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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › CHAPTER 4 - Violations › Section 120275.

120275. Any person who, after notice, violates, or who, upon the demand of any health officer, refuses or neglects to conform to, any rule, order, or regulation prescribed by the department respecting a quarantine or disinfection of persons, animals, things, or places, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › CHAPTER 4 - Violations › Section 120280.

120280. Inasmuch as the orders provided for by Section 121365 are for the protection of the public health, any person who, after service upon him or her of an order of a local health officer as provided in Section 121365 violates or fails to comply with the order, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction thereof, in addition to any and all other penalties that may be imposed by law upon the conviction, the person may be ordered by the court confined until the order of the local health officer shall have been fully complied with or terminated by the local health officer, but not exceeding one year from the date of passing judgment upon the conviction, further, the court, upon suitable assurances that the order of the local health officer will be complied with, may place any person convicted of a violation of the order of the local health officer upon probation for a period not to exceed two years, upon condition that the order of the local health officer be fully complied with, further, upon any subsequent violation of the order of the local health officer, the probation shall be terminated and confinement as provided for in this section shall be ordered by the court. Confinement may be accomplished by placement in any appropriate facility, penal institution, or dwelling approved for the specific case by the local health officer.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › CHAPTER 4 - Violations › Section 120285.

120285. Upon any subsequent conviction under the provisions of Section 120280, the court may order the person confined for a period not exceeding one year for the subsequent conviction, or other penalty as provided by that section.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › CHAPTER 4 - Violations › Section 120295.

120295. Any person who violates Section 120130 or any section in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 120175, but excluding Section 120195), is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for a term of not more than 90 days, or by both. He or she is guilty of a separate offense for each day that the violation continued.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 350.6. Effective September 29, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › CHAPTER 4 - Violations › Section 120300.

120300. The district attorney of the county where a violation of Sections 121365 and 120280 may be committed, shall prosecute all those violations and, upon the request of a health officer, shall prosecute, as provided in Section 120280, violations of any order of a health officer made and served as provided in Section 121365 or Section 120105.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › CHAPTER 4 - Violations › Section 120305.

120305. Every person who possesses any intoxicating liquor in or on any public hospital or sanatorium providing for the treatment of tuberculosis or within the boundaries of the grounds belonging thereto is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section shall not prohibit (a) the possession of any intoxicating liquor used for medicinal purposes when issued pursuant to a written order of a physician licensed to practice medicine under the laws of the State of California, (b) the possession of any intoxicating liquor by personnel for his or her own use who resides at the hospital or sanatorium or on the grounds thereof, (c) the possession of any intoxicating liquor used by a minister of the gospel or priest or rabbi in a religious sacrament or ceremony or (d) the service of wine to a patient as part of the hospital’s regular menu or bill of fare if the patient is located in a portion of the premises wholly separate and isolated from patients receiving treatment for tuberculosis.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Educational and Child Care Facility Immunization Requirements › Section 120325.

120325. In enacting this chapter, but excluding Section 120380, and in enacting Sections 120400, 120405, 120410, and 120415, it is the intent of the Legislature to provide:
(a) A means for the eventual achievement of total immunization of appropriate age groups against the following childhood diseases:
(1) Diphtheria.
(2) Hepatitis B.
(3) Haemophilus influenzae type b.
(4) Measles.
(5) Mumps.
(6) Pertussis (whooping cough).
(7) Poliomyelitis.
(8) Rubella.
(9) Tetanus.
(10) Varicella (chickenpox).
(11) Any other disease deemed appropriate by the department, taking into consideration the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians.
(b) That the persons required to be immunized be allowed to obtain immunizations from whatever medical source they so desire, subject only to the condition that the immunization be performed in accordance with the regulations of the department and that a record of the immunization is made in accordance with the regulations.
(c) Exemptions from immunization for medical reasons.
(d) For the keeping of adequate records of immunization so that health departments, schools, and other institutions, parents or guardians, and the persons immunized will be able to ascertain that a child is fully or only partially immunized, and so that appropriate public agencies will be able to ascertain the immunization needs of groups of children in schools or other institutions.
(e) Incentives to public health authorities to design innovative and creative programs that will promote and achieve full and timely immunization of children.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 35, Sec. 1. (SB 277) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Educational and Child Care Facility Immunization Requirements › Section 120330.

120330. The department, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall adopt and enforce all regulations necessary to carry out Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 120325, but excluding Section 120380) and to carry out Sections 120400, 120405, 120410, and 120415.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Educational and Child Care Facility Immunization Requirements › Section 120336.

120336. (a) Pupils in the state are advised, as described in subdivision (b), to adhere to current immunization guidelines, as recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians, regarding full human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization before admission or advancement to the eighth grade level of any private or public elementary or secondary school.
(b) Upon a pupil’s admission or advancement to the sixth grade level, the governing authority of any private or public elementary or secondary school shall submit to the pupil and their parent or guardian a notification containing a statement about the state’s public policy described in subdivision (a) and advising that the pupil adhere to current HPV immunization guidelines, as described in subdivision (a), before admission or advancement to the eighth grade level, in compliance with the notification requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 48980) of Chapter 6 of Part 27 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code.
(c) The notification sent pursuant to subdivision (b) shall also include a statement, as determined by the department, summarizing the recommended ages for the HPV vaccine and scientific rationale for vaccination at those ages, based on guidance issued by ACIP of the CDC, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians. The notification shall further state the following:
“HPV vaccination can prevent over 90 percent of cancers caused by HPV. HPV vaccines are very safe, and scientific research shows that the benefits of HPV vaccination far outweigh the potential risks.”
(d) This section does not apply to a pupil in a home-based private school.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 809, Sec. 4. (AB 659) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Educational and Child Care Facility Immunization Requirements › Section 120338.

120338. Notwithstanding Sections 120325 and 120335, any immunizations deemed appropriate by the department pursuant to paragraph (11) of subdivision (a) of Section 120325 or paragraph (11) of subdivision (b) of Section 120335, may be mandated before a pupil’s first admission to any private or public elementary or secondary school, child care center, day nursery, nursery school, family day care home, or development center, only if exemptions are allowed for both medical reasons and personal beliefs.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 35, Sec. 3. (SB 277) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Educational and Child Care Facility Immunization Requirements › Section 120340.

120340. A person who has not been fully immunized against one or more of the diseases listed in Section 120335 may be admitted by the governing authority on condition that within time periods designated by regulation of the department he or she presents evidence that he or she has been fully immunized against all of these diseases.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Educational and Child Care Facility Immunization Requirements › Section 120341.

120341. (a) The governing authority shall admit a foster child, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 48853.5 of the Education Code, whose immunization records are not available or are missing.
(b) This section shall not alter the obligation of the governing authority to obtain a foster child’s immunization records pursuant to Section 48853.5 of the Education Code or to ensure the immunization of a foster child pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 463, Sec. 3. (AB 709) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Educational and Child Care Facility Immunization Requirements › Section 120345.

120345. The immunizations required by Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 120325, but excluding Section 120380) and required by Sections 120400, 120405, 120410, and 120415 may be obtained from any private or public source desired if the immunization is administered and records are made in accordance with regulations of the department.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Educational and Child Care Facility Immunization Requirements › Section 120350.

120350. The county health officer of each county shall organize and maintain a program to make immunizations available to all persons required by Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 120325, but excluding Section 120380) and required by Sections 120400, 120405, 120410, and 120415 to be immunized. The county health officer shall also determine how the cost of the program is to be recovered. To the extent that the cost to the county is in excess of that sum recovered from persons immunized, the cost shall be paid by the county in the same manner as other expenses of the county are paid.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Educational and Child Care Facility Immunization Requirements › Section 120355.

120355. Any person or organization administering immunizations shall furnish each person immunized, or his or her parent or guardian, with a written record of immunization given in a form prescribed by the department.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Educational and Child Care Facility Immunization Requirements › Section 120360.

120360. The requirements of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 120325, but excluding Section 120380) and of Sections 120400, 120405, 120410, and 120415 shall not apply to any person 18 years of age or older, or to any person seeking admission to a community college.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Educational and Child Care Facility Immunization Requirements › Section 120370.

120370. (a) (1) Prior to January 1, 2021, if the parent or guardian files with the governing authority a written statement by a licensed physician and surgeon to the effect that the physical condition of the child is such, or medical circumstances relating to the child are such, that immunization is not considered safe, indicating the specific nature and probable duration of the medical condition or circumstances, including, but not limited to, family medical history, for which the physician and surgeon does not recommend immunization, that child shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter, except for Section 120380, and exempt from Sections 120400, 120405, 120410, and 120415 to the extent indicated by the physician and surgeon’s statement.
(2) Commencing January 1, 2020, a child who has a medical exemption issued before January 1, 2020, shall be allowed continued enrollment to any public or private elementary or secondary school, child care center, day nursery, nursery school, family day care home, or developmental center within the state until the child enrolls in the next grade span.
For purposes of this subdivision, “grade span” means each of the following:
(A) Birth to preschool, inclusive.
(B) Kindergarten and grades 1 to 6, inclusive, including transitional kindergarten.
(C) Grades 7 to 12, inclusive.
(3) Except as provided in this subdivision, on and after July 1, 2021, the governing authority shall not unconditionally admit or readmit to any of those institutions specified in this subdivision, or admit or advance any pupil to 7th grade level, unless the pupil has been immunized pursuant to Section 120335 or the parent or guardian files a medical exemption form that complies with Section 120372.
(b) If there is good cause to believe that a child has been exposed to a disease listed in subdivision (b) of Section 120335 and the child’s documentary proof of immunization status does not show proof of immunization against that disease, that child may be temporarily excluded from the school or institution until the local health officer is satisfied that the child is no longer at risk of developing or transmitting the disease.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 281, Sec. 1. (SB 714) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Educational and Child Care Facility Immunization Requirements › Section 120372.05.

120372.05. (a) A medical exemption revoked pursuant to Section 120372 may be appealed by a parent or guardian to the Secretary of California Health and Human Services. Parents, guardians, or the physician who issued the medical exemption may provide necessary information for purposes of the appeal.
(b) The secretary shall establish an independent expert review panel, consisting of three licensed physicians and surgeons who have relevant knowledge, training, and experience relating to primary care or immunization to review appeals. The agency shall establish the process and guidelines for the appeals process pursuant to this section, including the process for the panel to contact the issuing physician and surgeon, parent, or guardian. The agency shall post this information on the agency’s internet website. The agency shall also establish requirements, including conflict-of-interest standards, consistent with the purposes of this chapter, that a physician and surgeon shall meet in order to qualify to serve on the panel.
(c) The independent expert review panel shall evaluate appeals consistent with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines or the relevant standard of care, as applicable.
(d) The independent expert review panel shall submit its determination to the secretary. The secretary shall adopt the determination of the independent expert review panel and shall promptly issue a written decision to the child’s parent or guardian. The decision shall not be subject to further administrative review.
(e) A child whose medical exemption revocation pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 120372 is appealed under this section shall continue in attendance and shall not be required to commence the immunization required for conditional admittance under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 6000) of Division 1 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations, provided that the appeal is filed within 30 calendar days of revocation of the medical exemption.
(f) For purposes for administering this section, the department and the California Health and Human Services Agency appeals process shall be exempt from the rulemaking and administrative adjudication provisions in the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340), Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11370), Chapter 4.5 (commencing with 11400), and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 213. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Educational and Child Care Facility Immunization Requirements › Section 120375.

120375. (a) The governing authority of each school or institution included in Section 120335 shall require documentary proof of each entrant’s immunization status. The governing authority shall record the immunizations of each new entrant in the entrant’s permanent enrollment and scholarship record on a form provided by the department. The immunization record of each new entrant admitted conditionally shall be reviewed periodically by the governing authority to ensure that within the time periods designated by regulation of the department the entrant has been fully immunized against all of the diseases listed in Section 120335, and immunizations received after entry shall be added to the pupil’s immunization record.
(b) The governing authority of each school or institution included in Section 120335 shall prohibit from further attendance any pupil admitted conditionally who failed to obtain the required immunizations within the time limits allowed in the regulations of the department until that pupil has been fully immunized against all of the diseases listed in Section 120335, unless the pupil is exempted under Section 120370 or 120372.
(c) The governing authority shall file a written report, on at least an annual basis, on the immunization status of new entrants to the school or institution under their jurisdiction with the department and the local health department on forms prescribed by the department. As provided in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 49076 of the Education Code, the local health department shall have access to the complete health information as it relates to immunization of each student in the schools or other institutions listed in Section 120335 in order to determine immunization deficiencies.
(d) The governing authority shall cooperate with the county health officer in carrying out programs for the immunization of persons applying for admission to any school or institution under its jurisdiction. The governing board of any school district may use funds, property, and personnel of the district for that purpose. The governing authority of any school or other institution may permit any licensed physician or any qualified registered nurse to administer immunizing agents to any person seeking admission to any school or institution under its jurisdiction.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 278, Sec. 5. (SB 276) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Educational and Child Care Facility Immunization Requirements › Section 120380.

120380. It is the intent of the Legislature that the administration of immunizing agents by registered nurses in school immunization programs under the direction of a supervising physician and surgeon as provided in Sections 49403 and 49426 of the Education Code shall be in accordance with accepted medical procedure. To implement this intent, the department may adopt written regulations specifying the procedures and circumstances under which a registered nurse, acting under the direction of a supervising physician and surgeon, may administer an immunizing agent pursuant to Sections 49403 and 49426 of the Education Code.
However, nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any registered nurse from administering an immunizing agent in accordance with Sections 49403 and 49426 of the Education Code in the absence of written regulations as the department is authorized to adopt under this section.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 97, Sec. 6. Effective July 21, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1.1 - Meningococcal Disease Strategic Prevention Act of 2001 › Section 120381.

120381. (a)  The State Department of Health Services, in consultation with the State Department of Education, local public health agencies, and postsecondary educational institutions, shall develop a Meningococcal Disease Strategic Prevention Plan.
(b)  The plan shall include, but not be limited to, a review of all of the following:
(1)  The current scientific literature on meningococcal disease.
(2)  Experiences of other state and local governmental jurisdictions in the prevention of meningococcal disease and in prevention programs for similarly infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis and hepatitis.
(3)  The possible role of age-specific vaccination programs for meningococcal disease.
(4)  The availability of vaccines for meningococcal disease.
(5)  The application and roles of other governmental programs.
(6)  Current health plan coverages and other health insurance products.
(c)  The victims of meningococcal disease and their families shall be involved and have input in the development of the plan.
(d)  The department shall encourage public and private medical entities to cooperate with each other to make meningococcus vaccines and vaccinations accessible and provide any currently available vaccines to families that desire that their children be inoculated.
(e)  The plan shall be completed and made available to the Legislature on or before June 30, 2002.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 374, Sec. 3. Effective October 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Immunization of College-Age Students › Section 120390.

120390. The department, in consultation with the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as applicable, shall adopt and enforce all regulations necessary to carry out this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 809, Sec. 5. (AB 659) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Immunization of College-Age Students › Section 120390.5.

120390.5. (a)  Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), on or after January 1, 2000, the Trustees of the California State University, and the Regents of the University of California shall require the first-time enrollees at those institutions who are 18 years of age or younger to provide proof of full immunization against the hepatitis B virus prior to enrollment.
(b)  A person who has not been fully immunized against the hepatitis B virus, as required by subdivision (a), may be admitted by the governing body of any of the institutions of higher education to which subdivision (a) is applicable on condition that, within a designated time period, the person will provide proof of full immunization against hepatitis B.
(c)  Immunization of a person shall not be required for admission to an institution of higher education to which subdivision (a) is applicable if any of the following persons files with the governing body of the educational institution a letter or affidavit stating that the immunization is contrary to the beliefs of either of the following:
(1)  The parent, guardian, or adult who has assumed responsibility for the care and custody of the person seeking admission, if that applicant is a minor who is not emancipated or who is 17 years of age or younger.
(2)  The person seeking admission, if that applicant is an emancipated minor or is 18 years of age.
(d)  If a person seeking enrollment in an institution of higher education to which subdivision (a) is applicable, or the parent or guardian of a person seeking enrollment, files with the governing body a written statement by a physician and surgeon that the physical condition of the person or medical circumstances relating to the person are such that immunization is not considered safe, indicating the specific nature and probable duration of the medical condition or circumstances that contraindicate immunization, that person shall be exempt from the requirements of subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 146, Sec. 5.5. Effective July 22, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Immunization of College-Age Students › Section 120390.6.

120390.6. It is the public policy of the state that students who are 26 years of age or younger are advised to adhere to current immunization guidelines, as recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians, regarding full human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization before first-time enrollment at an institution of the California State University, the University of California, or the California Community Colleges.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 809, Sec. 6. (AB 659) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Immunization of College-Age Students › Section 120390.7.

120390.7. No provision of this chapter shall apply to the University of California except to the extent that the Regents of the University of California, by appropriate resolution, make that provision applicable.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 146, Sec. 5.5. Effective July 22, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1.6 - Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunizations › Section 120392.

120392. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Health care facility” means a skilled nursing facility as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1250, an intermediate care facility as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 1250, or a nursing facility as defined in subdivision (k) of Section 1250. This chapter shall not apply to hospital-based skilled nursing facilities.
(b) “Medically contraindicated” means that the administration of the influenza or pneumococcal vaccines to a person, because of a medical condition of that person, would be detrimental to the person’s health if the person receives either or both of the vaccines.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 36, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1.6 - Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunizations › Section 120392.2.

120392.2. (a) Each year, commencing October 1 to the following April 1, inclusive, every health care facility, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 120392, shall offer, pursuant to Section 120392.4, immunizations for influenza and pneumococcal disease to residents, aged 65 years or older, receiving services at the facility, based upon the latest recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the latest recommendations of appropriate entities for the prevention, detection, and control of influenza outbreaks in California long-term care facilities.
(b) Each health care facility, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 120392, shall offer, pursuant to Section 120392.4, pneumococcal vaccine to all new admittees to the health care facility, based on the latest recommendations of the ACIP.
(c) The facility shall be reimbursed the standard Medi-Cal rate for an immunization provided to a Medi-Cal recipient, unless he or she is also a Medicare recipient whose coverage includes reimbursement for the immunization.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 36, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1.6 - Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunizations › Section 120392.4.

120392.4. (a) A resident who receives services at a health care facility during the period of October 1 to April 1 shall have his or her status for influenza and pneumococcal immunization determined by his or her physician or facility medical director, and, if appropriate, the facility shall offer to make the immunizations available, unless the facility, through written policies and procedures and using standardized nursing procedures, offers to make the immunizations available without limitation as to the period when the residents receive services at the facility.
(b) A health care facility shall obtain from a resident who requests immunization services, or, if the person lacks the capacity to make medical decisions, from the person legally authorized to make medical decisions on the resident’s behalf, informed consent for the resident to be immunized by vaccination against influenza or pneumococcal disease, or both, to be conducted by the facility while the resident is receiving services at the facility.
(c) A health care facility shall comply with Section 1418.8 with respect to a resident who lacks the capacity to make health care decisions, and there is no person with legal authority to make these decisions on behalf of the resident.
(d) The health care facility shall document in a resident’s medical record whether the resident has been offered the influenza vaccine or the pneumococcal vaccine.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 36, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1.6 - Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunizations › Section 120392.6.

120392.6. No person who has been offered the vaccine as required under this chapter may receive either an influenza vaccine or pneumococcal vaccine pursuant to this chapter if any of the following conditions exists:
(a) The vaccine is medically contraindicated, as described in the product labeling approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration or by the recommendations established by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that are in effect at the time of vaccination.
(b) Receipt of the vaccine is against the resident’s personal beliefs.
(c) Receipt of the vaccine is against the resident’s wishes, or, if the person lacks the capacity to make medical decisions, is against the wishes of the person legally authorized to make medical decisions on the resident’s behalf.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 36, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1.6 - Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunizations › Section 120392.8.

120392.8. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a health care facility shall not be required to offer immunizations for influenza and pneumococcal disease under either of the following circumstances:
(1) The facility is unable to obtain the vaccine due to a shortage of the supply of vaccine.
(2) The resident refuses to pay for the vaccine and there is no other funding source available to pay for the cost of the vaccine.
(b) If a health care facility, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 120392, fails to offer an immunization pursuant to this chapter due to lack of availability of vaccine, a physician’s refusal to assess the resident or cooperate with the recommendations of the provisions of this chapter, or lack of resident cooperation, the failure shall not be the basis for issuing a deficiency or citation against the facility’s license.
(c) This chapter is intended to encourage immunizations for residents in health care facilities, and the department shall consider a facility’s efforts to prevent a violation of this chapter prior to issuing a deficiency or citation. The department may issue a deficiency or citation for failure to comply with Section 120392.4.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 36, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1.6 - Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunizations › Section 120392.9.

120392.9. Pursuant to its standardized procedures and if it has the vaccine in its possession, each year, commencing October 1 to the following April 1, inclusive, a general acute care hospital, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250, shall offer, prior to discharge, immunizations for influenza and pneumococcal disease to inpatients, aged 65 years or older, based upon the adult immunization recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the recommendations of appropriate entities for the prevention, detection, and control of influenza outbreaks in California general acute care hospitals.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 378, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1.6 - Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunizations › Section 120393.

120393. (a) The State Department of Public Health shall post educational information, in accordance with the latest recommendations of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, regarding influenza disease and the availability of influenza vaccinations on the department’s Internet Web site. It is the intent of the Legislature to increase the average number of Californians who receive an influenza vaccination.
(b) The educational information posted on the department’s Internet Web site pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) The health benefits of an influenza vaccination.
(2) That the influenza vaccination may be a covered benefit for those with health insurance coverage.
(3) That influenza vaccinations may be available for a minimal fee to those individuals who do not have health insurance coverage.
(4) The locations where free or low-cost vaccinations are available.
(c) The department may use additional available resources to educate the public about the information described in subdivision (b), including public service announcements, media events, public outreach to individuals and groups who are susceptible to influenza, and any other preventive and wellness education efforts recommended by public health officials.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 349. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1.7 - Meningococcal Immunization › Section 120395.

120395. (a) The State Department of Public Health shall, no later than April 1, 2010, develop information about meningococcal disease, including information pertaining to children who are between 11 and 18 years of age. The information may include a recommendation that children between 11 and 18 years of age be vaccinated. The information shall include:
(1) Information about meningococcal disease, including symptoms, risks, and treatment.
(2) Notice of the availability, benefits, risks, and limitations of a meningococcus vaccination, with specific information as to those persons at higher risk for the disease.
(b) The department shall make available to each degree-granting public and private postsecondary institution, upon the request of that institution, information developed by the department on meningococcal disease.
(c) The department shall also send an information notice to each school district advising each school district of the availability of information developed by the department, and shall make the information available to any school district upon the request of that school district.
(d) The department may also use the information developed to design and implement a public awareness campaign about meningococcal disease to reach members of the population identified as being at high risk for contracting the disease.
(e) The State Department of Education may add the above-described information about meningococcal disease to any health education material that is sent home to parents of students who are at least 11 years of age.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 176, Sec. 2. (SB 249) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1.7 - Meningococcal Immunization › Section 120396.

120396. Each degree-granting public postsecondary educational institution that provides on-campus housing in the state shall, beginning with the 2002–03 school year, do all of the following:
(a)  Provide information on meningococcal disease developed pursuant to Section 120395 to each incoming freshman who has been accepted for admission to the postsecondary educational institution and who will be residing in on-campus housing. The information shall include a response form with space in which to indicate that the incoming freshman has received the information about meningococcal disease and the availability of the vaccine to prevent one from contracting the disease. The form shall include space for the incoming freshman to indicate whether or not he or she has chosen to receive the vaccination, and a space for his or her signature.
(b)  Require each incoming freshman to return to the postsecondary educational institution a form with a response as to whether the person received the information, and whether or not the person chooses to receive the vaccination.
(c)  Maintain the completed forms received from students in accord with the institution’s health care records policy.
(d)  Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the postsecondary educational institution to provide the vaccination to the students.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 372, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1.7 - Meningococcal Immunization › Section 120397.

120397. Each degree-granting private postsecondary educational institution that provides on-campus housing in the state shall adopt a policy to notify all incoming students about meningococcal disease and the availability of the vaccination, beginning with the 2002–03 school year. The Legislature encourages those institutions to consider all of the following in adopting the policy:
(a)  Providing information on meningococcal disease developed pursuant to Section 120395 to each prospective student who has been accepted for admission to the postsecondary institution prior to the student’s matriculation into the institution. The information may include a response form with space in which to indicate that the prospective student has received the information about meningococcal disease and the availability of the vaccine to prevent one from contracting the disease. The form shall include space for the prospective student to indicate whether or not he or she has chosen to receive the vaccination, and a space for his or her signature.
(b)  Requiring each prospective student to return to the postsecondary educational institution a form with a response as to whether or not the person received the information, and whether or not the person chooses to receive the vaccination.
(c)  Maintaining the completed forms received from students in accordance with the institution’s health care records policy.
(d)  Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the postsecondary educational institution to provide the vaccination to students.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 372, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1.7 - Meningococcal Immunization › Section 120398.

120398. Each public and private postsecondary educational institution shall maintain the confidentiality of information obtained pursuant to Section 120396 or 120397 in the same manner as other confidential student information is maintained by the institution. Each institution is subject to civil action and criminal penalties for the wrongful disclosure of the information, in accordance with other provisions of law.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 372, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 1.7 - Meningococcal Immunization › Section 120399.

120399. No provision of this chapter shall apply to the University of California except to the extent that the Regents of the University of California, by appropriate resolution, make applicable the provision of the chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 372, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Health Services Provision of Funds, Immunibiologics, and Access to Immunibiologics › Section 120400.

120400. The department may establish an immunization outreach program.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Health Services Provision of Funds, Immunibiologics, and Access to Immunibiologics › Section 120405.

120405. (a)  A local health officer, or consortium of local health officers, may establish permanent, temporary, or mobile sites and programs, for the purpose of immunizing children, or performing outreach to refer parents to other programs that provide immunizations and comprehensive health services. These sites for referral or immunization may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1)  Public places where parents of children at high risk of remaining unimmunized reside, shop, worship, or recreate.
(2)  School grounds, either during regular hours, or evening hours or on weekends.
(3)  On or adjacent to sites of public- or community-based agencies or programs that either provide or refer persons to public assistance programs or services.
(b)  Outreach programs shall, to the extent feasible, include referral components intended to link immunized children with available public or private primary care providers, in order to increase access to continuing pediatric care, including subsequent immunization services as necessary.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 2 - IMMUNIZATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Health Services Provision of Funds, Immunibiologics, and Access to Immunibiologics › Section 120410.

120410. The population to be targeted by the program shall include children who do not receive immunizations through private third-party sources or other public sources with priority given to infants and children from birth up to age three. Outreach programs shall include information to the families of children being immunized about possible reactions to the vaccine and about followup referral sources.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)