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Cal. HSC § 123495 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 123495
Section 123495
Status: in_force

(a)  The department shall seek any federal waiver or waivers that may be necessary to maximize funds from the federal government including, but not limited to, funds provided under Title 19 of the Social Security Act to provide funds for a full range of preventive perinatal services.

(b)  The department shall, in preparing its budget for submission each year, coordinate all funding sources intended primarily for perinatal care made available through the Budget Act to maximize the delivery of perinatal care services and to avoid duplication of programs and funding.

(c)  The department shall develop and implement a uniform sliding fee schedule for women provided perinatal care through the perinatal services program. The fee schedule shall be based on family size and income, but in no case shall the fee exceed the actual cost of the services provided. The department shall not implement any schedule developed pursuant to this section sooner than 30 days after the department has provided the chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairperson of the fiscal committee of each house with the developed schedule.

All free clinics, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1204 shall be exempt from this subdivision.

All organizations funded under the Public Health Service Act, Sections 254b and 254c of Title 42 of the United States Code, shall be permitted to utilize those sliding fee scales mandated by federal law or regulation in lieu of the sliding fee scale adopted by the department.
Cal. BPC § 2878.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 3 / Section 2878.1
Section 2878.1
Status: in_force

(a) If a licensed vocational nurse has knowledge that another person has committed any act prohibited by Section 2878, the licensed vocational nurse shall report this information to the board in writing and shall cooperate with the board in furnishing information or assistance as may be required.

(b) Any employer of a licensed vocational nurse shall report to the board the suspension or termination for cause, or resignation for cause, of any licensed vocational nurse in its employ. In the case of licensed vocational nurses employed by the state, the report shall not be made until after the conclusion of the review process specified in Section 52.6 of Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations and Skelly v. State Personnel Bd. (1975) 15 Cal.3d 194. This required reporting shall not constitute a waiver of confidentiality of medical records. The information reported or disclosed shall be kept confidential except as provided in subdivision (d) and shall not be subject to discovery in civil cases.

(c) An employment agency or nursing registry shall report to the board the rejection from assignment of a licensed vocational nurse by a health facility or home health care provider due to acts that would be cause for suspension or termination as described in subdivision (d).

(d) For purposes of this section, “suspension, termination, or resignation for cause” or “rejection from assignment” are defined as suspension, termination, or resignation from employment, or rejection from assignment, for any of the following reasons:

(1) Use of controlled substances or alcohol to the extent that it impairs the licensee’s ability to safely practice vocational nursing.

(2) Unlawful sale of a controlled substance or other prescription items.

(3) Patient or client abuse, neglect, physical harm, or sexual contact with a patient or client.

(4) Falsification of medical records.

(5) Gross negligence or incompetence.

(6) Theft from patients or clients, other employees, or the employer.

(e) Failure of an employer to make a report required by this section is punishable by an administrative fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation.

(f) Pursuant to Section 43.8 of the Civil Code, no person shall incur any civil penalty as a result of making any report required by this chapter.

(g) The board shall implement this section contingent upon the necessary funding in the annual Budget Act.

(h) For purposes of this section, “employer” includes employment agencies and nursing registries.
Cal. INS § 12693.765 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 6.2 / Chapter 9 / Section 12693.765
Section 12693.765
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to subdivision (b), a child described in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 12693.70 shall be deemed eligible to participate in the program at birth.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subdivision (a) and clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 12693.70 may only be implemented to the extent that funds are appropriated for that purpose in the annual Budget Act or other statute.
Cal. VEH § 9254 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 9254
Section 9254
Status: in_force

A service fee of fifteen dollars ($15) shall be paid to the department for a certificate of ownership issued without registration of the vehicle.
Cal. WIC § 10559 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 10559
Section 10559
Status: in_force

(a) There are in the department a division or office devoted to carrying out the provisions of this division pertaining to the services to the blind and another division or office devoted to carrying out the public social services to deaf and hard-of-hearing persons. The divisions or offices shall each be headed by a chief, one who is a trained social worker experienced in work for the blind, the other a trained social worker or counselor experienced in work for the deaf and hard of hearing or a person experienced in administering a deaf or hard-of-hearing services program. The duties of the division for the blind and its chief shall be confined to carrying out the provisions of this division pertaining to services to the blind. The duties of the division or office for the deaf and hard of hearing shall be confined to carrying out the provision of public social services to the deaf and hard of hearing. Blindness, deafness, or being hard of hearing shall not be grounds to disqualify a person from holding the position of chief of the office or division. The divisions or offices shall not be made a part of any other division, office, or subdivision of the department. The chiefs of the divisions or offices shall be directly responsible to the director.

(b) The director through the divisions or offices may provide consultative services to county personnel administering services to the blind, deaf, or hard of hearing which shall include, but not be limited to, information concerning the various aspects of blindness, deafness, and being hard of hearing and its problems and implications, the rehabilitative potential of the blind, deaf, and hard of hearing, public and private services available, employment opportunities for blind, deaf, and hard-of-hearing persons, and concepts in counseling blind, deaf, and hard-of-hearing persons.
Cal. PROB § 2464 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 2464
Section 2464
Status: in_force

(a) If it is to the advantage of the estate to accept a deed to property which is subject to a mortgage or deed of trust in lieu of foreclosure of the mortgage or sale under the deed of trust, the guardian or conservator may, after authorization by order of the court and upon such terms and conditions as may be imposed by the court, accept a deed conveying the property to the ward or conservatee.

(b) To obtain an order under this section, the guardian or conservator shall file a petition showing the advantage to the estate of accepting the deed. Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given for the period and in the manner provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1460) of Part 1.

(c) The court shall make an order under this section only if the advantage to the estate of accepting the deed is shown by clear and convincing evidence.
Cal. WAT § 11220 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 11220
Section 11220
Status: in_force

The unit designated as the San Joaquin Pumping System consists of a channel or canal with all necessary dams, pumping plants, conduits, and other works which the department determines to be necessary to convey a supply of water for irrigation and other beneficial uses from the lower Sacramento River into the San Joaquin Delta, and also adequate to convey and transport not less than 3,000 cubic feet of water per second from a point on the lower San Joaquin River southerly to the mouth of Fresno Slough.
Cal. BPC § 4999.86 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 16 / Article 5 / Section 4999.86
Section 4999.86
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or by both that fine and imprisonment.
Cal. LAB § 4201 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 4201
Section 4201
Status: in_force

It is the intent of this chapter to apply to all enrollees in economic opportunity programs, including, but not limited to, work training or work study authorized by or financed in whole or in part through provisions of Public Law 88-452 (Economic Opportunity Act of 1964).
Cal. BPC § 7503.9 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11 / Article 4 / Section 7503.9
Section 7503.9
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in this section, a repossession agency license issued under this chapter is not assignable.

(b) A repossession agency may apply to the chief for consent and, upon receipt of the consent and payment of the processing fee authorized by Section 7511, may assign a license to another business entity as long as the direct and indirect owners of the assignor own all of the assignee immediately after the assignment.
Cal. HSC § 6830 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 6830
Section 6830
Status: in_force

There may be annexed to a district any of the following territory which is in the same county as the district or which is within another county but in the natural watershed area of the district:

(a)  Any territory contiguous to the district.

(b)  Any territory any point of which touches any point of the district.

(c)  Any territory separated from the district by a “separating barrier,” which term includes a street, road, highway, railway line, railway crossing, railway right-of-way, watercourse, lagoon, or other natural barrier.

(d)  Any territory not contiguous to the district that will, in the opinion of the district board, be benefited by inclusion in the district.

Any territory specified in this section may consist of one or more separate parcels of land, but it is not necessary that all parcels shall constitute in the aggregate one tract of land.
Cal. LAB § 6398.5 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 4 / Section 6398.5
Section 6398.5
Status: in_force

An employer that is required to maintain safety data sheets and ensure that those safety data sheets are readily accessible in accordance with this chapter and Section 5194 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations shall, in the same manner and to the same persons, make readily available the printable information described in subdivision (c) of Section 108954.5 of the Health and Safety Code for designated products, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 108952 of the Health and Safety Code, in the workplace.
Cal. HSC § 114335 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 11 / Section 114335
Section 114335
Status: in_force

(a) Temporary food facilities that operate at a swap meet are limited to only prepackaged nonpotentially hazardous food and whole uncut produce, and shall meet the applicable requirements in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 113700) to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 114250), inclusive, and Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 114380), unless specifically exempted from any of these provisions.

(b) Temporary food facilities that operate at a community event shall meet the applicable requirements in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 113700) to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 114250), inclusive, and Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 114380), unless specifically exempted from any of these provisions.

(c) Food facility requirements shall be determined by the enforcement agency based on the food service activity to be conducted, the type of food that is to be prepared or served, the length of the event, and the extent of food preparation that is to be conducted at a community event within a temporary food facility.

(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the enforcement agency may allow temporary food facilities at a swap meet, depending on the food service activity to be conducted, the type of food that is to be prepared or served, the duration of the swap meet, and the extent of food preparation that is to be conducted at the swap meet.
Cal. VEH § 9104.5 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 9104.5
Section 9104.5
Status: in_force

The fees specified in this code, except fees for registration under Section 9250, need not be paid for any vehicle of a type subject to registration under this code if the vehicle is owned by a federally recognized Indian tribe and the vehicle is used exclusively within the boundaries of lands under the jurisdiction of that Indian tribe, including the incidental use of that vehicle on highways within those boundaries.
Cal. FGC § 5060 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 5 / Chapter 3 / Section 5060
Section 5060
Status: in_force

“Native reptiles” as used in this chapter means snakes, lizards, turtles, or any other members of the class reptilia native to California.
Cal. HSC § 1511 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 1511
Section 1511
Status: in_force

The state department may contract for state, county, or other public agencies to assume specified licensing, approval, or consultation responsibilities. In exercising the authority so delegated, such agencies shall conform to the requirements of this chapter and to the rules, regulations, and standards of the state department. The state department shall reimburse agencies for services performed pursuant to this section, and such payments shall not exceed actual cost.

If any grants-in-aid are made by the federal government for the support of any inspection or consultation service approved by the state department, the amount of the federal grant shall first be applied to defer the cost of the service before state reimbursement is made.
Cal. BPC § 4023 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 4023
Section 4023
Status: in_force

“Device” means any instrument, apparatus, machine, implant, in vitro reagent, or contrivance, including its components, parts, products, or the byproducts of a device, and accessories that are used or intended for either of the following:

(a) Use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in a human or any other animal.

(b) To affect the structure or any function of the body of a human or any other animal.

For purposes of this chapter, “device” does not include contact lenses, or any prosthetic or orthopedic device that does not require a prescription.
Cal. WAT § 8887 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 6 / Section 8887
Section 8887
Status: in_force

Payment for the land purchased pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be made in lawful money of the United States.
Cal. HSC § 6120 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 11 / Section 6120
Section 6120
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this section govern the construction of this chapter.

(a)  “Community facility” means a public or mutual water system, or publicly operated waste water system.

(b)  “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.

(c)  “Eligible grantee” means a local governmental entity or a private nonprofit organization which has demonstrated capacity to provide technical assistance on all subjects specified in subdivision (g).

(d)  “Low-income community” means a community in which the median income of the persons in the community, area, or city is less than 70 percent of the median income in the state.

(e)  “Rural community” means any community, area, or city with less than 5,000 population.

(f)  “Seed money” means funds granted by the department pursuant to the provisions of this chapter for project organization and development, test wells, preliminary engineering, professional fees, and other costs which are necessary to get a project approved for financing from local, state, or federal sources.

(g)  “Technical assistance” means assistance and advice on all of the following subjects:

(1)  Organization, including formation, financing, and operation, of public and private nonprofit service entities.

(2)  Community responsibilities, including the conduct of meetings, maintenance of minutes of meetings, preparation and analysis of budgets, keeping of fiscal records, and supervision of staff.

(3)  Operation and maintenance, including schedules and techniques pertaining to all parts of a facility, and maintenance control systems and maintenance recordkeeping to assure adequate maintenance, including schedules and techniques pertaining to all parts of a facility, and maintenance control systems and maintenance recordkeeping to assure adequate maintenance is performed on a facility.

(4)  Project development, including, but not limited to:

(A)  The preparation of plans for needed expansion, creation of services, and schedules for expected major repairs or replacement needs.

(B)  Negotiation of contracts for professional services.

(C)  An examination of various funding alternatives, and packaging applications for assistance.

(D)  Review of engineering plans and specifications for development projects.

(E)  Compliance with appropriate regulations relative to funding agencies.

(5)  Financial assistance available from the department in seed money grants pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. SHC § 26062 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 26062
Section 26062
Status: in_force

At least 15 days prior to the election, the board of supervisors shall select one or more polling places within the proposed district, and make all suitable arrangements for the holding of the election. It shall select and appoint from among the qualified electors of the proposed district one inspector and two judges of election in each polling place, who shall constitute the officers of the election and the election board. If no officers are so appointed or if any officer appointed does not attend at the opening of the polls on the morning of the election, the electors present may appoint substitutes to fill the election board.
Cal. INS § 10753.05.2 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 8.01 / Article 2 / Section 10753.05.2
Section 10753.05.2
Status: in_force

(a) For contracts expiring after July 1, 1994, 60 days prior to July 1, 1994, an association that meets the definition of guaranteed association, as set forth in Section 10753, except for the requirement that 1,000 persons be covered, shall be entitled to purchase small employer health coverage as if the association were a guaranteed association, except that the coverage shall be guaranteed only for those members of an association, as defined in Section 10753, (1) who were receiving coverage or had successfully applied for coverage through the association as of June 30, 1993, (2) who were receiving coverage through the association as of December 31, 1992, and whose coverage lapsed at any time thereafter because the employment through which coverage was received ended or an employer’s contribution to health coverage ended, or (3) who were covered at any time between June 30, 1993, and July 1, 1994, under a contract that was in force on June 30, 1993.

(b) An association obtaining health coverage for its members pursuant to this section shall otherwise be afforded all the rights of a guaranteed association under this chapter including, but not limited to, guaranteed renewability of coverage.
Cal. FAC § 77550 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 18 / Article 3 / Section 77550
Section 77550
Status: in_force

The commission shall be and is hereby declared to be a corporate body. It may sue and be sued, enter into contracts, adopt a seal, and have and possess all of the powers of a corporation. Copies of its proceedings, records, and acts when authenticated, shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of all statements therein.
Cal. WAT § 21400 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 21400
Section 21400
Status: in_force

The office of each district shall be established and kept at a fixed place, determined by its board, which place need not be within the district.
Cal. PROB § 4465 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4.5 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 4465
Section 4465
Status: in_force

A statutory form power of attorney under this part does not empower the agent to take any of the actions specified in Section 4264 unless the statutory form power of attorney expressly grants that authority to the attorney-in-fact.
Cal. PRC § 42924.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 18.5 / Section 42924.5
Section 42924.5
Status: in_force

(a) On or before July 1, 2017, the department shall develop guidance for collecting and recycling recyclable materials in office buildings of state agencies and large state facilities.

(b) For purposes of this section, “recyclable materials” shall include, but are not limited to, paper, plastic, metal, and organic waste.

(c) On and after July 1, 2018, a state agency and large state facility, for each office building of the state agency or large state facility, shall provide adequate receptacles, signage, education, and staffing, and arrange for recycling services consistent with Sections 42649.2 and 42649.81.

(d) At least once per year, a state agency and large state facility shall review the adequacy and condition of receptacles for recyclable material and of associated signage, education, and staffing.

(e) For purposes of this section, “state agency” and “large state facility” do not include buildings or facilities of community college districts or their campuses.
Cal. VEH § 9269 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 9269
Section 9269
Status: in_force

A licensed automobile dismantler who acquires, for the purpose of dismantling, a vehicle of a type subject to registration under this code, and who complies with Section 11520, is not required to pay fees or penalties that would otherwise be required if that vehicle were to be currently registered.
Cal. WAT § 8522.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 8522.5
Section 8522.5
Status: in_force

“Project levee” has the same meaning as that set forth in subdivision (g) of Section 5096.805 of the Public Resources Code.