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2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 6 - Financial Provisions › ARTICLE 4 - General Obligation Bonds › Section 7226.

7226. Any action or proceeding, wherein the validity of any such bonds or of proceedings in relation thereto is contested, questioned or denied, shall be commenced within three months from the date of the issuance thereof; otherwise said bonds and all proceedings in relation thereto shall be held to be valid and in every respect legal and incontestable.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 6 - Financial Provisions › ARTICLE 4 - General Obligation Bonds › Section 7227.

7227. Any general obligation bonds issued by a district shall have the same force, value and use as bonds issued by any city and shall be exempt from all taxation within the State of California.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 6 - Financial Provisions › ARTICLE 5 - Revenue Bonds › Section 7240.

7240. The district may issue revenue bonds for any purpose mentioned in this part under the provisions of the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing at Section 54300) of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code).
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 6 - Financial Provisions › ARTICLE 5 - Revenue Bonds › Section 7241.

7241. If revenue bonds are issued, the bonds shall be authorized by a majority of the qualified electors as provided in the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing at Section 54300) of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code).
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 6 - Financial Provisions › ARTICLE 5 - Revenue Bonds › Section 7243.

7243. In any ordinance or resolution calling an election to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds of the district, the board may insert a provision that it intends to provide, as further security for the bonds, for a limited tax levy (stating the limit as to rate) which shall be levied from time to time to the extent to which revenues pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds have been or are expected to be insufficient in any year to pay said principal and interest or to the extent to which any reserve fund established for said bonds has been or will be used to pay, or to provide for the payment of, such principal or interest. If such provision is so inserted and if the bonds are authorized by a fifty-one percent (51%) favorable vote, the board may insert in the ordinance or resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds a provision for such limited tax levy and such terms, conditions and covenants as may be necessary or convenient for the carrying out of such provision. The limited tax levies authorized by this section shall not in the aggregate exceed in any one year seventy-five cents ($0.75) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 7 - Taxation › Section 7260.

7260. After the incurring of any general obligation indebtedness, evidenced by general obligation bonds, and annually thereafter until the indebtedness is paid or until there is a sum in the treasury of the district set apart for that purpose sufficient to meet all payments of principal of and interest on the indebtedness as it becomes due, the board shall cause a tax to be levied, as herein provided sufficient to pay the interest and principal as will become due before the proceeds of a tax levied at the next general tax levy will be available.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 7 - Taxation › Section 7261.

7261. To the extent to which moneys are in the treasury from a source other than the annual tax levy required by Section 7260 and are set apart for the payment of principal of and interest on indebtedness as provided in Section 7260, the tax therein required may be reduced.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 7 - Taxation › Section 7262.

7262. On or before the first day of August the board of directors of the district shall furnish to the board of supervisors and to the auditor, respectively, in writing:
(a) An estimate of the minimum amount of money required by Section 7243 to be raised by taxation during the fiscal year.
(b) An estimate of the minimum amount of money required to be raised by taxation to comply with, but subject to the limitations of, any provision inserted pursuant to Section 7243 in any ordinance or resolution providing for the issuance of revenue bonds.
(c) An estimate of the minimum amount of money required to be raised by taxation during the fiscal year for all other purposes of the district. Taxes levied for purposes of the district other than pursuant to Section 7243 or Section 7260 shall not in the aggregate exceed in any one year seventy-five cents ($0.75) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 208.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 7 - Taxation › Section 7263.

7263. After the board has furnished the estimate, the board of supervisors, annually, at the time and in the manner of levying other county taxes, shall levy upon the property within the district and cause to be collected a tax sufficient to pay the amounts set forth in Section 7262.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 7 - Taxation › Section 7264.

7264. All district taxes shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner and form as county taxes and shall be paid to the district for which they were levied and collected.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 7 - Taxation › Section 7265.

7265. All district taxes whether for the payment of indebtedness and the interest thereon or for other purposes are of the same force and effect as other liens for taxes, and their collection shall be enforced by the same means as provided for the enforcement of liens for state and county taxes.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 8 - Changes in Organization › ARTICLE 1 - Annexation › Section 7280.

7280. Land in the same county in which the district is located, whether contiguous or not or incorporated or not, which is not a part of the district may be annexed thereto.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 9 - Construction › Section 7340.

7340. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this part, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is for any reason held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this part, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby. The Legislature hereby declares that it would have passed this part, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, be held invalid.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 7.

7. Whenever a power is granted to, or a duty is imposed upon, a public officer, the power may be exercised or the duty may be performed by a deputy of the officer or by a person authorized, pursuant to law, by the officer, unless this code expressly provides otherwise.
(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 15.

15. Unless expressly otherwise provided, any notice required to be given to any person by any provision of this code may be given by mailing notice, postage prepaid, addressed to the person to be notified, at his residence or principal place of business in this State. The affidavit of the person who mails the notice, stating the facts of such mailing, is prima facie evidence that the notice was thus mailed.
(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 18.

18. “Signature” or “subscription” includes mark when the signer or subscriber can not write, such signer’s or subscriber’s name being written near the mark by a witness who writes his own name near the signer’s or subscriber’s name; but a signature or subscription by mark can be acknowledged or can serve as a signature or subscription to a sworn statement only when two witnesses so sign their own names thereto.
(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 20.

20. “State department” or “department” means State Department of Health Services. Commencing July 1, 2007, any reference to the former State Department of Health Services regarding a function vested by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 131050) of Part 1 of Division 112, in the State Department of Public Health is deemed to, instead, refer to the State Department of Public Health, and any reference to the former State Department of Health Services regarding a function not vested by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 131050) of Part 1 of Division 112, in the State Department of Public Health, is deemed to, instead, refer to the State Department of Health Care Services.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 241, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 37 of Ch. 241.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 21.

21. “Director” means “State Director of Health Services.” Commencing July 1, 2007, any reference to the former State Director of Health Services regarding a function vested by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 131050) of Part 1 of Division 112, in the State Department of Public Health is deemed to, instead, refer to the State Public Health Officer.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 241, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 37 of Ch. 241.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 22.

22. “Board” or “State Board of Public Health” means “State Department of Health Services,” with respect to regulatory functions heretofore performed by the State Board of Public Health or the “Advisory Health Council” with respect to all other functions heretofore performed by the board.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 25.

25. Wherever, pursuant to this code, any state department, officer, board, agency, committee, or commission is authorized to adopt rules and regulations, such rules and regulations which are building standards, as defined in Section 18909 of the Health and Safety Code, shall be adopted pursuant to the provisions of Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18901) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code unless the provisions of Sections 18930, 18933, 18938, 18940, 18943, 18944, and 18945 of the Health and Safety Code are expressly excepted in the provision of this code under which the authority to adopt the specific building standard is delegated. Any building standard adopted in violation of this section shall have no force or effect. Any building standard adopted prior to January 1, 1980, pursuant to this code and not expressly excepted by statute from such provisions of the State Building Standards Law shall remain in effect only until January 1, 1985, or until adopted, amended, or superseded by provisions published in the State Building Standards Code, whichever occurs sooner.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1152.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 27.

27. For purposes of this code:
(a) “Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Act” means Sections 104730, 104830 to 104860, inclusive, 113150, 113155, Part 1 (commencing with Section 120100) of, Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 120325, but excluding Section 120380) of Part 2 of, Part 3 (commencing with Section 120500) of, and Part 5 (commencing with Section 121350) of, Division 105.
(b) “Hereditary Disorders Act” means Article 1 (commencing with Section 124975) of Chapter 1 of Part 5 of Division 106, and Sections 125050, 125055, 125060, and 125065.
(c) “Maternal and Child Health Program Act” means Section 120380, Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 103925) of Part 2 of Division 102, Article 4 (commencing with Section 116875) of Chapter 5 of Part 12 of Division 104, Article 1 (commencing with Section 123225) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 106, Article 2 (commencing with Section 125000) of Chapter 1 of Part 5 of Division 106, and Sections 125075 to 125110, inclusive.
(d) “Miscellaneous Food, Food Facility, and Hazardous Substances Act” means Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 108100), Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 108675), and Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 108750) of Part 3 of, Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 111940), Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 111950), Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 112150), Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 112350), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 112500), Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 112650), Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 112875), Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 113025), and Article 3 (commencing with Section 113250) of Chapter 11, of Part 6 of, and Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 113700) of Part 7 of, Division 104.
(e) “Primary Care Services Act” means Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 124400), Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 124475), Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 124550), Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 124575), Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 124600), Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 124800), and Article 1 (commencing with Section 124875) of Chapter 7 of, Part 4 of Division 106.
(f) “Radiologic Technology Act” means Sections 106965 to 107115, inclusive, and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 114840) of Part 9 of Division 104.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 11. (AB 118) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 28.

28. For the purposes of this code, “recycled water” or “reclaimed water” has the same meaning as recycled water as defined in subdivision (n) of Section 13050 of the Water Code.
(Added by renumbering Section 27 (as added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 28) by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 105. Effective September 29, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 0.5 - California Health and Human Services Agency Departments: Public Notice Requirements › Section 135.

135. If a department within the California Health and Human Services Agency has received approval of an operational state plan by a federal agency, or has applied and has been approved for a waiver from a federal law or federal regulation, the department shall make any and all approved plans and waivers available to the public by publishing a hyperlink to that information on the homepage of the department’s Internet Web site.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 296, Sec. 1. (AB 294) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 1.3 - Women s Health › Section 137.

137. (a) The State Department of Public Health shall develop a coordinated state strategy for addressing the health-related needs of women, including implementation of goals and objectives for women’s health.
(b) The approved programmatic costs associated with this strategy shall be the responsibility of the State Department of Public Health unless otherwise provided by law.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 23, Sec. 8. (AB 1467) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 1.3 - Women s Health › Section 138.4.

138.4. (a) The State Department of Public Health shall place priority on providing information to consumers, patients, and health care providers regarding women’s gynecological cancers, including signs and symptoms, risk factors, the benefits of early detection through appropriate diagnostic testing, and treatment options.
(b) In exercising the powers under this section, the State Department of Public Health shall consult with appropriate health care professionals and providers, consumers, and patients, or organizations representing them.
(c) The duties of the State Department of Public Health pursuant to this section are contingent upon the receipt of funds appropriated for this purpose.
(d) The State Department of Public Health may adopt any regulations necessary and appropriate for the implementation of this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 23, Sec. 10. (AB 1467) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 1.3 - Women s Health › Section 138.6.

138.6. (a) The State Department of Public Health shall include in any literature that it produces regarding breast cancer information that shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) Summarized information on risk factors for breast cancer in younger women, including, but not limited to, information on the increased risk associated with a family history of the disease.
(2) Summarized information regarding detection alternatives to mammography that may be available and more effective for at-risk women between the ages of 25 and 40 years.
(3) Information on Internet Web sites of relevant organizations, government agencies, and research institutions where information on mammography alternatives may be obtained.
(b) The information required by subdivision (a) shall be produced consistent with the department’s protocols and procedures regarding the production and dissemination of information on breast cancer, including, but not limited to, the following factors:
(1) Restrictions imposed by space limitation on materials currently produced and distributed by the department.
(2) Future regular production and replacement schedules.
(3) Translation standards governing the number of languages and literacy levels.
(4) The nature, content, and purpose of the material into which this new information will be incorporated.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that subdivisions (a) and (b) apply to information that is distributed by any branch of the department, including, but not limited to, the Cancer Detection Section and the Office of Health Equity.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 23, Sec. 11. (AB 1467) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 7.5 - Conservatorship and Guardianship for Developmentally Disabled Persons › Section 416.

416. The Director of Developmental Services may be appointed as either guardian or conservator of the person and estate, or person or estate, of any developmentally disabled person, who is either of the following:
(1)  Eligible for the services of a regional center.
(2)  A patient in any state hospital, and who was admitted or committed to such hospital from a county served by a regional center.
Any reference in this article to the Director of Health shall be deemed a reference to the Director of Developmental Services.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 7.5 - Conservatorship and Guardianship for Developmentally Disabled Persons › Section 416.1.

416.1. Unless exceptions are expressly made in this article, the provisions of Division 4 (commencing with Section 1400) of the Probate Code shall apply to guardianship and conservatorship appointments made under this article.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 730.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 7.5 - Conservatorship and Guardianship for Developmentally Disabled Persons › Section 416.5.

416.5. The director may be nominated by any one of the following to act as guardian or conservator for any developmentally disabled person; (1) who is or may become eligible for the services of a regional center, or (2) who is a patient in any state hospital, and who was admitted or committed to such hospital from a county served by a regional center:
(a)  A parent, relative or friend.
(b)  The guardian or conservator of the person or estate, or person and estate, of the developmentally disabled person to act as his successor.
(c)  The developmentally disabled person.
Such nomination shall be in writing and may provide that the authority of the director is to take effect at some date or occurrence in the future that may be fixed in the nomination.
The director shall promptly accept or reject such nomination in writing. His acceptance shall be binding upon him and his successors. Any nomination to take effect in the future may be withdrawn by the nominator before its effective date.
(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 546.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 7.5 - Conservatorship and Guardianship for Developmentally Disabled Persons › Section 416.6.

416.6. In every case in which he has agreed to do so, the director may petition for his appointment to act as conservator or guardian of the alleged developmentally disabled person and his estate or his person or estate in the superior court of the county where the main administrative office of the regional center serving such developmentally disabled person is located.
(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 546.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 7.5 - Conservatorship and Guardianship for Developmentally Disabled Persons › Section 416.7.

416.7. If the alleged developmentally disabled person is within the state and is able to attend, he shall be present at the hearing. If he is unable to attend by reason of physical or other inability, such inability shall be evidenced by the affidavit or certificate of a duly licensed medical practitioner as provided in Section 1825 of the Probate Code. Such affidavit or certificate shall be filed no later than 10 days prior to the time of the hearing.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 730.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 7.5 - Conservatorship and Guardianship for Developmentally Disabled Persons › Section 416.8.

416.8. In addition to the requirements of Division 4 (commencing with Section 1400) of the Probate Code, the court shall be provided by the regional center with a complete evaluation of the developmentally disabled person for whose protection the appointment is sought. The report shall include a current diagnosis of his physical condition prepared under the direction of a licensed medical practitioner and a report of his current mental condition and social adjustment prepared by a licensed and qualified social worker or psychologist. The evaluation report required by this section shall not be made part of the public record of the guardianship or conservatorship proceedings and shall be open to inspection only by court personnel, the person who is the subject of the proceeding, his parents, guardian or conservator, the attorneys for such parties, and such other persons as may be designated by the court. If an affidavit or certificate has been filed as provided in Section 416.7 evidencing the inability of the alleged developmentally disabled person to be present at the hearing, the psychologist or social worker who assists in preparing the report shall visit the alleged developmentally disabled person and be prepared to testify as to his present condition.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 730.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 7.5 - Conservatorship and Guardianship for Developmentally Disabled Persons › Section 416.9.

416.9. The court may appoint the Director of Developmental Services as guardian or conservator of the person and estate or person or estate of a minor or adult developmentally disabled person. The preferences established in Section 1812 of the Probate Code for appointment of a conservator shall not apply. An appointment of the Director of Developmental Services as conservator shall not of itself constitute a judicial finding that the developmentally disabled person is legally incompetent. The petition for the appointment of the Director of Developmental Services as conservator of an adult developmentally disabled person may include a request that the court adjudge the developmentally disabled person to be legally incompetent or such an adjudication may be made subsequently upon a petition made, noticed, and heard by the court in the same manner as a petition for the appointment of the director as conservator. If the Director of Developmental Services is serving as the guardian of an adult developmentally disabled person on December 31, 1980, after that date such appointment shall be deemed to be the appointment of a conservator and the conservatee shall be deemed to have been adjudged to be legally incompetent.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 730.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 7.5 - Conservatorship and Guardianship for Developmentally Disabled Persons › Section 416.95.

416.95. Prior to the appointment of the Director of Developmental Services as guardian or conservator of the person or estate of a minor or adult developmentally disabled person, the court shall inform the person of the nature and purpose of the guardianship or conservatorship proceedings and the effect of the proceedings on the basic rights of the person. After communicating the information to the alleged developmentally disabled person and prior to the appointment of the Director of Developmental Services as guardian or conservator, the court shall consult with the person to determine the person’s opinion concerning the appointment.
Any adult developmentally disabled person for whom guardianship or conservatorship is sought pursuant to this article shall be informed by a member or designee of the regional center and by the court of the person’s right to counsel; and if the person does not have an attorney for the proceedings the court shall immediately appoint the public defender or other attorney to represent the person. The person shall pay the cost for such legal service if able.
If an affidavit or certificate has been filed, as provided in Section 416.7, evidencing the inability of the alleged developmentally disabled person to be present at the hearing, the psychologist or social worker assisting in preparing the report and who is required to visit each person as provided in Section 416.8 shall communicate such information to the person during the visit, consult the person to determine the person’s opinion concerning the appointment, and be prepared to testify as to the person’s opinion, if any.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 730.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 7.5 - Conservatorship and Guardianship for Developmentally Disabled Persons › Section 416.10.

416.10. No appointment of both the Director of Developmental Services and a private guardian or conservator shall be made for the same person and estate, or person or estate. The Director of Developmental Services may be appointed as provided in this article to succeed an existing guardian or conservator upon the death, resignation or removal of such guardian or conservator.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 7.5 - Conservatorship and Guardianship for Developmentally Disabled Persons › Section 416.11.

416.11. No costs or fees shall be charged or received by the county clerk for the filing of any conservatorship or guardianship petition as provided in this article, or for any official services performed by him in the course of the proceeding under this article.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1099.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 7.5 - Conservatorship and Guardianship for Developmentally Disabled Persons › Section 416.12.

416.12. The Director of Developmental Services shall file an official bond in no event less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), which bond shall inure to the joint benefit of the several guardianship or conservatorship estates and the State of California, and the Director of Developmental Services shall not be required to file bonds in individual cases.
(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 429.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 7.5 - Conservatorship and Guardianship for Developmentally Disabled Persons › Section 416.13.

416.13. The appointment by the court of the Director of Developmental Services as conservator or guardian shall be by the title of his office. The authority of the Director of Developmental Services as conservator or guardian shall cease upon the termination of his term of office as such Director of Developmental Services and his authority shall vest in his successor or successors in office without further court proceedings. The Director of Developmental Services shall not resign as conservator or guardian unless his resignation is approved by the court.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 7.5 - Conservatorship and Guardianship for Developmentally Disabled Persons › Section 416.14.

416.14. The Director of Developmental Services shall:
(a)  Consult with developmentally disabled persons and their families with respect to the services the director offers.
(b)  Act as adviser for those developmentally disabled persons who request the director’s advice and guidance or for whose benefit it is requested.
(c)  Accept appointment as guardian or conservator of the person and estate, or person or estate, of those developmentally disabled persons who need the director’s assistance and protection.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 730.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 7.5 - Conservatorship and Guardianship for Developmentally Disabled Persons › Section 416.15.

416.15. The Director of Developmental Services, when acting as adviser, may provide advice and guidance to the developmentally disabled person without prior appointment by a court. The provision for such services shall not be dependent upon a finding of incompetency, nor shall it abrogate any civil right otherwise possessed by the developmentally disabled person.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 7.5 - Conservatorship and Guardianship for Developmentally Disabled Persons › Section 416.16.

416.16. The Director of Developmental Services shall have the same powers and duties as those established for guardians and conservators in Division 4 (commencing with Section 1400) of the Probate Code and shall succeed the State Director of Health as guardian or conservator of developmentally disabled individuals for whom the State Director of Health was appointed guardian or conservator.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 730.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 7.5 - Conservatorship and Guardianship for Developmentally Disabled Persons › Section 416.17.

416.17. It is the intent of this article that the director, when acting as guardian or conservator of the person of a developmentally disabled person, shall maintain close contact with the developmentally disabled person no matter where the person is living in this state; shall act as a wise parent would act in caring for the parent’s developmentally disabled child; shall permit and encourage maximum self-reliance on the part of the developmentally disabled person under their protection; and shall work with regional centers and the person, to the greatest extent possible, to develop and implement less restrictive alternatives to conservatorship.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 894, Sec. 1. (AB 1663) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 7.5 - Conservatorship and Guardianship for Developmentally Disabled Persons › Section 416.18.

416.18. The director shall provide for at least an annual review in writing of the physical, mental, and social condition of each developmentally disabled person for whom he has been appointed conservator or guardian, or for whom he is otherwise acting in his official capacity under this article. These records shall be confidential but may be made available to persons approved by the director or the court.
(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 546.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 7.5 - Conservatorship and Guardianship for Developmentally Disabled Persons › Section 416.19.

416.19. (a) The services to be rendered by the director as adviser or as guardian or conservator of the person shall be performed through the regional centers or by other agencies or individuals designated by the regional centers.
(b) No later than January 1, 2024, the Director of Developmental Services shall develop guidelines to mitigate conflicts that may arise when a regional center is acting as the designee of the director for a conservatee, while at the same time is also responsible for service coordination activities pursuant to Section 4647 of the Welfare and Institutions Code for that same person. The guidelines shall also include a process for any conservatee or their legal representative to request assistance from the director or their designee if they are dissatisfied with a regional center’s performance in carrying out its responsibilities under this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 894, Sec. 2. (AB 1663) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 7.5 - Conservatorship and Guardianship for Developmentally Disabled Persons › Section 416.20.

416.20. The director shall receive such reasonable fees for his services as guardian or conservator of the estate as the court allows and such fees shall be paid into the General Fund of the State Treasury.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1099.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 7.5 - Conservatorship and Guardianship for Developmentally Disabled Persons › Section 416.23.

416.23. This article does not authorize the care, treatment, or supervision or any control over any developmentally disabled person without the written consent of his parent or guardian or conservator.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 730.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 9 - Air Sanitation › Section 425.

425. The State Department of Health Services shall submit to the State Air Resources Board recommendations for ambient air quality standards reflecting the relationship between the intensity and composition of air pollution and the health, illness, irritation to the senses, and the death of human beings.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 21 - Mandated County Advisory Boards › Section 429.997.

429.997. Notwithstanding any provision of state law, and unless prohibited by federal law, a county may eliminate or consolidate any health advisory boards that are required by state law or regulation, or in any existing contract with the department. Where advisory boards are required only by contract between the department and a county, that contract shall be amended by the department, upon written request of the county, to remove a requirement for an advisory board from the contract.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 64, Sec. 2. Effective June 30, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1.5 - Office of the Surgeon General › Section 438.

438. The Office of the Surgeon General is hereby established within the California Health and Human Services Agency. The office shall be responsible for all of the following:
(a) Raising public awareness on and coordinating policies governing scientific screening and treatment for toxic stress and adverse childhood events.
(b) Advising the Governor, the Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency, and policymakers on a comprehensive approach to address health issues and challenges, including toxic stress and adverse childhood events, as effectively and early as possible.
(c) Marshalling the insights and energy of medical professionals, scientists, and other academic experts, public health experts, public servants, and everyday Californians to solve our most pressing health challenges, including toxic stress and adverse childhood events.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 38, Sec. 12. (SB 78) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1.5 - Office of the Surgeon General › Section 439.

439. (a) The Surgeon General shall be appointed by the Governor and shall be the director of the Office of the Surgeon General.
(b) On and after July 1, 2019, the appointment of the Surgeon General shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(c) The salary of the Surgeon General shall be fixed in accordance with state law.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 38, Sec. 12. (SB 78) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1.6 - HEALTH RESEARCH FAIRNESS › Section 439.902.

439.902. (a)  On or before June 30, 1992, state agencies shall adopt, and it is the intent of the Legislature that the Regents of the University of California adopt, policies based on the publication “NIH/ADHMA Policy Concerning Inclusion of Women in Study Populations,” so that women and members of minority groups are appropriately included as subjects of health research projects carried out by state agencies or University of California researchers. The review of research proposals funded by state agencies or the University of California should include consideration of the appropriateness of the composition of research populations.
(b)  On or before September 30, 1992, state agencies and the University of California shall transmit to the Legislature copies of the policies adopted pursuant to this section, along with copies of the specific procedures put in place to carry out those policies.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 792, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1.6 - HEALTH RESEARCH FAIRNESS › Section 439.903.

439.903. State agencies shall, and it is the intent of the Legislature that the University of California:
(a)  Provide special opportunities for funding research projects devoted to diseases, disorders, or other health conditions of particular concern to women and minorities, or in health research areas in which women and minorities have been traditionally underrepresented.
(b)  At the same time, ensure that funding will enable researchers to adapt to changing population distribution of diseases.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 792, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1.6 - HEALTH RESEARCH FAIRNESS › Section 439.904.

439.904. (a)  State agencies and the University of California shall report, consistent with available data, on the extent to which state funds administered by those agencies and the University of California are used to support research on diseases, disorders, or other health conditions that meet one or more of the following criteria, as determined by the state agency or the University of California:
(1)  Are unique to women or minorities, more prevalent in women or minorities, or more serious for women or minorities.
(2)  For which the risk factors or interventions are different for women or minorities.
(b)  On or before June 30, 1992, state agencies and the University of California shall adopt procedures for collecting and classifying data on the extent to which state-funded research projects address medical issues of particular concern to women and minorities. On and after June 30, 1993, information concerning the extent to which research supported by particular programs of state agencies and the University of California addresses medical issues of particular concern to women and minorities shall be incorporated into the appropriate periodic program reports required under existing law.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 792, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1.6 - HEALTH RESEARCH FAIRNESS › Section 439.905.

439.905. It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage research on the effectiveness of RU-486 (mifepristone) in treating breast and ovarian cancer, meningioma, endometriosis, Cushing’s syndrome, osteoporosis, diabetes, and AIDS.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 792, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1.6 - HEALTH RESEARCH FAIRNESS › Section 439.906.

439.906. For purposes of this part, “state agency” has the same meaning as defined in Section 11000 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 792, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1.7 - HEALTH FACILITIES DISCLOSURE ACT › Section 440.10.

440.10. “Health facility,” as used in this chapter, means any general acute care hospital required to be licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1049, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1.7 - HEALTH FACILITIES DISCLOSURE ACT › Section 440.20.

440.20. Within seven days after completion of the patient’s itemized bill, every health facility shall provide to the primary attending health care practitioner a copy, upon written request specifying the individual patient, of the complete itemized charges for services rendered by the health facility to the health care practitioner’s patient when the primary attending health care practitioner is not employed by the health facility nor is a member of an integrated group practice that provided the health facility services.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1049, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1.7 - HEALTH FACILITIES DISCLOSURE ACT › Section 440.30.

440.30. The primary attending health care practitioner’s written request to the health facility shall specify the records to be copied pursuant to Section 440.20 and shall include a fee to defray the cost of copying, not to exceed twenty-five cents ($0.25) per page, plus any reasonable costs of clerical services incurred in locating and making the records available.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1049, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1.7 - HEALTH FACILITIES DISCLOSURE ACT › Section 440.40.

440.40. The primary attending health care practitioner shall obtain prior written consent from each patient for whom a billing is requested, authorizing the release of the patient’s billing. A copy of this signed patient consent form shall be forwarded to the health care facility as part of the written request for itemized billings.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1049, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 1.7 - HEALTH FACILITIES DISCLOSURE ACT › Section 440.50.

440.50. No information, other than the itemized billing set forth in Section 440.20, that is prohibited from being released by any other provision of law shall be made available pursuant to Section 440.20.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1049, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1994.)