control measures.

(4) Limits on the size and height of tire piles.

(5) A closure plan.

(b) Requirements for submission of a detailed plan and implementation schedule for the elimination or substantial reduction of existing tire piles using any of the following methods or techniques:

(1) Polymer treatment.

(2) Rubber reclaiming and crumb rubber production.

(3) Pyrolysis.

(4) Production of supplemental fuels for cement kilns, lumber operations, or other industrial processes.

(5) Tire shredding and transportation to an authorized solid waste landfill.

(6) Energy recovery through incineration of whole or shredded tires in accordance with the terms and conditions of a permit issued by an air pollution control district or air quality management district.

(7) Other applications determined to be appropriate by the board.

(c) Requirements for the submission of evidence of financial assurances secured by the operator of the facility that are adequate to cover damage claims arising out of the operation of the facility and that are adequate to cover the cost of closure if that becomes necessary. The financial assurance shall be a trust fund, surety bond, letter of credit, insurance, or other equivalent financial arrangement acceptable to the board.
Cal. FIN § 17305 — California Code / Code fin / Division 6 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 1 / Section 17305
Section 17305
Status: in_force

“Monthly average escrow liability,” as used in this chapter, means the average escrow liability for the 12-month period as reported in the most recent report made by the member to the commissioner pursuant to Section 17348.
Cal. HSC § 19826 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 19826
Section 19826
Status: in_force

(a)  No city or county, whether general law or chartered, shall issue a building permit which does not contain all applicable declarations required by Section 19825 properly executed by the owner, applicant, contractor, or agent of the owner, contractor, or applicant. The properly executed declarations shall be a condition for issuance of the building permit. A properly executed declaration may include a declaration signed and transmitted by facsimile or other electronic means. However, no city or county or its employees shall be responsible for determining the truth or accuracy of the declarations, and no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages against them, shall arise from their failure to verify the truth or accuracy of the declarations.

(b)  A city or county may require that within 15 days of issuance, the issuing agency of the city or county deliver copies of all building permits to the assessor of the county.

(c)  For purposes of this section, an “application for a building permit” shall be construed as a “transaction” and all declarations required shall be construed as “records” under Title 2.5 (commencing with Section 1633.1) of Part 2 of Division 3 of the Civil Code.
Cal. BPC § 10005 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 10005
Section 10005
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the terms “bureau,” “division,” “Bureau of Real Estate,” “State Real Estate Division,” or “Real Estate Division” are used in this division, they mean the Department of Real Estate.

(b) Whenever the terms “Bureau of Real Estate,” “State Real Estate Division,” or “Real Estate Division” are used in any other law, they mean the Department of Real Estate.

(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.
Cal. PRC § 8722 — California Code / Code prc / Division 7.7 / Chapter 2 / Section 8722
Section 8722
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall enter into a memorandum of agreement by April 1, 2012, with the United States Secretary of the Interior to facilitate land exchanges that consolidate school land parcels into contiguous holdings that are suitable for large-scale renewable energy-related projects. The memorandum of agreement shall be tailored, to the extent feasible, to prioritize land exchanges that are best suited for large-scale renewable energy project development, including for the purposes of mitigation of the impacts of that development.

(b) After the memorandum of agreement is entered into, the commission shall make best efforts to consolidate all school land parcels in the California desert into contiguous holdings for large-scale renewable energy-related projects.

(c) The commission shall report to the Legislature by January 1 of each year on the status of the memorandum of agreement and school land consolidation efforts in the California desert.

(d) The requirements of this section are contingent on the cooperation of the United States Secretary of the Interior.
Cal. PUC § 98042 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 10 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 98042
Section 98042
Status: in_force

The petition may be on separate papers, but each paper shall contain the affidavit of the person who circulated it certifying that each name signed thereto is a true signature of the person whose name it purports to be.
Cal. PUC § 100160.1 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 12 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 100160.1
Section 100160.1
Status: in_force

The VTA may provide facilities, including streets and highways, for the movement of vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians. All installations in state highways shall be developed and implemented with the concurrence and under the oversight of the Department of Transportation. The installation shall conform to requirements and regulations established by the Department of Transportation.
Cal. PRC § 3190.8 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3.6 / Section 3190.8
Section 3190.8
Status: in_force

(a) On or by January 1, 2033, the division, in consultation with entities operating gravity-based energy storage wells, the Secretary for Environmental Protection, the State Water Resources Control Board and regional water quality boards, the State Air Resources Board, the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, relevant local jurisdictions, environmental and environmental justice organizations, tribes, and other stakeholders, shall evaluate the Gravity-Based Energy Storage Well Pilot Program and make recommendations to the Legislature for a framework to implement an ongoing Gravity-Based Energy Storage Well Program to provide for regulation of the operation of gravity-based energy storage wells as a result of the benefits determined for renewable energy sources and the storage of the energy in gravity-based energy storage wells. The recommendations shall be informed by the Gravity-Based Energy Storage Well Pilot Program and shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(1) Implications of conversion of a well to a gravity-based energy storage well for local land use authorization and applicability of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)), including designation of the appropriate lead agency.

(2) Appropriate regulatory parameters, including physical design, operating conditions, mechanical integrity, and inspection protocols, for gravity-based energy storage wells to ensure safe, leak-free operation, including, but not limited to, methane leaks and leakage to the environment, including into aquifers of beneficial use. This shall include whether the redrilling of a plugged and abandoned well may be allowed for a gravity-based energy storage well.

(3) Implications of conversion of a well to a gravity-based energy storage well for existing well classifications and associated requirements.

(4) Tracking and monitoring by the regulator of gravity-based energy storage wells to ensure that those wells are ultimately plugged and abandoned pursuant to Section 3208, attendant equipment and infrastructure is decommissioned, and the site remediated.

(b) The recommendations pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include a review of gravity-based energy storage well operations including any leaks to the environment and loss of mechanical integrity.

(c) In developing the recommendations pursuant to subdivision (a), there shall be at least one public meeting to solicit public input.

(d) The recommendations shall be submitted to the Legislature in accordance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
Cal. FAC § 69044 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 69044
Section 69044
Status: in_force

The state is not liable for the acts of the commission or its contracts. Payments of all claims arising by reason of the administration of this chapter or acts of the commission shall be limited to the funds collected by the commission. No member of the commission or alternate member, or any employee or agent thereof, is personally liable on the contracts of the commission and no commissioner, alternate member, or employee of the commission is responsible individually in any way to any producer, processor, producer-supplier, or any other person for error in judgment, mistakes, or other acts, either of commission or omission, as principal, agent, or employee, except for his or her own individual acts of dishonesty or crime. No commissioner or alternate member shall be held responsible individually for any act or omission of any member of the commission. The liability of the commissioners is several and not joint, and no commissioner is liable for the default of any other commissioner.
Cal. FAC § 21060 — California Code / Code fac / Division 10 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 21060
Section 21060
Status: in_force

Inspection is not required in cases where the cattle being moved or transported are dairy calves, and such calves meet all of the following classifications:

(a) The calves were born on a dairy farm as defined in Section 32505.

(b) The calves were born to cows of a recognized dairy breed.

(c) The umbilical cord is still a part of, and attached to, the navel of the calf.

(d) The calves will not be moved or transported:

(1) Out of the state.

(2) To a licensed slaughterhouse in this state.

(3) To a public saleyard or public cattle sale market in this state that is licensed pursuant to Section 21733 or posted by the United States Department of Agriculture under the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 (7 U.S.C. 201 et seq.).

Nothing in this section shall prohibit any inspector or peace officer from inspecting any calves when such inspection is necessary in accordance with the provisions of Sections 20432, 20435, 20436, and 20438.
Cal. FIN § 1686 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 19 / Article 2 / Section 1686
Section 1686
Status: in_force

The minimum age requirement set forth in Section 1685 does not apply in any case in which the factor set forth in subdivision (a) and any of the factors set forth in subdivision (b) apply.

(a) The foreign (other state) bank, by itself or in concurrent transactions with other depository corporations (as defined in Section 4805.06), acquires the whole business unit of the California bank or, if the California bank has been closed or placed in conservatorship, all or substantially all of the insured deposits of the California bank.

(b) (1) If the California bank is a national bank, one of the following:

(A) The bank is in default or in danger of default, as defined in Section 3(x) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1813(x)).

(B) The purchase or merger is one with respect to which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation provides assistance under Section 13(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1823(c)).

(2) If the California bank is a state bank, one of the following:

(A) The commissioner has taken possession of the property and business of the bank pursuant to Section 592.

(B) The purchase or merger is one with respect to which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation provides assistance under Section 13(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1823(c)).

(C) The commissioner finds that one or more of the factors listed in Section 592 exists and that imposing the minimum age requirement of Section 3825 is not in the public interest.
Cal. HSC § 1451 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 1 / Section 1451
Section 1451
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the board shall not let the care, maintenance, or attendance of the indigent sick or dependent poor by contract to any person.

(b) The board may secure for the indigent sick, and other persons admissible to the county hospital, at an agreed rate, hospital service, or any portion thereof, from any public or private hospital, clinic, rest home, sanitarium, or other suitable facility, or from any corporation formed under Section 9201 of the Corporations Code or under Chapter 11A (commencing with Section 11491) of Part 2of Division 2 of the Insurance Code that operates in the state, in the following cases:

(1) Cases of unusual difficulty.

(2) Cases that require treatment, or hospital services, or the use of facilities not immediately available in the county hospital.

(3) Cases requiring emergency care or continued treatment after the emergency has ceased to exist.

(c) As used in this section, “hospital service” includes medical, surgical, radiological, laboratory, nursing service, convalescent care, and the furnishing of the necessary professional personnel, equipment, and facilities to manage the needs of patients on a continuing basis in accordance with accepted medical standards, with a staff of professional nursing personnel who are assigned and available under a clear and definite responsibility to the institution rendering the service for the provision of services to the patients, and any other care, service, or supplies that may be necessary for the treatment of the sick or injured.

(d) The county may also contract with licensed boarding homes for 24-hour care for dependent children under the age of 18 years when suitable facilities are not otherwise available in any institution or establishment maintained and operated by the county.

(e) The county may also contract for medical treatment of persons admissible to the county hospital with any licensed physician and surgeon, or a corporation operating under Section 9201 of the Corporations Code.

(f) The county may also contract for health care services when the board determines that the hospital services or any portion thereof rendered by the county hospital should be coordinated with those provided by any other source.
Cal. FAC § 20432 — California Code / Code fac / Division 10 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 20432
Section 20432
Status: in_force

Each inspector may enforce the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 484), Title 13, Part 1 of the Penal Code, with reference to theft of any animal or carcass, and is authorized, as a public officer, to arrest for any such offense. In the event of an arrest pursuant to this section, the provisions of Section 835a of the Penal Code shall apply as if the inspector were a peace officer.
Cal. BPC § 4873 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 11 / Article 3.5 / Section 4873
Section 4873
Status: in_force

The board shall charge each veterinarian and registered veterinary technician who is accepted to participate in the wellness program a wellness program registration fee and reasonable administrative fees.
Cal. RTC § 30186 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 13 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 30186
Section 30186
Status: in_force

On or before the 25th day of each month, the common carriers and authorized persons specified in Section 30104 shall file, using electronic media, with the department a report of the sales of cigarettes or tobacco products made by them on the facilities of the carriers in California in the preceding calendar month in that detail as the department may prescribe and in the form as prescribed by the department, submitting with the report the amount of the tax due under Section 30104. Reports shall be authenticated in a form or pursuant to methods as may be prescribed by the department.
Cal. VEH § 1658 — California Code / Code veh / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 1658
Section 1658
Status: in_force

The department may pay membership fees, join, and participate in affairs of associations having for their purpose the interchange of information relating to the registration of vehicles and the issuance of operators’ licenses, financial responsibility, and subjects relating to highway safety and to the powers and duties of the department.
Cal. INS § 11800.1 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 11800.1
Section 11800.1
Status: in_force

The board of directors may, with the approval of the State Treasurer, authorize the establishment of an account or fund in the State Treasury in the name of the State Compensation Insurance Fund, but such moneys deposited with the State Treasurer are not state moneys within the intent of Section 16305.2 of the Government Code.
Cal. FAC § 29585 — California Code / Code fac / Division 13 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 29585
Section 29585
Status: in_force

If comb honey is in crystallized form, a sample of the honey shall be liquefied and the honey graded on the liquid basis.
Cal. HSC § 443.12 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 1 / Part 1.85 / Section 443.12
Section 443.12
Status: in_force

(a) A provision in a contract, will, or other agreement executed on or after January 1, 2016, whether written or oral, to the extent the provision would affect whether a person may make, withdraw, or rescind a request for an aid-in-dying drug is not valid.

(b) An obligation owing under any contract executed on or after January 1, 2016, may not be conditioned or affected by a qualified individual making, withdrawing, or rescinding a request for an aid-in-dying drug.
Cal. HSC § 18091.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 18091.5
Section 18091.5
Status: in_force

The registration card for a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home shall contain all of the following:

(a)  The date issued.

(b)  The information required by Section 18085 in the application for registration.

(c)  The registration number assigned to the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home.

(d)  The date of expiration, where applicable.

(e)  Any other information as the department prescribes by regulation.

The department may modify the form, arrangement, and information appearing on the registration card and may provide for standardization and abbreviations whenever the efficiency of the department will be promoted thereby, except that general delivery or post office boxes shall not be permitted as the address of the registered owner unless there is no other address.
Cal. LAB § 2782 — California Code / Code lab / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 1.5 / Section 2782
Section 2782
Status: in_force

(a) Section 2775 and the holding in Dynamex do not apply to the relationship between a data aggregator and a research subject, and instead the holding in Borello shall apply, if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1) The research subject is free from control and direction with respect to the substance and content of the feedback.

(2) The nature of the feedback requested requires the research subject to exercise independent judgment and discretion.

(3) The research subject has the ability to reject feedback requests, without being penalized in any form by the data aggregator.

(b) As used in this section:

(1) “Data aggregator” is a business, research institution, or organization that requests and gathers feedback on user interface, products, services, people, concepts, ideas, offerings, or experiences from research subjects willing to provide it.

(2) “Research subject” is any person who willingly engages with a data aggregator in order to provide individualized feedback on user interface, products, services, people, concepts, ideas, offerings, or experiences, and does not engage solely for the purposes of completing individual tasks, except as the tasks relate to providing such feedback.