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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 3 - Operator Certification Program: Water Treatment Plants and Water Distribution Systems › Section 106897.

106897. (a) The state board shall issue a water treatment operator certificate and water distribution operator certificate by reciprocity to any person holding a valid, unexpired, comparable certification issued by another state, the United States, a territory or tribal government that has been designated as the primacy agency by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, or a unit of any of these. The state board may, by regulations, prescribe the procedures and requirements for issuing a water treatment operator certificate and water distribution operator certificate by reciprocity.
(b) The state board shall evaluate opportunities for the following:
(1) Issuing a water treatment operator certificate and water distribution operator certificate by reciprocity to persons who performed duties comparable to the duties of an operator at a water treatment facility or water distribution system while serving in the United States military.
(2) Awarding experience and education credits to persons who performed duties comparable to the duties of an operator at a water treatment facility or water distribution system while serving in the United States military.
(c) The state board shall seek consultation with the United States Department of Defense in carrying out subdivision (b).
(d) If the state board identifies opportunities pursuant to subdivision (b), the state board shall, where appropriate, issue a water treatment operator certificate or water distribution operator certificate by reciprocity to, or award experience or education credits to, persons who performed duties comparable to the duties of an operator at a water treatment facility or water distribution system while serving in the United States military.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 760, Sec. 1. (AB 1588) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 3 - Operator Certification Program: Water Treatment Plants and Water Distribution Systems › Section 106898.

106898. (a) The state board shall appoint an advisory committee to assist it in carrying out its responsibilities pursuant to this article. The advisory committee shall review all proposed regulations and make recommendations to the state board before the adoption of a regulation or an amendment to a regulation.
(b) The advisory committee shall consist of the following members:
(1) Two persons from a statewide organization representing medium to large water systems.
(2) Two persons from a statewide organization representing small water systems.
(3) One person from a local primacy agency.
(4) One person who is employed as an operator at a water recycling treatment plant.
(5) One person from an educational institution’s school or division of engineering.
(6) One person who is a member of an organized labor union that represents water treatment operators and water distribution operators.
(7) One person who is employed by an educational institution, professional association, public agency, or private agency to provide water treatment or water distribution courses of instruction.
(8) One person who is a professional engineer specializing in sanitary engineering.
(9) One person who is an active or former member of the United States military who is working, supervising, or managing or who has previously worked, supervised, or managed in water treatment or distribution within their military service.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 760, Sec. 2. (AB 1588) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 3 - Operator Certification Program: Water Treatment Plants and Water Distribution Systems › Section 106900.

106900. The state board may approve courses of instruction provided by educational institutions, professional associations, public agencies, or private agencies for purposes of qualifying persons for issuance of and renewal of a water treatment operator certificate or water distribution operator certificate.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 305, Sec. 15. (AB 2890) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 3 - Operator Certification Program: Water Treatment Plants and Water Distribution Systems › Section 106910.

106910. The state board may adopt rules, regulations, and certification standards necessary to carry out the provisions of this article, pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The rules, regulations, and standards shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) The classification of water treatment plants taking into consideration the plant size, character of the water being treated, type and degree of treatment, complexity of operation, and other physical conditions affecting the operation of the water treatment plant.
(b) The classification of distribution systems of community water systems and nontransient noncommunity water systems taking into consideration the complexity and size of the system.
(c) Criteria and standards establishing the level of skill, knowledge, education, and experience necessary to operate successfully specific classes of water treatment plants so as to protect public health.
(d)  Criteria and standards establishing the level of skill, knowledge, and experience necessary to operate successfully specific classes of water distribution systems so as to protect the public health.
(e) (1) Criteria and standards for water treatment operator certificate and water distribution operator certificate renewal, including continuing education requirements.
(2) The state board shall not renew any person’s water treatment operator certificate or water distribution operator certificate if that person does not meet all requirements for certificate renewal.
(f) Criteria and standards for reinstatement of a water treatment operator certificate or water distribution operator certificate when the certificate has lapsed.
(g) Criteria and standards for the availability of designated water treatment operator certificate holders for each operating shift.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 305, Sec. 16. (AB 2890) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 106955.

106955. No person shall operate or maintain any X-ray fluoroscope, or other equipment or apparatus employing roentgen rays, in the fitting of shoes or other footwear or in the viewing of bones in the feet. This section shall not apply to any licensed physician and surgeon, podiatrist, chiropractor, or any person practicing a licensed healing art, or any technician working under the direct and immediate supervision of those persons. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 106960.

106960. It shall be unlawful for any person to implant foreign materials within the scalp of any other person for the purpose of preventing or alleviating baldness. “Foreign materials” shall include, but shall not be limited to, synthetic fibers and strands of human hair from another person. A violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor.
This section shall not be applicable to procedures for the transplantation of a person’s own hair or to procedures for the fixation of hairpieces, toupees, or wigs.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 106965.

106965. (a)  It shall be unlawful for any person to administer or use diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray on human beings in this state, unless that person has been certified or granted a permit pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 114870, Section 114871, or pursuant to Section 114885, is acting within the scope of that certification or permit, and is acting under the supervision of a licentiate of the healing arts.
(b)  It is unlawful for any person to perform mammography in this state unless that person has a current and valid certificate in mammographic radiologic technology issued pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 114870, is acting within the scope of that certificate, and is acting under the supervision of a licentiate of the healing arts. This article does not authorize a person licensed under the Chiropractic Initiative Act to administer, use, or supervise the use of mammographic x-ray equipment.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 580, Sec. 1. (AB 1704) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 106970.

106970. It shall be unlawful for any person to direct, order, assist, or abet a violation of Section 106965.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 106975.

106975. Section 106965 shall not apply to any of the following persons:
(a)  Licentiates of the healing arts.
(b)  Students in an approved school for radiologic technologists and in schools of medicine, podiatry or chiropractic when the students are operating X-ray machines under the supervision of an instructor who is a certified radiologic technologist or a certified supervisor or operator; and students of dentistry, dental hygiene and dental assisting when the students are operating X-ray machines under the supervision of an instructor who is a licensed dentist.
(c)  Any person employed by an agency of the government of the United States while performing the duties of employment.
(d)  Persons temporarily exempted pursuant to Section 107020.
(e)  A licensed dentist; or person who, under the supervision of a licensed dentist, operates only dental radiographic equipment for the sole purpose of oral radiography. This exemption applies only to those persons who have complied with the requirements of Section 1656 of the Business and Professions Code.
(f)  A person who has been certified or granted a limited permit pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 114870 and who performs dental radiography in a dental X-ray laboratory upon the written order of a licensed dentist.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 106976.

106976. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27), a person who is currently certified as meeting the standards of competence in nuclear medicine technology pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 107150) may perform a computerized tomography scan only on a dual mode machine on which both a nuclear medicine procedure, including a positron emission tomography scan, and a computerized tomography scan may be performed if both of the following conditions are met:
(1) The person holds a current, valid certificate in computerized tomography issued by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, or a similarly recognized organization, has registered with the department pursuant to Article 5.5 (commencing with Section 107115) as participating in on-the-job training to meet the clinical competencies required by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, or a similarly recognized organization, and is under the direct supervision of a person who holds a current, valid certificate in diagnostic radiology technology, or is a student described in subdivision (b) of Section 106975.
(2) The person is under the supervision of a person who is an authorized user identified on a specific license authorizing medical use of radioactive materials pursuant to the Radiation Control Law (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 114960) of Part 9).
(b) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor pursuant to Section 107170 and a violator is subject to discipline pursuant to Section 107165.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 238, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 106980.

106980. Certification in radiologic technology pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 114870 or Section 114871 shall not authorize any of the following:
(a)  The use of diagnostic, mammographic, or therapeutic x-ray equipment except under the supervision of a certified supervisor or operator.
(b)  The interpretation of any radiograph or a diagnosis based upon it.
(c)  The reporting of any diagnosis to a patient except as ordered by a licentiate of the healing arts.
(d)  The use of any title or designation indicating or implying the right to practice any of the healing arts.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 580, Sec. 2. (AB 1704) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 106990.

106990. A radiologic technologist certified pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 114870 may use the title, certified radiologic technologist (CRT). No other person shall use the designation. The department may prescribe appropriate titles for use by categories of persons granted permits pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 114870 and may limit the use of the titles.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 106995.

106995. (a) The department shall prescribe minimum qualifications for granting of permits and certificates in radiologic technology in any classification, as well as continuing education requirements for holders of these permits and certificates in order to protect the public health and safety.
(b) (1) No later than July 1, 2019, the department shall permit an applicant to provide either the individual taxpayer identification number or social security number for purposes of applying for a certificate or the renewal of a certificate.
(2) If the department utilizes a national examination to issue a certificate, and if a reciprocity agreement or comity exists between the State of California and the state requesting release of the individual taxpayer identification number or social security number, any deputy, agent, clerk, officer, or employee of the department may release an individual’s taxpayer identification number or social security number to an examination or certifying entity, only for the purpose of verification of certification or examination status.
(3) The individual taxpayer identification or the social security number shall serve to establish the identification of persons affected by state tax laws and for purposes of establishing compliance with subsection (a) of Section 666 of Title 42 of the United States Code, Section 60.15 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 17520 of the Family Code, and Section 11105 of the Penal Code, and to that end, the information furnished pursuant to this section shall be used exclusively for those purposes.
(4) The department shall not do either of the following:
(A) Require an applicant to disclose citizenship status or immigration status for purposes of the application or renewal of a certificate.
(B) Deny certification to an applicant based solely on his or her citizenship status or immigration status.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 838, Sec. 13. (SB 695) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 107000.

107000. Except as provided in Sections 107035, 107040, or 25685, and in addition to the requirements as may be prescribed pursuant to Section 106995, each applicant for certification as a radiologic technologist pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 114870 shall submit evidence satisfactory to the department that he or she has satisfactorily completed a course in an approved school for radiologic technologists, or has completed a course of study and training in radiologic technology that in the opinion of the department is equivalent to the minimum requirements of a course in an approved school for radiologic technologists.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 107005.

107005. Except as provided in Section 107035, in order to be certified as a radiologic technologist pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 114870, an applicant shall pass a written examination approved by the department and administered by the department or by the other agency or organization designated by the department.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 107010.

107010. The department may accept in lieu of its own examination a certificate of another agency or organization that certifies radiologic technologists, provided the certificate was issued on the basis of qualifications and an examination deemed by the department to be reasonably equivalent to the standards established by the department.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 107015.

107015. The department shall certify as a radiologic technologist any applicant who meets the requirements of the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27).
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 107020.

107020. The department may issue a permit authorizing the temporary practice of radiologic technology to any applicant for certification who has complied with the experience and education requirements of Section 107000 and is awaiting examination. A permit shall convey the same rights as a certificate for the period for which it is issued in the classification for which the applicant is eligible, and shall be valid until 90 days after the date of the next examination held pursuant to Section 107025, except that if the applicant does not take the examination the permit shall expire on the date of the examination.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 97, Sec. 2. Effective July 21, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 107025.

107025. The department shall hold at least one examination each year, for applicants for certification, at the times and places as the department may determine.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 107030.

107030. Not less than two months prior to the date of each examination, the department shall cause a notice thereof to be published in two or more newspapers of general circulation, and at least one radiologic technologist magazine, all of which are published within the state.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 107035.

107035. Any officer, employee, or designated agent of the department may enter at all reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purpose of inspecting and determining whether or not there is compliance with or violation of the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27), or of the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and the owner, occupant, or person in charge of the property shall permit the entry and inspection.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 107040.

107040. Whenever, in the judgment of the department, any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any acts or practices that constitute or will constitute a violation of any provision of the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27), or any rule, regulation, or order issued thereunder, and at the request of the department, the Attorney General may make application to the superior court for an order enjoining these acts or practices, or for an order directing compliance, and upon a showing by the department that the person has engaged in or is about to engage in any acts or practices, a temporary or permanent injunction, restraining order, or other order may be granted.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 419. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 107045.

107045. (a)  The department shall approve schools for radiologic technologists that, in the judgment of the department, will provide instruction adequate to prepare individuals to meet requirements for certification as radiologic technologists under the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27).
(b)  The department shall provide for reasonable standards for approved schools, for procedures for obtaining and maintaining approval, and for revocation of approval where standards are not maintained.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 107050.

107050. When approving a school for radiologic technologists, the department may take into consideration accreditation, approval, or certification of the school by other agencies or organizations if the department finds that accreditation, approval, or certification was granted on the basis of standards that will afford the same protection to the public as the standards provided by the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27) or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 107055.

107055. The department may inspect schools for radiologic technologists prior to approval and at other times as it deems necessary to determine that the purposes of the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27) are being met, and may require any reports from schools as it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27).
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 107060.

107060. The department may enter into an agreement with another state agency to perform all or part of the functions necessary in order to approve and maintain approval of schools for radiologic technologists.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 107065.

107065. Every holder of a certificate or a permit issued pursuant to the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27) may be disciplined as provided in Section 107070. The proceedings under Section 107070 shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the department shall have all of the powers granted therein.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 39. (AB 118) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 107075.

107075. (a) A person or entity that violates or aids or abets the violation of any of the provisions of the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27) or regulation of the department adopted pursuant to that act is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per day, per offense or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 180 days, or by both the fine and imprisonment.
(b) (1) A person or entity that intentionally or through gross negligence violates a provision of the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27) or a regulation adopted pursuant to that act, or who fails or refuses to comply with a cease and desist order or other order of the department issued thereunder, and the action causes a substantial danger to the health of others, shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per day, per offense.
(2) The remedies under this section are in addition to, and do not supersede or limit, any and all other remedies, civil or criminal.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 42. (AB 118) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 107080.

107080. (a) The application fee for any certificate or permit issued pursuant to the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27) shall be established by the department in an amount as it deems reasonably necessary to carry out the purpose of that act.
(b) The fee for any examination conducted pursuant to the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27) after failure of that examination within the previous 12 months shall be fixed by the department in an amount it deems reasonably necessary to carry out that act.
(c) The annual renewal fee for each certificate or permit shall be fixed by the department in an amount it deems reasonably necessary to carry out the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27).
(d) The penalty fee for renewal of any certificate or permit if application is made after its date of expiration shall be five dollars ($5) and shall be in addition to the fee for renewal prescribed by subdivision (c).
(e) The fee for a duplicate certificate or permit shall be one dollar ($1).
(f) No fee shall be required for a certificate or permit or a renewal thereof except as prescribed in the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27).
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 74, Sec. 33. Effective July 12, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 107085.

107085. Failure to pay the annual fee for renewal on or before the expiration date of the certificate or permit shall automatically suspend the certificate or permit. If the prescribed fee is not paid within six months following the date, the certificate or permit shall be revoked. A certificate or permit revoked for nonpayment of the renewal fee may be reinstated within five years from the time of revocation upon payment of the penalty fee plus twice the annual renewal fee. If the application for reinstatement is not made within five years from the date of suspension of the certificate or permit, the certificate or permit shall be canceled and shall not be subject to reinstatement.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 107090.

107090. The department may establish a schedule of fees for permits issued pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (e) of Section 114870, and Sections 114885 and 107115, if the revenue from the fees is related to the costs of administering the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27).
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 107095.

107095. The department may establish a schedule of fees to be paid by schools applying for approval as approved schools for radiologic technologists and, on an annual basis, by schools that are included on the department’s list of approved schools for radiologic technologists.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 107100.

107100. (a)  All fees payable under the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27) shall be collected by and paid to the department for deposit into the Radiation Control Fund established pursuant to Section 114980.
(b)  This section shall become operative on July 1, 1993.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 107110.

107110. (a) It shall be unlawful for any licentiate of the healing arts to administer or use diagnostic, mammographic, or therapeutic x-ray on human beings in this state, unless that person is certified pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 114870, Section 114872, or Section 114885, and is acting within the scope of that certification.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the department may issue a physician and surgeon or a doctor of podiatric medicine a one-time, temporary permit authorizing them to operate, or supervise the operation of, fluoroscopic x-ray equipment if the physician and surgeon or the doctor of podiatric medicine holds a valid, unrestricted California license as a physician and surgeon or a doctor of podiatric medicine, has submitted an application for a fluoroscopy permit, attests under penalty of perjury of having at least 40 hours of experience using fluoroscopic x-ray equipment while not subject to the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27), and has submitted the application fee specified in paragraph (3).
(2) A temporary permit issued pursuant to paragraph (1) shall convey the same rights as a fluoroscopy permit for the period for which it is issued, in the classification for which the physician and surgeon or the doctor of podiatric medicine is eligible, and shall be valid for up to 12 months from the date of issue. The department shall not renew a temporary permit, and each applicant may receive a temporary permit one time only.
(3) The fee required by paragraph (1) shall be fifty-eight dollars ($58). The department may revise this fee, so long as the fee charged under this paragraph does not exceed the department’s reasonable costs in administering the temporary permit program, and in no case exceeds the amount of the fee for the permit to operate, or supervise the operation of, fluoroscopic x-ray equipment.
(4) A temporary permit issued under this subdivision is subject to Section 107070.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 459, Sec. 1. (AB 356) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 5 - Radiological Technologists › Section 107111.

107111. A licentiate of the healing arts who is certified by an examining board in radiology recognized by the department shall be granted a certificate to supervise the operation of X-ray machines and to operate X-ray machines without restrictions.
(Added by renumbering Section 107115 by Stats. 1997, Ch. 97, Sec. 3. Effective July 21, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 6 - Nuclear Medicine Technology › Section 107150.

107150. “Nuclear medicine technology” means that technology applied under the supervision of a physician and surgeon or a licensed clinical bioanalyst, when performing in vitro procedures, that pertains to the utilization of radiopharmaceuticals for the diagnosis and treatment of disease in humans and includes: (1) the standardization of radiopharmaceutical dosages prior to administering the preparation of radiopharmaceutical agents in accordance with department regulations, (2) the administration of radiopharmaceuticals in accordance with statute or regulation, and (3) the calibration and use of radiation detection instruments and equipment to obtain clinical information. Nuclear medicine technology includes in vitro tests performed in a licensed clinical laboratory that use a radioactive marker substance not administered to human subjects and in vivo nuclear medicine procedures that involve administration of a radioactive marker substance to humans.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 6 - Nuclear Medicine Technology › Section 107160.

107160. (a)  The department shall provide by regulation a schedule of fees that shall be paid by persons applying to establish their competence to perform nuclear medicine technology. The revenue derived from the fees shall be sufficient to cover all costs incurred in the administration of this article.
(b)  The fees paid by applicants shall be adjusted annually, pursuant to Section 100425, and the adjusted fee amounts shall be rounded off to the nearest whole dollar.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 6 - Nuclear Medicine Technology › Section 107170.

107170. (a) A person or entity that violates, or aids or abets the violation of, this article or a regulation adopted pursuant to this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per day, per offense or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 180 days, or by both the fine and imprisonment.
(b) A person or entity who intentionally or through gross negligence violates a provision of this article or regulation adopted pursuant to this article, or who fails or refuses to comply with a cease and desist order or other order of the department issued thereunder, and the action causes a substantial danger to the health of others, shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per day, per offense.
(c) The remedies under this section are in addition to, and do not supersede or limit, any and all other remedies, civil or criminal.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 46. (AB 118) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 4 - Professional Certification › ARTICLE 6 - Nuclear Medicine Technology › Section 107175.

107175. The department shall enforce this article.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 3 - PRODUCT SAFETY › CHAPTER 2 - Product Recall Safety and Protection Act › Section 108040.

108040. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Product Recall Safety and Protection Act.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 569, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 3 - PRODUCT SAFETY › CHAPTER 2 - Product Recall Safety and Protection Act › Section 108044.

108044. (a) No commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer shall manufacture, remanufacture, distribute, sell at wholesale or retail, contract to sell or resell, lease, or sublet, or otherwise place into the stream of commerce, a product that is unsafe, as defined in subdivision (b), knowing that the product is unsafe.
(b) A product shall be deemed unsafe for purposes of this chapter only if it meets one or both of the following criteria:
(1) The product has been recalled because it does not conform to state or federal laws and regulations setting forth standards for the product.
(2) The product has been recalled for any safety hazard reason in cooperation with the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission or its staff, or voluntarily recalled for any safety hazard reason by the product’s commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, or wholesaler, and the recall has not been rescinded.
(c) (1) An unsafe product, as determined pursuant to subdivision (b), may be retrofitted if the retrofit has been approved by the agency issuing the recall or warning, or the agency responsible for approving the retrofit if it is different from the agency issuing the recall or warning.
(2) A retrofitted product may be sold if it is accompanied at the time of sale by a notice declaring that it is safe to use. The notice shall include all of the following:
(A) A description of the original problem that made the recalled product unsafe.
(B) A description of the retrofit that explains how the original problem was eliminated and declaring that it is now safe to use.
(C) The name and address of the commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, or wholesaler who accomplished the retrofit, certifying that the work was done, along with the name and model number of the product retrofitted.
(3) The commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, or wholesaler is responsible for ensuring that the notice described in paragraph (2) is present with the retrofitted product at the time of sale. This paragraph and paragraph (2) shall not apply, and the product may be sold, if either subparagraph (A) or (B) applies:
(A) The retrofit meets all of the following:
(i) The product requires assembly by the consumer.
(ii) The retrofit kit is provided with the product by the commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, or wholesaler.
(iii) The retrofit kit is accompanied at the time of sale by instructions explaining how to apply the retrofit.
(B) The seller of a previously unsold product or the entity to whom unsold products had been returned under the terms of the recall accomplishes the approved or recommended repair prior to sale.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 569, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 3 - PRODUCT SAFETY › CHAPTER 2 - Product Recall Safety and Protection Act › Section 108048.

108048. Nothing in this chapter relieves a commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer from compliance with stricter requirements that may be imposed by an agency of the federal government.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 569, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 3 - PRODUCT SAFETY › CHAPTER 2 - Product Recall Safety and Protection Act › Section 108050.

108050. (a) Any violation of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each occurrence, up to a maximum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).
(b) The remedies under this section are in addition to, and do not supersede or limit, any and all other remedies, civil or criminal.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 569, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 3 - PRODUCT SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - California Hazardous Substances Act › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 108100.

108100. This chapter shall be known as the California Hazardous Substances Act.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 3 - PRODUCT SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - California Hazardous Substances Act › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 108105.

108105. Unless the provisions or the context otherwise requires, these definitions, rules of construction, and general provisions shall govern the construction of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 3 - PRODUCT SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - California Hazardous Substances Act › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 108110.

108110. The term “art or craft material” means any raw or processed material or manufactured product marketed or being represented by the manufacturer, repackager or retailer as being suitable for use in any phase of the creation of any work of visual or graphic art of any medium. These mediums may include, but shall not be limited to, paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, ceramics, enamels, jewelry, stained glass, plastic sculpture, photographs, and leather and textile goods. The term shall not include economic poisons subject to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (61 Stats. 163) or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 12751) of Division 7 of the Food and Agricultural Code; or to drugs, devices, or cosmetics, that are subject to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act (52 Stats. 1040) or Part 5 (commencing with Section 109875).
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 3 - PRODUCT SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - California Hazardous Substances Act › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 108115.

108115. “Department” means the State Department of Health Services.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 3 - PRODUCT SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - California Hazardous Substances Act › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 108120.

108120. As used in this chapter, “federal act” means the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (74 Stats. 372; 15 U.S.C., Sec. 1261, et seq.).
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 3 - PRODUCT SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - California Hazardous Substances Act › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 108125.

108125. The term “hazardous substance” means:
(a)  Any substance or mixture of substances that (1) is toxic, (2) is corrosive, (3) is an irritant, (4) is a strong sensitizer, (5) is flammable or combustible, or (6) generates pressure through decomposition, heat, or other means; if the substance or mixture of substances may cause substantial personal injury or substantial illness during or as a proximate result of any customary or reasonably foreseeable handling or use, including reasonably foreseeable ingestion by children.
(b)  Any substances that the department by regulation finds pursuant to the provisions of Section 108320 meet the requirements of subdivision (a) of this section.
(c)  Any radioactive substance, if, with respect to the substance as used in a particular class of article or as packaged, the department determines by regulation that the substance is sufficiently hazardous to require labeling in accordance with this chapter in order to protect the public health.
(d)  Any toy or other article intended for use by children that the department determines, by regulation, pursuant to the provisions of Section 108320, presents an electrical, mechanical, or thermal hazard.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)