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Cal. HSC § 131205 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 112 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 131205
Section 131205
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department shall submit all of its regulations on matters related to statutory responsibilities delegated to or enforced by local health departments, except emergency regulations, to the California Conference of Local Health Officers for review and comment prior to adoption. If the department deems it appropriate to implement the proposed regulations or parts thereof, contrary to the recommendations of the conference, the department shall make a public finding summarizing the reasons for acting contrary to these recommendations.
Cal. FAC § 73306 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 11 / Article 7 / Section 73306
Section 73306
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed.

If any section, clause, or part of this chapter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid as applied to any person or as applied under certain circumstances, that decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this chapter or the application of this chapter to any other persons or under any other circumstance.
Cal. HSC § 43704 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 43704
Section 43704
Status: in_force

Any person who violates Section 2485 of Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations is subject to a minimum civil penalty of three hundred dollars ($300).
Cal. WIC § 14170.12 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 5.3 / Section 14170.12
Section 14170.12
Status: in_force

Effective January 1, 2012, and notwithstanding Section 19130 of the Government Code, the State Department of Health Care Services may enter into contracts with one or more eligible Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) pursuant to Section 1396a(a)(42)(B) of Title 42 of the United States Code.
Cal. WIC § 14079 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2.5 / Section 14079
Section 14079
Status: in_force

(a) The director shall periodically review the reimbursement levels for physician and dental services in the Medi-Cal fee-for-service delivery system, and shall periodically revise the rates of reimbursement to physicians and dentists to the extent the director deems necessary to comply with applicable federal Medicaid program requirements, including provisions on reasonable access to physician and dental services for Medi-Cal beneficiaries.

(b) To the extent consistent with the department’s federally approved access monitoring plan, or any successor methodology for monitoring reasonable access to Medi-Cal covered services, as described in Section 1396a(a)(30)(A) of Title 42 of the United States Code, this periodic review, as it relates to rates for physician services, shall take into account at least the following factors:

(1) Annual cost increases for physicians as reflected by the Consumer Price Index.

(2) Physician reimbursement levels under the Medicare Program.

(3) Prevailing customary physician charges within the state and in various geographical areas.

(4) Characteristics of the current population of Medi-Cal beneficiaries and the medical services needed.
Cal. HNC § 71.4 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 71.4
Section 71.4
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The division, subject to the approval of the Legislature in accordance with Section 85.2, may make loans to qualified cities, counties, or districts having power to acquire, construct, and operate small craft harbors, for the design, planning, acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, or operation of small craft harbors and facilities in connection with the harbors, and connecting waterways, if the division finds that the project is feasible.

(2) The minimum annual rate of interest charged by the division for a loan shall be set annually by the division and shall be based on the Pooled Money Investment Account interest rate.

(b) The division shall establish, by rules and regulations, policies and standards to be followed in making loans pursuant to this section so as to further the proper development and maintenance of a statewide system of small craft harbors and connecting waterways. To the greatest extent possible, the division shall adhere to customary commercial practices to ensure that loans made pursuant to this section are adequately secured and that the loans are repaid consistent with the terms of the loan agreement. Any rules and regulations shall include policies and standards for restrooms, vessel pumpout facilities, oil recycling facilities, and receptacles for the purpose of separating, reusing, or recycling all solid waste materials.

(c) The division shall develop weighing and ranking criteria to qualify and prioritize the public loans.

(d) A loan under this section shall be repaid as provided in Section 70.

(e) Rates to be charged for the use of the boating facilities shall be established by the city, county, or district, subject to the approval of the division, in every loan contract. The division shall concern itself with the rates charged only as prescribed in Section 71.8. The rates set shall be based on a monthly berthing charge, and the division shall monitor these rates to ensure that the berthing charges are sufficient to ensure timely and complete repayment of the loan.

(f) The division may restate an existing loan under this article, upon written request by the borrower.
Cal. HSC § 112815 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 6 / Chapter 8 / Article 5 / Section 112815
Section 112815
Status: in_force

Any person who packs any food product that has been quarantined by the department shall pay the department all reasonable costs of any laboratory examination, determined by the Cannery Inspection Board, subject to the approval of the department, to be necessary to ascertain that the seized product was packed in violation of this chapter.
Cal. WIC § 13600 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 5.8 / Section 13600
Section 13600
Status: in_force

(a) The State Department of Social Services may provide state supplemental grants to meet disaster-related necessary expenses or serious needs of individuals and households adversely affected by any disaster declared by the President of the United States in those cases where individuals and households are unable to meet those expenses or needs through assistance under Section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (P.L. 93-288, as amended by P.L. 106-390 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 5174)), or from other sources.

(b) Grants shall only be made to individuals and households determined to be eligible for the federal assistance to individuals and households program under Section 5174 of Title 42 of the United States Code and who still have unmet serious needs and have suffered losses reimbursable under that program in excess of the maximum federal grant amount.

(c) The State Department of Social Services may make a grant to those individuals and households equal to the difference between the federal grant awarded and federally eligible appraised loss, not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per individual or household.

(d) Application procedures established for the administration of this chapter shall conform to the procedures required in the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (P.L. 93-288, as amended by P.L. 106-390). The State Department of Social Services shall ensure that applicants for relief under this chapter have exhausted all other available means of seeking relief for disaster damage prior to receiving any grants pursuant to this chapter.

(e) Application procedures utilized in the administration of this chapter shall be subject to the following criteria:

(1) All applications, forms, and other written materials presented to persons seeking assistance shall be available in English and in the same language as that used by the major non-English-speaking group within the disaster area.

(2) Bilingual staff who reflect the demographics of the disaster area shall be available to applicants.
Cal. RTC § 20811 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.6 / Chapter 2 / Section 20811
Section 20811
Status: in_force

(a) A claimant shall use the application form of a county to initiate participation in the program pursuant to Section 20810.

(b) Upon a participating county’s receipt of a claim for property tax deferment under the program, submitted within the filing period specified in Section 20812, the county treasurer or county tax collector shall review the claimant’s application for program eligibility, consistent with the requirements specified in Section 20802.

(c) If the claimant is eligible to participate in the program, and if there are sufficient funds within the county’s Property Tax Deferral Fund, established pursuant to Section 20822, to defer property taxes on the claimant’s residential dwelling for that fiscal year, the county treasurer or county tax collector, may do all of the following:

(1) Defer the property taxes due on the claimant’s residential dwelling and owing for that fiscal year.

(2) Issue a subvention payment, equivalent to the amount of the deferred property taxes, from the county’s Property Tax Deferral Fund to the county to be processed in the same manner as all other property tax payments.

(3) Direct the county auditor to apportion that subvention payment in the same manner as if the property taxes had been paid.

(4) Provide a letter or other written confirmation to the claimant, noting the relevant fiscal year of participation, for use as written confirmation of program participation.

(d) If the claimant’s property taxes are deferred under the program, the participating county shall not charge the claimant any penalties, or undertake any collections actions with respect to taxes deferred under this chapter.

(e) (1) The amount of property taxes deferred, plus any interest accrued thereon, shall be secured by a judgment lien, against the claimant’s residential dwelling for which the property taxes are deferred.

(2) In the case of a residential dwelling that is part of a larger parcel taxed as a unit, including, but not limited to, a duplex, farm, or multidwelling or multipurpose building, the lien shall be against the entire tax parcel.

(f) The lien shall be evidenced by a notice of lien for deferred property taxes executed by the county, and shall secure all sums deferred and owing under this chapter, including amounts deferred subsequent to the initial deferment. The notice of lien shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) The names of all record owners of the real property for which the county has deferred property taxes under the program.

(2) A description of the real property for which property taxes have been deferred.

(g) The county recorder shall index the lien according to the names of each record owner and the county.
Cal. PCC § 22151 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 22151
Section 22151
Status: in_force

In bids in which the local government has reserved the right to make multiple awards, the recycled product preference cost shall be applied, to the extent possible, so as to maximize the dollar participation of firms offering recycled products in the contract award.
Cal. INS § 11751.1 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 11751.1
Section 11751.1
Status: in_force

To obtain and retain a license, a rating organization shall provide satisfactory evidence to the commissioner that it shall do all of the following:

(a) Permit any insurer to become a member at a reasonable cost and without discrimination, or to withdraw therefrom.

(b) Neither have nor adopt any rule or exact any agreement, the effect of which would be to require any member as a condition of membership to adhere to any rates.

(c) Neither adopt any rule nor exact any agreement, the effect of which would be to prohibit or regulate the payment of dividends, savings, or unabsorbed premium deposits allowed or returned by insurers to their policyholders or members.

(d) Neither practice nor sanction any plan or act of boycott, coercion, or intimidation.

(e) Neither enter into nor sanction any contract or act by which any person is restrained from lawfully engaging in the insurance business.

(f) Notify the commissioner promptly of every change in its constitution or articles of incorporation, agreement of association, or in its bylaws, rules and regulations governing the conduct of its business; its list of members; and the name and address of the resident of this state designated by it upon whom notices or orders of the commissioner or process affecting the organization may be served.

(g) Agree that the commissioner or his or her representative may attend all meetings of the organization or any of its committees.

(h) Agree to permit four members of the public, two representing organized labor and two representing insured employers, to serve on the managing or governing committee of the organization as specified in Section 11751.35.

(i) Maintain reasonable records of the experience of its members and of the data, statistics or information collected or used in connection with the pure premium rates, classifications, manual rules, and policy and endorsement forms used by its members so that these records will be available at all reasonable times to enable the commissioner to determine whether the rating organization and its members comply with the provisions of this chapter applicable to them. These records shall be maintained in an office within this state. The commissioner may prescribe a uniform system for the keeping of the records which shall be reasonably adapted to the rating organization and its members’ method of operation and which shall be applicable to all rating organizations licensed under this article and their members.
Cal. BPC § 2245 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 12 / Section 2245
Section 2245
Status: in_force

(a) The Medical Board of California on a quarterly basis shall review the data provided pursuant to Section 14028 of the Welfare and Institutions Code by the State Department of Health Care Services and the State Department of Social Services in order to determine if any potential violations of law or excessive prescribing of psychotropic medications inconsistent with the standard of care exist and, if warranted, shall conduct an investigation.

(b) The State Department of Health Care Services shall disseminate the treatment guidelines on an annual basis through its existing communications with Medi-Cal providers, such as the department’s Internet Web site or provider bulletins.

(c) If, after an investigation, the Medical Board of California concludes that there was a violation of law, the board shall take disciplinary action, as appropriate, as authorized by Section 2227.

(d) If, after an investigation, the Medical Board of California concludes that there was excessive prescribing of psychotropic medications inconsistent with the standard of care, the board shall take action, as appropriate, as authorized by Section 2227.

(e) (1) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, commencing July 1, 2017, the Medical Board of California shall report annually to the Legislature, the State Department of Health Care Services, and the State Department of Social Services the results of the analysis of data described in Section 14028 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(f) On or before January 1, 2022, and in conjunction with the consultation with the State Department of Social Services and the State Department of Health Care Services required by subdivision (a) of Section 14028 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the Medical Board of California shall conduct an internal review of its data review, investigative, and disciplinary activities undertaken pursuant to this section for the purpose of determining the efficacy of those activities and shall revise its procedures relating to those activities, if determined to be necessary.

(g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2027, deletes or extends that date.
Cal. PUC § 92004 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 8 / Chapter 10 / Section 92004
Section 92004
Status: in_force

No other notice of the election other than that provided for in this chapter need be given and no sample ballots need be sent to the voters.
Cal. FIN § 602 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 602
Section 602
Status: in_force

No attachment shall be issued against the property of any licensee subject to conservation or liquidation pursuant to this article.
Cal. BPC § 7822 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12.5 / Article 2 / Section 7822
Section 7822
Status: in_force

The board may, by regulation, provide for the division of the certification of registration into different specialties, including, but not limited to, petroleum, mining, and ground water, and may issue certificates in one or more of the specialties in which the applicant demonstrated proficiency. The board shall provide such a certificate for those qualified in engineering geology.
Cal. RTC § 38504.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 18.5 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 38504.5
Section 38504.5
Status: in_force

The board, beginning no later than January 1, 2001, shall provide each taxpayer who has an installment payment agreement in effect under Section 38504 an annual statement setting forth the initial balance at the beginning of the year, the payments made during the year, and the remaining balance as of the end of the year.
Cal. HSC § 33414 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 33414
Section 33414
Status: in_force

An agency may operate a rehousing bureau to assist site occupants in obtaining adequate temporary or permanent housing. It may incur any necessary expenses for this purpose.
Cal. FIN § 7263 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 2.5 / Section 7263
Section 7263
Status: in_force

Bonds of any other political subdivision, public corporation, or district of the State of California (herein referred to generally as public corporations) having the power, without limit as to rate or amount, to levy taxes to pay the principal and interest of those bonds upon all property within its boundaries subject to taxation by the public corporation, if the net direct debt of that public corporation together with its net overlapping debt does not exceed 25 percent of the assessed valuation of the taxable property within its boundaries according to the last official equalized county assessment roll.
Cal. HSC § 102500 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 102 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 102500
Section 102500
Status: in_force

A certificate of finding of an unidentified live child of less than one year of age shall be registered with the local registrar of births and deaths by the person or institution with whom the child is placed, within four days following the finding.
Cal. PRC § 825 — California Code / Code prc / Division 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 825
Section 825
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Aquaculture Development Act.
Cal. LAB § 70 — California Code / Code lab / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 70
Section 70
Status: in_force

There is in the Department of Industrial Relations the Industrial Welfare Commission which consists of five members. The members of the commission shall be appointed by the Governor, with the consent of the Senate.
Cal. PRC § 8553 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 8553
Section 8553
Status: in_force

The State Lands Commission is hereby designated the “State land officials” referred to in Section 9 of the Act of Congress cited in Section 8551 of this code.
Cal. PROB § 9804 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 9804
Section 9804
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to subdivision (c), if the court is satisfied that it will be to the advantage of the estate, the court shall make an order that authorizes or requires that the personal representative do any one or more of the following:

(1) Borrow money and execute a note.

(2) Execute a mortgage or deed of trust or give other security by security interest or other lien.

(3) Pay, reduce, extend, or renew a security interest or lien or mortgage or deed of trust already existing upon property of the estate.

(b) The court in its order may do any one or more of the following:

(1) Order that the amount specified in the petition, or a lesser amount, be borrowed.

(2) Prescribe the maximum rate of interest and the period of the loan.

(3) Require that the interest and the whole or any part of the principal be paid from time to time out of the whole estate or any part thereof.

(4) Require that the personal property used as security, or any buildings on real property to be mortgaged or subjected to the deed of trust, be insured for the further security of the lender and that the premiums be paid out of the estate.

(5) Specify the purpose for which the money to be borrowed is to be applied.

(6) Specify the terms and conditions of any extension or renewal agreement.

(7) Prescribe such other terms and conditions concerning the transaction as the court determines to be to the advantage of the estate.

(c) Where the surviving spouse has elected to have his or her share of the community real property administered in the decedent’s estate, an order authorizing or requiring the personal representative to borrow money to be secured by a mortgage or deed of trust upon the community real property of the estate, or any part thereof, may be made only if the written consent of the surviving spouse has been filed with the court.
Cal. FAC § 11472.1 — California Code / Code fac / Division 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 11472.1
Section 11472.1
Status: in_force

On or before October 31 of each year, the department shall publish a financial report regarding the preceding fiscal year and shall make this report available to the public. The report shall describe in detail the amount and source of funding for the major programmatic functions of the department and other relevant information that may aid in evaluating the scope and impact of the activities of the department.
Cal. HSC § 127673.8 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 2 / Chapter 8.5 / Section 127673.8
Section 127673.8
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall use the program data to produce publicly available information, including data products, summaries, analyses, studies, and other reports, to support the goals of the program. The department shall receive input on priorities for the public information portfolio from the advisory committee. The department may establish a pricing mechanism for data products.

(b) The department may establish a public liaison function through which individuals may submit requests for specific products or analyses. The department may establish a pricing mechanism for custom reports. The department shall maintain copies of custom reports as part of the program public information portfolio.

(c) The department may establish a research program to conduct research, as defined in Section 164.501 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, to support program policy goals.

(d) Publicly available data products and reports shall protect patient and consumer privacy.