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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 11 - Pet Boarding Facilities › Section 122386.

122386. (a) An animal control officer, as defined in Section 830.9 of the Penal Code, a humane officer qualified pursuant to Section 14502 or 14503 of the Corporations Code, or a peace officer who detects a violation of Sections 122380 to 122385, inclusive, if he or she decides the violation warrants formal action, shall issue a single notice to correct that shall contain all of the following information:
(1) Specify each violation of this chapter found in the inspection.
(2) Identify the corrective action for each violation.
(3) Include a specific period of time during which the listed violation or violations are to be corrected.
(b) After issuing a notice to correct pursuant to this section, the officer or another qualified officer of the issuing agency shall verify compliance with this chapter by conducting a subsequent investigation of the pet boarding facility within a reasonable period of time.
(c) An exact, legible copy of the notice to correct shall be delivered to the pet boarding facility operator at the time he or she signs the notice. In the alternative, the issuing agency may personally deliver the notice to the operator within 48 hours of its issuance, excluding holidays and weekends. The signing of the notice is an acknowledgment of receipt and does not constitute an admission of guilt.
(d) A pet boarding facility operator who is verified to have complied with a notice to correct shall not be subject to subdivision (g).
(e) A pet boarding facility operator who violates the same provision of this chapter on more than one occasion within a five-year period is not eligible to receive a notice to correct, and is guilty of an infraction on the second violation, and is guilty of a misdemeanor on the third or subsequent violation.
(f) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a pet boarding facility operator that causes or allows harm or injury to an animal, or allows an animal to be subject to an unreasonable risk of harm or injury is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(g) Except as provided in subdivisions (e) and (f), a pet boarding facility operator who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for the first violation and by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each subsequent violation. The court shall weigh the gravity of the offense in setting the penalty.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 364, Sec. 1. (SB 945) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 11 - Pet Boarding Facilities › Section 122387.

122387. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to in any way limit or affect the application or enforcement of any other law that protects animals or the rights of consumers, including, but not limited to, Section 597 of the Penal Code.
(b) Nothing in this chapter limits, or authorizes any act or omission that violates, Section 597 of the Penal Code, or any other local, state, or federal law that protects animals or the rights of consumers.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 364, Sec. 1. (SB 945) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 11 - Pet Boarding Facilities › Section 122388.

122388. Pursuant to Section 7 of Article XI of the California Constitution, a city, county, or city and county may adopt ordinances that establish additional standards and requirements for a pet boarding facility.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 364, Sec. 1. (SB 945) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 12 - Safe Transportation of Dogs and Cats › Section 122390.

122390. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Safe Transportation of Dogs and Cats Act.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 80, Sec. 2. (AB 1781) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 12 - Safe Transportation of Dogs and Cats › Section 122390.1.

122390.1. For purposes of this chapter, “mobile or traveling housing facility” means a transporting vehicle, including, but not limited to, a car, truck, trailer, bus, or recreational vehicle used to transport animals by an entity described in Section 122390.3.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 80, Sec. 2. (AB 1781) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 12 - Safe Transportation of Dogs and Cats › Section 122390.2.

122390.2. The conditions in a mobile or traveling housing facility for dogs and cats shall not endanger the health or well-being of an animal due to heat, cold, lack of adequate ventilation, lack of food or water, or other circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause suffering, disability, or death to the animal.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 80, Sec. 2. (AB 1781) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 12 - Safe Transportation of Dogs and Cats › Section 122390.3.

122390.3. This chapter applies to any public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group that is in a cooperative agreement with at least one private or public shelter pursuant to Section 31108, 31752, or 31753 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 80, Sec. 2. (AB 1781) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 12.5 - Dog Training › Section 122395.

122395. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Dog Trainer Sufficiency Act.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 276, Sec. 1. (AB 1901) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 12.5 - Dog Training › Section 122395.1.

122395.1. The following definitions apply for purposes of this chapter:
(a) “Dog trainer” or “trainer” means a person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other association that sells, offers, or provides dog training services on the premises of the person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other association, or from any other location, but does not include a person as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 7201 of the Business and Professions Code.
(b) “Dog training” means the training or behavior modification of dogs or serving as a dog behavior consultant, when performed for a fee, salary, or other form of compensation.
(c) “Person” means an individual, partnership, firm, limited liability company, joint stock company, corporation, association, trust, estate, or other legal entity.
(d) “Purchaser” means any person who purchases dog training services.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 276, Sec. 1. (AB 1901) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 12.5 - Dog Training › Section 122395.2.

122395.2. (a) A dog trainer shall deliver to a purchaser of dog training services at the time of purchase of the dog training services, a written disclosure containing all of the following:
(1) The trainer’s name and address.
(2) Any civil judgments related to the dog trainer’s services, or a statement that no judgments exist.
(3) Any criminal animal cruelty convictions against the dog trainer or an employee of a dog trainer that will be providing the dog training services to the purchaser, or a statement that no convictions exist.
(b) The written disclosure made pursuant to this section shall be signed by the trainer certifying the accuracy of the statement, and by the purchaser of the training services acknowledging receipt of the statement.
(c) A person may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction for damages arising from a violation of this section.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 276, Sec. 1. (AB 1901) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 7 - HEPATITIS C › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 122400.

122400. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Hepatitis C Education, Screening, and Treatment Act.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 867, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 7 - HEPATITIS C › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 122405.

122405. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:
(a)  Hepatitis C is classified as a silent killer, where no recognizable signs or symptoms occur until severe liver damage has occurred.
(b)  Hepatitis C has been characterized by the World Health Organization as a disease of primary concern to humanity.
(c)  Studies indicate that 1.8 percent of the population, nearly 4 million Americans, carry the virus HCV that causes hepatitis C. In California, as many as 500,000 individuals may be carriers and could develop the debilitating and potentially deadly liver disease associated with hepatitis C in their lifetime. An expert panel, convened in March by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), estimated that 30,000 acute new infections occur each year in the United States, and only 25 to 30 percent of those are diagnosed. Current data sources indicate that 8,000 to 10,000 Americans die from hepatitis C each year.
(d)  Studies also indicate that 39.4 percent of male inmates and 54.5 percent of female inmates in California correctional facilities have hepatitis C, 26 times higher than the general population. Upon their release from prison, these inmates present a significant health risk to the general population of California.
(e)  It is the intent of the Legislature to study the adequacy of the health care delivery system as it pertains to hepatitis C.
(f)  It is the intent of the Legislature to urge the department to make funds available to community-based nonprofit organizations for education and outreach with respect to the hepatitis C virus.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 754, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 7 - HEPATITIS C › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 122406.

122406. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall report to the Legislature on or before March 1, 2001, regarding the use of funds earmarked by the federal Veteran’s Administration to regional offices in California to educate, screen, and treat veterans with the hepatitis C virus.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 754, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 7 - HEPATITIS C › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 122410.

122410. (a)  The State Department of Health Services shall make available protocols and guidelines developed by the National Institutes of Health, the University of California at San Francisco, and California legislative advisory committees on hepatitis C for educating physicians and health professionals and training community service providers on the most recent scientific and medical information on hepatitis C detection, transmission, diagnosis, treatment, and therapeutic decisionmaking.
(b)  The guidelines referenced in subdivision (a) may include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1)  Tracking and reporting of both acute and chronic cases of hepatitis C by public health officials.
(2)  A cost-efficient plan to screen the prison population and the medically indigent population in California.
(3)  Protocols within the Department of Corrections to enable that department to provide appropriate prevention and treatment to prisoners with hepatitis C.
(4)  Protocols for the education of correctional peace officers and other correctional workers who work with prisoners with hepatitis C.
(5)  Protocols for public safety and health care workers who come in contact with hepatitis C patients.
(6)  Surveillance programs to determine the prevalence of hepatitis C in ethnic and other high-risk populations.
(7)  Education and outreach programs for high-risk individuals, including, but not limited to, individuals who received blood transfusions prior to 1992, hemophiliacs, veterans, women who underwent a caesarian section or premature delivery prior to 1990, persons who received an organ transplant prior to 1990, persons who receive invasive cosmetic procedures, including body piercing and tattooing, students, minority communities, and any other categories of persons at high risk for hepatitis C infection as determined by the director. Education and outreach programs shall be targeted to high-risk individuals as determined by the director. Education programs may provide information and referral on hepatitis C including, but not limited to, education materials developed by health-related companies, community-based or national advocacy organizations, counseling, patient support groups, and existing hotlines for consumers.
(c)  Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the department to develop or produce any protocol, guideline, or proposal.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 754, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 7 - HEPATITIS C › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 122415.

122415. (a)  The Director of Corrections shall do all of the following:
(1)  Provide the budget subcommittees of the Legislature, on or before March 1, 2002, with an annual statistical report on the prevalence of the hepatitis C virus in correctional facilities and trends in the incidence and prevalence of the hepatitis C virus in the correctional system.
(2)  Establish and make available a voluntary program to test inmates for the presence of the hepatitis C virus upon incarceration and in conjunction with any routine blood testing.
(3)  Update treatment protocols and regimens as new therapies become available.
(b)  This section shall be implemented only to the extent funds for this purpose have been appropriated in the annual Budget Act.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 754, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 7 - HEPATITIS C › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 122420.

122420. The Director of Health Services shall do all of the following:
(a)  Develop and implement a public education and outreach program to raise awareness of the hepatitis C virus aimed at high-risk groups, physician’s offices, health care workers, and health care facilities. The program shall do all of the following:
(1)  Attempt to coordinate with national public education efforts related to the identification and notification of recipients of blood from hepatitis C virus-positive donors.
(2)  Attempt to stimulate interest and coordinate with community-based organizations to sponsor community forums and undertake other appropriate community outreach activities.
(3)  Employ public communication strategies utilizing a variety of media that may include, but is not limited to, print, radio, television, and the Internet.
(b)  Include information on co-infection of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hemophilia with the hepatitis C virus in the professional training and all appropriate care and treatment programs under the jurisdiction of the department.
(c)  Develop a program to work with the Department of Corrections to identify hepatitis C virus-positive inmates likely to be released within two years and provide counseling and treatment options to reduce the community risk.
(d)  Urge local public health officials to make hepatitis C virus screening available for uninsured individuals upon request.
(e)  Include hepatitis C counseling, education, and testing, as appropriate, into local state-funded programs including those addressing HIV, tuberculosis, sexually transmitted disease, and all other appropriate programs approved by the director.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 754, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 7 - HEPATITIS C › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 122425.

122425. There is hereby established a three-year Hepatitis C Linkage to Care demonstration pilot project to allow for innovative, evidence-based approaches to provide outreach, hepatitis C screening, and linkage to, and retention in, quality health care for the most vulnerable and underserved individuals living with, or at high risk for, hepatitis C viral infection (HCV). This demonstration pilot project is authorized for fiscal years 2015–16, 2016–17, and 2017–18.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 18, Sec. 19. (SB 75) Effective June 24, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 7 - HEPATITIS C › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 122430.

122430. (a) Upon an appropriation for the purpose described in Section 122425 in the annual Budget Act for the 2015–16, 2016–17, and 2017–18 fiscal years, the department shall award funding, on a competitive basis, to community-based organizations or local health jurisdictions to operate demonstration pilot projects pursuant to this chapter. The department shall determine the funding levels of each demonstration project based on scope and geographic area. Funds may be used to support other activities consistent with the goals of this chapter, including the purchase of hepatitis C viral infection (HCV) test kits, syringe exchange supplies, or other HCV prevention and linkage to care materials and activities.
(b) An applicant for funding shall demonstrate each of the following qualifications:
(1) Leadership on access to HCV care and testing issues and experience addressing the needs of highly marginalized populations in accessing medical care and support.
(2) Experience with the target population or relationships with community-based organizations or nongovernmental organizations, or both, that demonstrates expertise, history, and credibility working successfully in engaging the target population.
(3) Experience working with nontraditional collaborators who work within and beyond the field of HCV education and outreach, including homeless services, veterans’ medical and service programs, substance use disorders treatment, syringe exchange programs, women’s health, reproductive health, immigration, mental health, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention and treatment.
(4) Strong relationships with community-based HCV health care providers that have the trust of the targeted population.
(5) Strong relationships with the state and local health departments.
(6) Capacity to coordinate a communitywide planning phase involving multiple community collaborators.
(7) Experience implementing evidence-based programs or generating innovative strategies, or both, with at least preliminary evidence of program effectiveness.
(8) Administrative systems and accountability mechanisms for grant management.
(9) Capacity to participate in evaluation activities.
(10) Strong communication systems that are in place to participate in public relations activities.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 18, Sec. 20. (SB 75) Effective June 24, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 7 - HEPATITIS C › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 122435.

122435. During the demonstration pilot project described in Section 122425, each demonstration pilot project shall prepare and disseminate information regarding best practices for, and the lessons learned regarding, providing outreach and education to the most vulnerable and underserved individuals living with hepatitis C viral infection (HCV) or at a high risk for HCV infection, for use by providers, the State Department of Public Health, including the Office of AIDS and the Office of Viral Hepatitis Prevention, federal departments and agencies, including the federal Department of Health and Human Services, and other national HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis groups.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 18, Sec. 21. (SB 75) Effective June 24, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 7 - HEPATITIS C › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 122440.

122440. (a)  (1)  (A)  The State Department of Public Health shall allocate funds to local health jurisdictions to provide hepatitis C virus (HCV) activities and other activities that improve HCV health outcomes, including, but not limited to, monitoring, prevention, testing, and linkage to and retention in care activities for the most vulnerable and underserved individuals living with, or at high risk for, HCV infection. Activities may include integrated services for viral hepatitis, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, sexually transmitted infections, and drug overdose to the extent they improve health outcomes for the most vulnerable and underserved individuals living with, or at high risk for, HCV infection.
(B) Local health jurisdictions shall be prioritized based on factors that indicate a need for HCV monitoring, prevention, testing, and linkage to and retention in care activities.
(C) Funds shall be allocated to prioritized local health jurisdictions in a manner that balances the need to spread funding to as many local health jurisdictions and community-based organizations as possible and the need to provide meaningful activities to each recipient. No less than 50 percent of the funds allocated to local health jurisdictions shall be provided to, or used to support activities in partnership with, community-based organizations for purposes consistent with this section, provided that there are community-based organizations in the jurisdiction that are able to provide these activities and demonstrate expertise, history, and credibility working successfully in engaging the most vulnerable and underserved individuals living with, or at high risk for, HCV infection.
(D) The department shall develop measures for each local health jurisdiction funded pursuant to this section to demonstrate accountability.
(E) Local health jurisdictions and community-based organizations may use funds to provide material support, including, but not limited to, sleeping bags, tarps, shelter, clothing items, and hygiene kits, to individuals described in subparagraph (A) for purposes consistent with this section.
(2) The department may use funds to support capacity building assistance for purposes consistent with this section, including integrated services for viral hepatitis, HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and drug overdose, to the extent they improve health outcomes for the most vulnerable and underserved individuals living with, or at high risk for, HCV infection.
(b) This section shall not be construed to require the department to replace existing activities with the activities provided for in subdivision (a) or to prevent the department from adding new activities as appropriate.
(c) This section shall be operative only if funds are explicitly appropriated in the annual Budget Act specifically for purposes of this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 47, Sec. 15. (SB 184) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 7 - HEPATITIS C › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 122445.

122445. (a) In order to ensure that the most vulnerable Californians are informed of their hepatitis C virus (HCV) status and are linked to care and a cure, the State Department of Public Health’s Office of Viral Hepatitis Prevention may purchase HCV test kits and associated materials and supplies for distribution to community-based organizations and local health departments.
(b) The Office of Viral Hepatitis Prevention may also allocate funding to train personnel associated with community-based organizations and local health departments to conduct HCV testing, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing, and sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and related activities.
(c) The Office of Viral Hepatitis Prevention may use a portion of the funds allocated for purposes of this section to hire necessary staff to successfully implement and evaluate the activities authorized by this section.
(d) The Office of Viral Hepatitis Prevention shall establish a simple application process for community-based organizations and local health departments to apply to receive HCV test kits and support for the activities authorized by this section.
(e) If the overall requests for HCV test kits and support exceeds the amount of funds allocated for this section, the Office of Viral Hepatitis Prevention may prioritize distribution of HCV test kits and support to community-based organizations and local health departments based on need in the specific geographic area and demonstrated capacity to provide culturally appropriate services to one or more of the communities most vulnerable to HCV.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 26. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 7.5 - Communicable Disease Testing and Prevention › Section 122450.

122450. (a) Of the funds appropriated in the Budget Act of 2016 for this purpose, the State Department of Public Health shall do all of the following:
(1) Purchase and distribute hepatitis B vaccine and related materials to local health jurisdictions and community-based organizations to test and vaccinate high-risk adults.
(2) Purchase hepatitis C test kits and related materials to distribute to local health jurisdictions and community-based testing programs.
(3) Train nonmedical personnel to perform HCV and HIV testing waived under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) (42 U.S.C. Sec. 263a) in local health jurisdictions and community-based settings.
(4) Provide technical assistance to local governments and community-based organizations to increase the number of syringe exchange and disposal programs throughout California and the number of jurisdictions in which syringe exchange and disposal programs are authorized.
(b) The State Department of Public Health may issue grants for the materials and activities provided for in subdivision (a).
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 134. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 7.7 - Valley Fever › Section 122475.

122475. This part shall be known, and may be cited, as the Valley Fever Education, Early Diagnosis, and Treatment Act.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 338, Sec. 1. (AB 1790) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 7.7 - Valley Fever › Section 122476.

122476. (a) Valley fever, also called coccidioidomycosis, is a lung infection caused by a fungus that lives in the soil. Approximately 10,000 cases are reported each year, mostly from California and bordering states.
(b) Valley fever is a serious, costly illness. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 75 percent of people with valley fever miss work or school. As many as 40 percent of people who get valley fever need to stay in the hospital.
(c) People get valley fever by breathing in microscopic fungal spores from the air in areas where the fungus lives. Anyone who lives in or travels to these areas can get valley fever, but some people are at higher risk for developing valley fever, such as older adults, people who have weakened immune systems, pregnant women, people with diabetes, people who are Black or Filipino, and people who have jobs that expose them to dust, such as agricultural or construction workers.
(d) The symptoms of valley fever are similar to those of other common illnesses, so patients may have delays in getting diagnosed and treated. The initial symptoms may appear one to three weeks after exposure. They tend to resemble those of the flu, and can range from minor to severe, including fever, cough, chest pain, chills, night sweats, headache, fatigue, joint aches, and a red spotty rash.
(e) In areas with valley fever, it is difficult to completely avoid exposure to the fungus because it is in the environment. There is no vaccine to prevent infection. Knowing about valley fever is one of the most important ways to avoid delays in diagnosis and treatment.
(f) It is the intent of the Legislature to raise awareness of the symptoms, tests, and treatments for valley fever among the general public, primary health care providers, and health care providers who care for persons at higher risk for getting valley fever.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 338, Sec. 1. (AB 1790) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - Patient Access to Health Records › Section 123100.

123100. The Legislature finds and declares that every person having ultimate responsibility for decisions respecting his or her own health care also possesses a concomitant right of access to complete information respecting his or her condition and care provided. Similarly, persons having responsibility for decisions respecting the health care of others should, in general, have access to information on the patient’s condition and care. It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to establish procedures for providing access to health care records or summaries of those records by patients and by those persons having responsibility for decisions respecting the health care of others.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - Patient Access to Health Records › Section 123111.

123111. (a) A patient who inspects his or her patient records pursuant to Section 123110 has the right to provide to the health care provider a written addendum with respect to any item or statement in his or her records that the patient believes to be incomplete or incorrect. The addendum shall be limited to 250 words per alleged incomplete or incorrect item in the patient’s record and shall clearly indicate in writing that the patient requests the addendum to be made a part of his or her record.
(b) The health care provider shall attach the addendum to the patient’s records and shall include that addendum if the health care provider makes a disclosure of the allegedly incomplete or incorrect portion of the patient’s records to any third party.
(c) The receipt of information in a patient’s addendum which contains defamatory or otherwise unlawful language, and the inclusion of this information in the patient’s records, in accordance with subdivision (b), shall not, in and of itself, subject the health care provider to liability in any civil, criminal, administrative, or other proceeding.
(d) Subdivision (i) of Section 123110 and Section 123120 are applicable with respect to any violation of this section by a health care provider.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 275, Sec. 1. (AB 2088) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - Patient Access to Health Records › Section 123114.

123114. (a) A health care provider shall not charge a fee to a patient for filling out forms or providing information responsive to forms that support a claim or appeal regarding eligibility for a public benefit program.
(b) A health care provider shall provide information responsive to those portions of the form for which the health care provider has the information necessary to provide a medical opinion. If the health care provider does not have the information necessary to provide a medical opinion, the health care provider may inform the patient if an examination is necessary to obtain the information.
(c) If a health care provider conducts an examination pursuant to subdivision (b), the health care provider shall provide information responsive to those portions of the form for which the health care provider has a medical opinion.
(d) For the purposes of this section, a public benefit program includes the Medi-Cal program, the In-Home Supportive Services Program, the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Program for the Aged, Blind and Disabled (SSI/SSP) benefits, federal veterans service-connected compensation and nonservice connected pension disability benefits, discharge of a federal student loan based on total and permanent disability, CalFresh, the Cash Assistance Program for Aged, Blind, and Disabled Legal Immigrants, and a government-funded housing subsidy or tenant-based housing assistance program.
(e) Notwithstanding any other law, a health care provider may honor a request to disclose a patient record or complete a public benefit form that contains the written or electronic signature of the patient or the patient’s personal representative.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 101, Sec. 3. (AB 2520) Effective January 1, 2021.)
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123116. (a) Notwithstanding Section 3025 of the Family Code, paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 56.11 of the Civil Code, or any other provision of law, a psychotherapist who knows that a minor has been removed from the physical custody of his or her parent or guardian pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 300) to Article 10 (commencing with Section 360), inclusive, of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall not allow the parent or guardian to inspect or obtain copies of mental health records of the minor patient. This restriction shall not apply if the juvenile court has issued an order authorizing the parent or guardian to inspect or obtain copies of the mental health records of the minor patient after finding that such an order would not be detrimental to the minor patient.
(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Mental health records” means mental health records as defined by subdivision (b) of Section 123105.
(2) “Psychotherapist” means a provider of health care as defined in Section 1010 of the Evidence Code.
(c) When the juvenile court has issued an order authorizing the parent or guardian to inspect or obtain copies of the mental health records of a minor patient under the circumstances described in subdivision (a), the parent or guardian requesting to inspect or obtain copies of the mental health records of the minor patient shall present a copy of the court order to the psychotherapist and shall comply with subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 123110 before the records may be accessed by the parent or guardian.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent or limit a psychotherapist’s authority under subdivision (a) of Section 123115 to deny a parent’s or guardian’s written request to inspect or obtain copies of the minor patient’s mental health records, notwithstanding the fact that the juvenile court has issued an order authorizing the parent or guardian to inspect or obtain copies of the minor patient’s mental health records. Liability for a psychotherapist’s decision not to allow the parent or guardian to inspect or obtain copies of records pursuant to the authority of subdivision (a) of Section 123115 shall be governed by that section.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose upon a psychotherapist a duty to inquire or investigate whether a child has been removed from the physical custody of his or her parent or guardian pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 300) to Article 10 (commencing with Section 360), inclusive, of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code when a parent or guardian presents the minor’s psychotherapist with a written request to inspect or obtain copies of the minor’s mental health records.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 657, Sec. 2. (SB 1407) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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123120. Any patient or representative aggrieved by a violation of Section 123110 may, in addition to any other remedy provided by law, bring an action against the health care provider to enforce the obligations prescribed by Section 123110. Any judgment rendered in the action may, in the discretion of the court, include an award of costs and reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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123125. (a)  This chapter shall not require a health care provider to permit inspection or provide copies of alcohol and drug abuse records where, or in a manner, prohibited by Section 408 of the federal Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-255) or Section 333 of the federal Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-616), or by regulations adopted pursuant to these federal laws. Alcohol and drug abuse records subject to these federal laws shall also be subject to this chapter, to the extent that these federal laws do not prohibit disclosure of the records. All other alcohol and drug abuse records shall be fully subject to this chapter.
(b)  This chapter shall not require a health care provider to permit inspection or provide copies of records or portions of records where or in a manner prohibited by existing law respecting the confidentiality of information regarding communicable disease carriers.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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123135. Except as otherwise provided by law, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to grant greater access to individual patient records by any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, company, corporation, or municipal or other public corporation, or government officer or agency. Therefore, this chapter does not do any of the following:
(a)  Relieve employers of the requirements of the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 56) of Division 1 of the Civil Code).
(b)  Relieve any person subject to the Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act (Article 6.6 (commencing with Section 791) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 1 of the Insurance Code) from the requirements of that act.
(c)  Relieve government agencies of the requirements of the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Title 1.8 (commencing with Section 1798) of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code).
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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123140. The Information Practices Act of 1977 (Title 1.8 (commencing with Section 1798) of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code) shall prevail over this chapter with respect to records maintained by a state agency.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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123145. (a)  Providers of health services that are licensed pursuant to Sections 1205, 1253, 1575 and 1726 have an obligation, if the licensee ceases operation, to preserve records for a minimum of seven years following discharge of the patient, except that the records of unemancipated minors shall be kept at least one year after the minor has reached the age of 18 years, and in any case, not less than seven years.
(b)  The department or any person injured as a result of the licensee’s abandonment of health records may bring an action in a proper court for the amount of damage suffered as a result thereof. In the event that the licensee is a corporation or partnership that is dissolved, the person injured may take action against that corporation’s or partnership’s principle officers of record at the time of dissolution.
(c)  Abandoned means violating subdivision (a) and leaving patients treated by the licensee without access to medical information to which they are entitled pursuant to Section 123110.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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123147. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), all health facilities, as defined in Section 1250, and all primary care clinics that are either licensed under Section 1204 or exempt from licensure under Section 1206, shall include a patient’s principal spoken language on the patient’s health records.
(b) Any long-term health care facility, as defined in Section 1418, that already completes the minimum data set form as specified in Section 14110.15 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, including documentation of a patient’s principal spoken language, shall be deemed to be in compliance with subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 313, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)
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123149. (a)  Providers of health services, licensed pursuant to Sections 1205, 1253, 1575, and 1726, that utilize electronic recordkeeping systems only, shall comply with the additional requirements of this section. These additional requirements do not apply to patient records if hard copy versions of the patient records are retained.
(b)  Any use of electronic recordkeeping to store patient records shall ensure the safety and integrity of those records at least to the extent of hard copy records. All providers set forth in subdivision (a) shall ensure the safety and integrity of all electronic media used to store patient records by employing an offsite backup storage system, an image mechanism that is able to copy signature documents, and a mechanism to ensure that once a record is input, it is unalterable.
(c)  Original hard copies of patient records may be destroyed once the record has been electronically stored.
(d)  The printout of the computerized version shall be considered the original as defined in Section 255 of the Evidence Code for purposes of providing copies to patients, the Division of Licensing and Certification, and for introduction into evidence in accordance with Sections 1550 and 1551 of the Evidence Code, in administrative or court proceedings.
(e)  Access to electronically stored patient records shall be made available to the Division of Licensing and Certification staff promptly, upon request.
(f)  This section does not exempt licensed clinics, health facilities, adult day health care centers, and home health agencies from the requirement of maintaining original copies of patient records that cannot be electronically stored.
(g)  Any health care provider subject to this section, choosing to utilize an electronic recordkeeping system, shall develop and implement policies and procedures to include safeguards for confidentiality and unauthorized access to electronically stored patient health records, authentication by electronic signature keys, and systems maintenance.
(h)  Nothing contained in this chapter shall affect the existing regulatory requirements for the access, use, disclosure, confidentiality, retention of record contents, and maintenance of health information in patient records by health care providers.
(i)  This chapter does not prohibit any provider of health care services from maintaining or retaining patient records electronically.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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123149.5. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that all medical information transmitted during the delivery of health care via telehealth, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 2290.5 of the Business and Professions Code, become part of the patient’s medical record maintained by the licensed health care provider.
(b) This section shall not be construed to limit or waive any of the requirements of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 123100) of Part 1 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 782, Sec. 8. (AB 1733) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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123150. The board of supervisors may authorize the destruction or the disposition to a public or private medical library of any X-ray photographs and case records that are more than five years old and that were taken by the county health officer in the performance of his or her duties with regard to tuberculosis if any of the following conditions are complied with:
(a)  The county health officer has determined that the X-ray photographs or a series of X-ray photographs in conjunction with case records do not show the existence of tuberculosis in the infectious stage.
(b)  The individual of whom the X-ray photographs were taken has been deceased not less than two years or the 102nd anniversary of the individual’s birthdate has occurred and the county health officer cannot reasonably ascertain whether the individual is still living.
(c)  The place of residence of the individual of whom the X-ray photographs were taken has been unknown to the county health officer for 10 years.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)