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Cal. HSC § 1374.192 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 5 / Section 1374.192
Section 1374.192
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a health care service plan, including a specialized health care service plan and a health care service plan that issues, sells, renews, or offers a contract covering dental services, shall reimburse its contracting health care providers for business expenses to prevent the spread of diseases causing public health emergencies declared on or after January 1, 2022. For purposes of this subdivision, “business expenses” means personal protective equipment, additional supplies, materials, and clinical staff time over and above those expenses usually included in an office visit or other nonfacility service or services if performed during a public health emergency, as defined by law, due to respiratory-transmitted infectious disease and pursuant to subdivision (b).

(b) A health care service plan shall reimburse a contracting health care provider pursuant to subdivision (a) for each individual patient encounter, limited to one encounter per day per enrollee for the duration of the public health emergency.

(c) A change to a contract between a health care service plan and a health care provider that delegates financial risk for testing, including related items and services, related to a public health emergency declared pursuant to Section 8558 of the Government Code is a material change to the parties’ contract. A health care service plan shall not delegate the financial risk to a contracted health care provider for the cost of enrollee services provided under this section unless the parties have negotiated and agreed upon a new contract provision pursuant to Section 1375.7.

(d) The department shall ensure a health care service plan provides timely reimbursement to its contracting health care providers pursuant to subdivision (a). The department may adopt guidance to implement this section. The guidance shall not be subject to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).

(e) For purposes of this section, “contracting health care provider” means a physician and surgeon, dentist, or doctor of podiatric medicine who is licensed by the state to deliver or furnish health care services, who owns or operates a practice, and who is contracted with the enrollee’s health care service plan. The term “contracting health care provider” only applies to a dentist if the enrollee is covered by a health care service plan contract or specialized health care service plan contract that includes dental benefits.

(f) This section does not apply to the state of emergency declared by the Governor on March 4, 2020, relating to the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

(g) This section shall not apply to a Medi-Cal managed care plan that contracts with the State Department of Health Care Services pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of, Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200) of, or Chapter 8.75 (commencing with Section 14591) of, Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
Cal. BPC § 3650 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 8.2 / Article 5 / Section 3650
Section 3650
Status: in_force

A naturopathic doctor may perform naturopathic childbirth attendance if they have completed additional training and have been granted a certificate of specialty practice by the board.
Cal. BPC § 11282 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 11282
Section 11282
Status: in_force

The commissioner may investigate the actions or qualifications of any person or persons holding or claiming to hold a public report under this chapter.
Cal. PRC § 42870 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 42870
Section 42870
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature:

(a) To reduce the landfill disposal and stockpiling of used whole tires by 25 percent within four years of full implementation of a statewide tire recycling program and to recycle and reclaim used tires and used tire components to the greatest extent possible in order to recover valuable natural resources.

(b) To eliminate illegal dumping and unnecessary stockpiling of used tires.
Cal. VEH § 16453 — California Code / Code veh / Division 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 16453
Section 16453
Status: in_force

Any motor vehicle liability policy may grant any lawful coverage in excess of or in addition to the coverage herein specified or contain any agreements, provisions or stipulations not in conflict with the provisions of this code and not otherwise contrary to law.
Cal. FGC § 8582 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 16 / Section 8582
Section 8582
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the intent of this article is not to permit or encourage the taking of marlin for commercial purposes.

(b) It shall be a misdemeanor for any person operating under a permit pursuant to this article to sell or possess for sale or personal use any marlin. In the event a marlin is taken incidentally in a drift gill net, the permittee shall notify the department immediately that the fish is on the boat. No marlin may be removed from the boat except for delivery to the department.
Cal. WAT § 10635 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.6 / Chapter 3 / Article 2.5 / Section 10635
Section 10635
Status: in_force

(a) Every urban water supplier shall include, as part of its urban water management plan, an assessment of the reliability of its water service to its customers during normal, dry, and multiple dry water years. This water supply and demand assessment shall compare the total water supply sources available to the water supplier with the long-term total projected water use over the next 20 years, in five-year increments, for a normal water year, a single dry water year, and a drought lasting five consecutive water years. The water service reliability assessment shall be based upon the information compiled pursuant to Section 10631, including available data from state, regional, or local agency population projections within the service area of the urban water supplier.

(b) Every urban water supplier shall include, as part of its urban water management plan, a drought risk assessment for its water service to its customers as part of information considered in developing the demand management measures and water supply projects and programs to be included in the urban water management plan. The urban water supplier may conduct an interim update or updates to this drought risk assessment within the five-year cycle of its urban water management plan update. The drought risk assessment shall include each of the following:

(1) A description of the data, methodology, and basis for one or more supply shortage conditions that are necessary to conduct a drought risk assessment for a drought period that lasts five consecutive water years, starting from the year following when the assessment is conducted.

(2) A determination of the reliability of each source of supply under a variety of water shortage conditions. This may include a determination that a particular source of water supply is fully reliable under most, if not all, conditions.

(3) A comparison of the total water supply sources available to the water supplier with the total projected water use for the drought period.

(4) Considerations of the historical drought hydrology, plausible changes on projected supplies and demands under climate change conditions, anticipated regulatory changes, and other locally applicable criteria.

(c) The urban water supplier shall provide that portion of its urban water management plan prepared pursuant to this article to any city or county within which it provides water supplies no later than 60 days after the submission of its urban water management plan.

(d) Nothing in this article is intended to create a right or entitlement to water service or any specific level of water service.

(e) Nothing in this article is intended to change existing law concerning an urban water supplier’s obligation to provide water service to its existing customers or to any potential future customers.
Cal. BPC § 8621 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 14 / Article 7 / Section 8621
Section 8621
Status: in_force

A complaint of any person against a nonlicensee, licensee, or registered company shall be filed with the board no later than two years after the act or omission alleged as the ground for disciplinary action or, in a matter involving fraud, gross negligence, or misrepresentation, no later than four years after commission of the act or omission. The board shall file any accusation no later than 18 months after the complaint has been filed with the board, except that with respect to a violation of Section 8637, the accusation may be filed no later than two years after the discovery by the board of the alleged facts constituting the fraud or misrepresentation prohibited by the section.
Cal. INS § 10509.9 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 8 / Section 10509.9
Section 10509.9
Status: in_force

(a) Any agent or other person or entity engaged in the business of insurance, other than an insurer, who violates this article is liable for an administrative penalty of no less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the first violation.

(b) Any agent or other person or entity engaged in the business of insurance, other than an insurer, who engages in practices prohibited by this chapter a second or subsequent time or who commits a knowing violation of this article, is liable for an administrative penalty of no less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) and no more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each violation.

(c) Any insurer who violates this article is liable for an administrative penalty of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the first violation.

(d) Any insurer who violates this article with a frequency as to indicate a general business practice or commits a knowing violation of this article, is liable for an administrative penalty of no less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) and no more than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for each violation.

(e) After a hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400) and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the commissioner may suspend or revoke the license of any person or entity that violates this article.

(f) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect any other authority provided by law to the commissioner.
Cal. VEH § 12802.5 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 12802.5
Section 12802.5
Status: in_force

Before issuing a driver’s license or permit to any person under 21 years of age, both of the following shall occur:

(a) The department shall inform the applicant of the following:

(1) It is unlawful to drive with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.01 percent or greater, as measured by a preliminary alcohol screening test or other chemical test.

(2) The penalty for so driving is a one-year suspension of the driving privilege.

(3) A refusal to take, or a failure to complete, a preliminary alcohol screening test or other chemical test for the purpose of determining the level of alcohol pursuant to Section 13388 shall result in a one-year suspension of the driving privilege.

(4) The fee for reissuance of a driver’s license after suspension for a violation of Section 23136 is one hundred dollars ($100). This fee is in addition to any other fees that may be imposed by the department in connection with reissuance of a driver’s license.

(b) The applicant shall sign a statement that acknowledges that he or she has been notified of the information specified in subdivision (a).
Cal. FIN § 90000 — California Code / Code fin / Division 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 90000
Section 90000
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1) California consumers are vulnerable to abuse if the state lacks a dedicated financial services regulator with broad authority over providers of financial products and services. The lack of such a regulator has left consumers vulnerable to abuse and forced California businesses to compete with unscrupulous providers. The financial victimization of economically vulnerable consumers, including individuals who lack a safety net, not only harms the individual but also has a broader social and economic cost on all of California, and could lead to increased caseloads for social safety net programs. These problems become even more acute in times of crisis, including the global Covid-19 pandemic and economic fallout. Consequently, where feasible, the Legislature should enact statutory measures to protect California residents from financial abuses in the marketplace for financial products and services.

(2) Robust consumer protections enable wealth building and promote a vibrant economy. They are especially important among various populations, including, but not limited to, military service members, seniors, students, and new Californians. Unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices in the provision of financial products and services undermine the public confidence that is essential to the continued functioning of the financial system and sound extensions of credit to consumers.

(3) Technological innovation offers great promise to the more effective and efficient provision of consumer financial products and services to the population of California and also poses risks to consumers and challenges to law enforcement in addressing those risks.

(4) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact the California Consumer Financial Protection Law to strengthen consumer protections by expanding the ability of the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation to improve accountability and transparency in the California financial system, provide consumer financial education, and protect consumers from abusive financial practices, while prioritizing the prevention of unethical businesses from harming the most vulnerable populations including military service members, seniors, students, low- and moderate-income individuals, and new Californians.

(b) The purpose of the California Consumer Financial Protection Law shall be to promote consumer welfare, fair competition, and wealth creation in this state by doing all of the following:

(1) Promoting nondiscriminatory access to responsible, affordable credit on terms that reasonably reflect consumers’ ability to repay.

(2) Promoting nondiscriminatory access to consumer financial products and services that are understandable and not unfair, deceptive, or abusive.

(3) Protecting consumers from discrimination and unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts and practices in connection with financial practices and services.

(4) Promoting nondiscriminatory consumer-protective innovation in consumer financial products and services.
Cal. LAB § 6508 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 6508
Section 6508
Status: in_force

No permit shall be required of the State of California, a city, city and county, county, district, or public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission.
Cal. BPC § 35 — California Code / Code bpc / Appendix GENERAL PROVISIONS / Section 35
Section 35
Status: in_force

35.

It is the policy of this state that, consistent with the provision of high-quality services, persons with skills, knowledge, and experience obtained in the armed services of the United States should be permitted to apply this learning and contribute to the employment needs of the state at the maximum level of responsibility and skill for which they are qualified. To this end, rules and regulations of boards provided for in this code shall provide for methods of evaluating education, training, and experience obtained in the armed services, if applicable to the requirements of the business, occupation, or profession regulated. These rules and regulations shall also specify how this education, training, and experience may be used to meet the licensure requirements for the
				  particular business, occupation, or profession regulated. Each board shall consult with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Military Department before adopting these rules and regulations. Each board shall perform the duties required by this section within existing budgetary resources of the agency within which the board operates.
Cal. ELEC § 341 — California Code / Code elec / Division 0.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 341
Section 341
Status: in_force

“Primary election” includes all primary nominating elections provided for by this code.
Cal. WAT § 13494 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 6.7 / Section 13494
Section 13494
Status: in_force

Upon motion and sufficient showing by any party, the court or board, as appropriate, shall join to the action a person who may be liable for costs or expenditures of the type recoverable under this chapter.
Cal. VEH § 22507.9 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 9 / Section 22507.9
Section 22507.9
Status: in_force

Local authorities may establish a special enforcement unit for the sole purpose of providing adequate enforcement of Section 22507.8 and local ordinances and resolutions adopted pursuant to Section 22511.7.

Local authorities may establish recruitment and employment guidelines that encourage and enable employment of qualified disabled persons in these special enforcement units.

Members of the special enforcement unit may issue notices of parking violation for violations of Section 22507.8 and local ordinances adopted pursuant to Section 22511.7. Members of the special enforcement unit shall not be peace officers and shall not make arrests in the course of their official duties, but shall wear distinctive uniforms and badges while on duty. A two-way radio unit, which may utilize police frequencies or citizens’ band, may be issued by the local authority to each member of the special enforcement unit for use while on duty.

The local authority may pay the cost of uniforms and badges for the special enforcement unit, and may provide daily cleaning of the uniforms. Additionally, the local authority may provide motorized wheelchairs for use by members of the special unit while on duty, including batteries and necessary recharging thereof. Any motorized wheelchair used by a member of the special enforcement unit while on duty shall be equipped with a single headlamp in the front and a single stoplamp in the rear.

Members of the special enforcement unit may be paid an hourly wage without the compensatory benefits provided other permanent and temporary employees, but shall be entitled to applicable workers’ compensation benefits as provided by law. Insurance provided by the local authority for disability or liability of a member of the special enforcement unit shall be the same as for other employees performing similar duties.

Nothing in this section precludes a local authority from using regular full-time employees to enforce this chapter and ordinances adopted pursuant thereto.

This section applies to all counties and cities, including every charter city and city and county.
Cal. HNC § 508.5 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 508.5
Section 508.5
Status: in_force

All forms required pursuant to this article shall be prescribed by the department. Language used in the notices and declarations shall be simple and nontechnical.
Cal. UIC § 126 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 126
Section 126
Status: in_force

“Appeals Board” means the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board.
Cal. FAC § 17066 — California Code / Code fac / Division 9 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 17066
Section 17066
Status: in_force

If the estimated value of the animal is less than two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225) and a notice is posted for five days on a bulletin board in each office of the Bureau of Livestock Identification, the director may cause the sale of the animal at a public sale and hold the proceeds as provided in Article 4 (commencing with Section 17091) of this chapter.
Cal. WAT § 12692 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 12692
Section 12692
Status: in_force

Consent is hereby given to the acquisition of lands by the United States for the purposes within the scope of Section 13 of the act of Congress approved December 22, 1944 (Public, Numbered 534, Seventy-eighth Congress, Second Session), in connection with the programs adopted and authorized in Sections 12688 and 12690. There shall be paid annually by the United States to the county in which any land acquired may lie, a sum equal to 1 percent of the purchase price paid for the lands, or, if not acquired by purchase, 1 percent of their valuation at the time of their acquisition.
Cal. BPC § 2564.79 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.5 / Article 2.5 / Section 2564.79
Section 2564.79
Status: in_force

The amount of fees prescribed in connection with the registration of nonresident ophthalmic lens dispensers is that established by the following schedule:

(a) The application and registration fee for a nonresident ophthalmic lens dispenser shall be a minimum of five hundred dollars ($500) and shall not exceed six hundred dollars ($600).

(b) The biennial renewal fee shall be a minimum of three hundred dollars ($300) and shall not exceed four hundred dollars ($400).

(c) The delinquency fee shall be a minimum of fifty dollars ($50) and shall not exceed seventy-five dollars ($75).

(d) The fee for replacement of a lost, stolen, or destroyed registration shall be twenty-five dollars ($25).

(e) The California State Board of Optometry may periodically revise and fix by regulation the fees specified in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c), and these revised fees shall not exceed the reasonable regulatory cost.

(f) The fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Optometry Fund, and shall be available, upon appropriation, to the California State Board of Optometry for the purposes of this chapter.
Cal. HSC § 79650 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 45 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 79650
Section 79650
Status: in_force

(a) A cost incurred by the department or regional board in carrying out or overseeing a response or a corrective action under this part or Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 20 shall be recoverable pursuant to state or federal law by the Attorney General, upon the request of the department or regional board, from the liable person.

(b) The amount of response or corrective action costs incurred by the department or regional board shall be recoverable at the discretion of the department or regional board, either in a separate action or by way of intervention as of right in an action for contribution or indemnity.

(c) The amount of any response or corrective action costs that may be recovered pursuant to this section shall include interest on any amount paid.

(d) A person who is liable for response or corrective action costs incurred at a site shall have the liability reduced by any reimbursements that were paid by that person for that site pursuant to Section 79105.

(e) Nothing in this section deprives a party of any defense that the party may have.

(f) Moneys recovered by the Attorney General pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the state account.
Cal. HSC § 101845.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 101 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 101845.1
Section 101845.1
Status: in_force

The hospital authority shall be subject to state and federal taxation laws that are applicable to counties generally.