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California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 3 - Local Health Service › Subchapter 3 - Standards for Maintaining County Health Services › Article 6 - County Medical Services Program [Repealed] › Section 1498.9 - Reporting. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Certificate
						of Compliance including amendment transmitted to OAL 4-29-83 and filed 6-9-83
						(Register 83, No. 24)
2. Change without regulatory effect repealing
						section and amending NOTE filed 9-7-2005 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2005, No. 36).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  10725,
						  Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
						  100275,
						  Health and Safety Code; and Statutes of 1982, Chapter 1594, Section
						  87(c). Reference:
						  Sections
						  16709
						  and
						  16716,
						  Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 3.1 - Indian Health › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 1500 - Indian

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Indian" means any person who is:
(a) Identified as an Indian on the rolls
				  maintained by the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
(b) Identified as an Indian on the rolls
				  maintained by an Indian tribe, band, or other organized group of Indians, in any
				  state,
(c) A descendant in the first or
				  second degree of any person identified at any time on a roll referred to in
				  subsection (a) or (b),
(d) Declared to
				  be a member of a tribe or a descendant in the first or second degree of a member of
				  a tribe by the tribal council of his or her tribe, or
(e) A descendant in any degree from a member of a
				  tribe which has been declared to be terminated by the United States government.
				  However, any person qualifying under this subsection must be at least one quarter
				  Indian blood.
1. New Chapter
					 3.1, Articles 1-4 (Sections
					 1500-1541, not consecutive) filed
					 4-1-76 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 76, No. 14).
2.
					 Certificate of Compliance filed 7-14-6 (Register 76, No.
					 29).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						102 and
						208,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						429.30,
						429.31 and
						429.32, Article 14, Chapter 2, Part 1,
						Division 1, Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 3.1 - Indian Health › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 1501 - Indian Tribe

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Indian Tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, nation or other
					 organized group or community, which is determined to be eligible for the special
					 programs and services provided by the United States or State of California, to
					 Indians because of their status as Indians.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 3.1 - Indian Health › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 1502 - Existing Indian Health Programs

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Existing Indian Health Programs" means any program which
					 provided, as of September 8, 1975, direct health services as defined in Section
					 1503 under the supervision of a
					 licensed physician and surgeon, dentist, optometrist, or nurse.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 3.1 - Indian Health › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 1503 - Direct Health Services

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"Direct Health Services" means one or more of the following
					 services provided under the supervision of a licensed provider of health services
					 acting within the scope of his or her license:
(a) Primary health care consisting of diagnostic,
				  treatment and health maintenance services.
(b) Outreach, education, referral, follow-up
				  services and assistance to the individual in obtaining services from other agencies
				  to which he is entitled (health advocacy).
(c) Specialized health services as listed below:
(1) Screening and disease detection
				  services.
(2) Alcohol and drug abuse
				  detoxification services.
(3) Dental
				  health services.
(4) Services leading to
				  the prevention of vision and hearing loss and the restoration of vision and
				  hearing.
(5) Family planning
				  services.
(6) Maternal and child health
				  services.
(7) Medical care of chronic
				  conditions.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 3.1 - Indian Health › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 1504 - Licensed Provider of Health Services

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Licensed Provider of Health Services" for the purposes of
					 Section 1503 means:
(a) A provider practicing in California licensed
				  by the appropriate healing arts board.
(b) An individual employed by the Federal
				  government in the practice of the healing arts on tribal lands.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 3.1 - Indian Health › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 1505 - Department

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Department" means the State Department of Health
					 Services.
1. Editorial
					 correction filed 12-7-84 (Register 84, No. 49.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						208 and
						1182.2(d),
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
						1182.2,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 3.1 - Indian Health › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 1506 - Director

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Director" means the Director of the State Department of Health
					 Services.
1. Editorial
					 correction filed 12-7-84 (Register 84, No. 49).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						208 and
						1182.2(d),
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
						1182.2,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 3.1 - Indian Health › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 1507 - Indian Medicine and Traditional Health Practices

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Indian Medicine and Traditional Health Practices" means
					 traditional practices of Indian medicine which are native to an Indian community,
					 which are accepted by that Indian community as handed down through the generations
					 and which can be established through the collective knowledge of the elders of that
					 Indian community.
1. New NOTE filed
					 12-7-84 (Register 84, No. 49).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						208 and
						1182.2(d),
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
						1182.2,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 3.1 - Indian Health › Article 2 - Indian Health Policy Panel › Section 1520 - Indian Health Policy Panel

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
An Indian Health Policy Panel established by the Director shall
					 advise the Director regarding policy for Indian health.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 3.1 - Indian Health › Article 2 - Indian Health Policy Panel › Section 1521 - Panel Membership

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Panel membership shall consist of four representatives of the
					 California Rural Indian Health Board, four representatives of the California Urban
					 Indian Health Council, and two individuals appointed by the Director. The
					 representatives of the California Urban Indian Health Council and the California
					 Rural Indian Health Board shall be appointed by the Council and the
					 Board.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 3.1 - Indian Health › Article 3 - Assistance to Indian Health Programs › Section 1530 - Financial Assistance to Indian Health Programs

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Monies available under Chapter 606, Statutes of 1975, and any
					 funds available to carry out provisions of Article 14 (commencing with Section
					 429.30) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of
					 Division 1 of the Health and Safety Code shall be allotted for the following
					 purposes:
(a) Direct health services as
				  defined under Section
				  1503 of these regulations.
(b) Technical assistance by individuals
				  experienced in the delivery of health services including, but not limited to, health
				  professionals, economists, sociologists, accountants, legal advisors, midwives (to
				  the extent otherwise permitted by law), and other experts in Indian medicine and
				  traditional health practices. Technical assistance may be provided by State staff,
				  by consultants under contract with the State, or through contracts with local public
				  and voluntary health organizations or existing Indian health programs.
(c) Training for health workers in Indian programs
				  provided in the following manner:
(1) On the job
				  training using workers in the program or individuals from other projects or agencies
				  as instructors.
(2) Short term training
				  sponsored by an educational facility not to exceed two weeks duration at any one
				  time or one day per week over a three-month period.
(3) Tuition for the course work required by a
				  staff member for the A.A., B.A. degree or advanced degree.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 3.1 - Indian Health › Article 3 - Assistance to Indian Health Programs › Section 1531 - Allocation of Financial Assistance to Indian Health Programs

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(a) Funds shall be allocated for health services
				  which are supplemental to those available from the Federal or State government.
				  State funds available for the purposes of the Indian Health Service Program (Article
				  14 (commencing with Section
				  429.30) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of
				  Division 1 of the Health and Safety Code) shall not duplicate or replace any
				  commitment made by the Federal government.
(b) No funds shall be provided from those
				  appropriated for the purposes of the Indian Health Service Program for types of
				  services for which Indians are eligible under other programs and for which other
				  funds are available, including but not limited to the following types of services:
(1) Family planning.
(2) Supplemental Feeding for Women, Infants and
				  Children (WIC).
(3) Alcoholism or
				  substance abuse services.
(4)
				  Hospitalization other than for emergency services, if an individual is eligible for
				  medical care under Title XVIII or XIX of the Federal Social Security Act, under the
				  Workmen's Compensation Statutes of California, from the Veteran's Administration or
				  other similar programs or when a public health service hospital is accessible or if
				  an individual has private health insurance.
(5) Maternal and Child Health.
(6) Crippled Childrens Services.
(7) Community Mental Health Services Program
				  (Short-Doyle).
(8) Developmental
				  Disability Program (Regional Centers).
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 3.1 - Indian Health › Article 3 - Assistance to Indian Health Programs › Section 1532 - Allocation Formula

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In the
				  determination of the allocation of State funds the following factors shall be
				  considered:
(1) Need as demonstrated by:
(A) The number of individuals to be
				  served.
(B) The availability of other
				  resources in the service area.
(C) The
				  accessibility of resources in the service area.
(D) Higher costs of providing health services in
				  the areas served.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 3.1 - Indian Health › Article 3 - Assistance to Indian Health Programs › Section 1533 - Reimbursement for Service

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  programs shall maximize utilization of reimbursement from third-party
				  payors.
(b) Where an Indian is eligible
				  for health benefits from third-party payors and the service is provided by an
				  existing Indian health program, the revenue collected from third-party payors shall
				  be used to increase the services offered by the program.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 3.1 - Indian Health › Article 3 - Assistance to Indian Health Programs › Section 1534 - To Qualify for Funding

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) To qualify for funding an existing Indian
				  health program shall be administered by a nonprofit corporation organized under the
				  laws of this State or by an Indian tribe as defined in Section
				  1501. The board of directors or
				  trustees of such corporation shall be composed of a majority of Indians as defined
				  in Section 1500.
1. New NOTE filed
					 12-7-84 (Register 84, No. 49).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						208 and
						1182.2(d),
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1182 and
						1182.2,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 3.1 - Indian Health › Article 3 - Assistance to Indian Health Programs › Section 1535 - Criteria for Reimbursement of Direct Services

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Salaries, travel expenses, and per diem rates
				  for employees of existing Indian health programs shall be no greater than the rate
				  set for State employees in like circumstances. Exceptions shall be granted only when
				  no provider of services is available to the program at the rate set for State
				  employees.
(b) Rates for reimbursement
				  of services provided on a fee-for-service basis shall be no greater than the
				  prevailing rates in the community in which the provider of services offers
				  services.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 3.1 - Indian Health › Article 4 - Standards of Service › Section 1540 - Confidentiality of Information

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) All
				  patient files and information maintained or possessed by an existing Indian health
				  program shall be treated as privileged communication, shall be held confidential,
				  and shall not be divulged without the written consent of the individual or his
				  personal representative, (or the parent or guardian, in the case of a minor), except
				  as may be necessary to provide emergency services to the individual, to file a claim
				  for benefits on behalf of the individual, or as required by the Department to
				  administer this program. Information may be disclosed in summary, statistical, or
				  other form which does not identify the particular individual.
(b) Services shall be provided in a manner that
				  respects the privacy and dignity of the individual.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 3.1 - Indian Health › Article 4 - Standards of Service › Section 1541 - Informed Consent

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) No
				  individual shall be denied benefits available under the Indian Health Service
				  Program for failure to accept any form of offered treatment. In the case of any
				  medical treatment offered or given to an individual under the Indian Health Services
				  Program, a signed consent form shall be obtained indicating that the individual has
				  been informed of all known risks, benefits, and alternatives to the proposed
				  treatment. This requirement may be waived in the case of emergencies. In the case of
				  minors, the consent form shall be signed by the parent or guardian.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 3.5 - Joint Regulations for Handicapped Children › Subchapter 1 - Interagency Responsibilities for Providing Services to Handicapped Children › Section 2000 - Joint Regulations for Handicapped Children

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
CROSS-REFERENCE: See Title 2, Division 9, Chapter 1, Articles
					 1-9, Sections 60000-60610, not
					 consecutive.
1. New Chapter
					 3.5 (Subchapter 1, Section
					 2000) printed as cross-reference only
					 (Register 86, No. 21).
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 1 - Reporting › Section 2503 - Reporting Occurrence of Unusual Diseases. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New section
						filed 5-24-55; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 55, No.
						8).
2. Amendment filed 3-30-89; operative 3-30-89 (Register 89, No.
						14).
3. Amendment of section heading and section filed 5-1-95 as an
						emergency; operative 5-1-95 (Register 95, No. 18). A Certificate of Compliance must
						be transmitted to OAL by 8-29-95 or emergency language will be repealed by operation
						of law on the following day.
4. Amendment of section heading and section
						refiled 8-21-95 as an emergency; operative 8-21-95 (Register 95, No. 34). A
						Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-19-95 or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5.
						Certificate of Compliance as to 5-1-95 order, including repealer of section
						transmitted to OAL 12-19-95 and filed 2-2-96 (Register 96, No.
						5).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  207,
						  208 and
						  3123,
						  Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						  200,
						  207,
						  3053,
						  3110,
						  3123,
						  3124 and
						  3125,
						  Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 1 - Reporting › Section 2504 - Report by Health Care Provider of Out-of-State Laboratory Findings

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Whenever a health care provider's identification of a case or
						suspected case of tuberculosis includes laboratory findings from an out-of-state
						laboratory, the health care provider shall include those findings with the report
						made pursuant to Section
						2500(b), and if the
						laboratory performed drug susceptibility testing, the results of such testing shall
						also be so reported.
1. Amendment of
						section heading, repealer and new section, and new NOTE filed 5-1-95 as an
						emergency; operative 5-1-95 (Register 95, No. 18). A Certificate of Compliance must
						be transmitted to OAL by 8-29-95 or emergency language will be repealed by operation
						of law on the following day.
2. Repealer and new section refiled 8-21-95
						as an emergency; operative 8-21-95 (Register 95, No. 34). A Certificate of
						Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-19-95 or emergency language will be
						repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of
						Compliance as to 5-1-95 order transmitted to OAL 12-19-95 and filed 2-2-96 (Register
						96, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  207,
						  208 and
						  3123,
						  Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						  200,
						  207,
						  3053,
						  3110,
						  3123,
						  3125 and
						  3285,
						  Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 1 - Reporting › Section 2508 - Reporting by Schools

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
It shall be the duty of anyone in charge of a public or
						private school, kindergarten, boarding school, or day nursery to report at once to
						the local health officer the presence or suspected presence of any of the
						communicable diseases.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 1 - Reporting › Section 2509 - Records of Local Health Officer

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The local health officer shall maintain such records as he
						deems necessary in the performance of his duties, or as requested by the State
						Department of Health Services.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 1 - Reporting › Section 2510 - Outbreaks of Nonreportable Diseases. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
						filed 7-29-55; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 55, No.
						11).
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 1 - Reporting › Section 2511 - Determination of Morbidity Level

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
It shall be the duty of the local health officer to determine
						the amount and kind of communicable disease occurring in his area by such methods as
						he deems necessary in order to obtain knowledge of the general level of morbidity in
						his jurisdiction.
1. New section
						filed 5-24-55; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 55, No.
						8).
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 2 - General Instructions › Section 2512 - Investigation of the Case. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Renumbering
						and amendment of former section
						2512 to subsection
						2501(b)(1)-(2) filed
						5-1-95 as an emergency; operative 5-1-95 (Register 95, No. 18). A Certificate of
						Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-29-95 or emergency language will be
						repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Renumbering and
						amendment of former section
						2512 to subsection
						2501(b)(1)-(2) refiled
						8-21-95 as an emergency; operative 8-21-95 (Register 95, No. 34). A Certificate of
						Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-19-95 or emergency language will be
						repealed by operation of law on the following day.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 2 - General Instructions › Section 2514 - Instructions to Household

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
It shall be the duty of the health care provider in attendance
						on a case or suspected case of any disease or condition listed in Sections
						2500, or of any other disease
						considered to be communicable, to give detailed instructions to the members of the
						household in regard to precautionary measures to be taken for preventing the spread
						of the disease or condition. Such instructions shall conform to these regulations
						and local ordinances. It is the responsibility of each health care provider to be
						informed as to these regulations and the local ordinances which are in effect in the
						communities in which the health care provider practices.
1. Amendment of
						section and new NOTE filed 5-1-95 as an emergency; operative 5-1-95 (Register 95,
						No. 18). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-29-95 or
						emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
2. Amendment of section and NOTE refiled 8-21-95 as an emergency;
						operative 8-21-95 (Register 95, No. 34). A Certificate of Compliance must be
						transmitted to OAL by 12-19-95 or emergency language will be repealed by operation
						of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-1-95
						order, including amendment of section, transmitted to OAL 12-19-95 and filed 2-2-96
						(Register 96, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  207,
						  208 and
						  3123,
						  Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						  207,
						  208,
						  3123 and
						  3285,
						  Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 2 - General Instructions › Section 2515 - Definition of Isolation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Isolation is defined as separation of infected persons from
						other persons for the period of communicability in such places and under such
						conditions as will prevent the transmission of the infectious agent. Isolation will
						be applied as instructed below.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 2 - General Instructions › Section 2516 - Strict Isolation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
If the disease is one requiring strict isolation, the health
						officer shall insure that instructions are given to the patient and members of the
						household, defining the area within which the patient is to be isolated and stating
						the measures to be taken to prevent the spread of the disease.
Strict isolation shall include the following measures:
(a) The patient shall have a separate bed in a
					 room protected against flies.
(b) All
					 persons, except those caring for the patient, shall be excluded from the sick
					 room.
(c) The persons caring for the
					 patient shall avoid coming in contact with any other persons within the household or
					 elsewhere until every precaution has been taken to prevent the spread of infectious
					 material from the patient's room.
(d)
					 The persons caring for the patient shall wear a washable outer garment and shall
					 thoroughly wash their hands with soap and hot water after handling the patient or
					 any object he may have contaminated. On leaving the room in which the patient is
					 isolated, the attendant shall take off the washable outer garment and hang it in the
					 room until disinfected.
(e) All
					 discharges from the nose and mouth shall be burned or disinfected. The discharges
					 should be received in pieces of soft tissue or cloth and dropped into a paper bag
					 which can be burned.
(f) Objects which
					 may have been contaminated by the patient shall be thoroughly cleansed before being
					 removed from the contaminated area.
(g)
					 The feces and urine of patients suffering from diseases in which the infectious
					 agent appears in the feces or urine shall be disposed of according to instructions
					 given be the local health officer.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 2 - General Instructions › Section 2518 - Modified Isolation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
If the disease is one in which only a modified isolation is
						required, the local health officer shall issue appropriate instructions, prescribing
						the isolation technique to be followed. The isolation technique will depend upon the
						disease.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 2 - General Instructions › Section 2520 - Quarantine

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Quarantine is defined as the limitation of freedom of movement
						of persons or animals that have been exposed to a communicable disease for a period
						of time equal to the longest usual incubation period of the disease, in such manner
						as to prevent effective contact with those not so exposed. If the disease is one
						requiring quarantine of the contacts in addition to isolation of the case, the local
						health officer shall determine the contacts who are subject to quarantine, specify
						the place to which they shall be quarantined, and issue instructions accordingly. He
						shall insure that provisions are made for the medical observation of such contacts
						as frequently as necessary during the quarantine period.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 2 - General Instructions › Section 2522 - Observation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
For the purposes of definition, the term "observation," as
						used in these regulations, shall refer to a frequent check upon the person under
						observation to determine whether such person is free of the disease for which he has
						been placed under observation, or has contracted the disease. Unless otherwise
						specified, it does not mean the isolation or quarantine of the
						individual.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 2 - General Instructions › Section 2524 - Terminal Disinfection

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Each person released from quarantine or isolation shall bathe
						and wash his hair with soap and hot water and put on clean clothes. The area of
						isolation shall be disinfected according to the instructions of the local health
						officer.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 2 - General Instructions › Section 2526 - Exclusion and Readmission by School Authorities

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It shall be the duty of the principal or other person in
						charge of any public, private or Sunday School to exclude therefrom any child or
						other person affected with a disease presumably communicable, until the expiration
						of the prescribed period of isolation for the particular communicable disease. If
						the attending physician, school physician, or health officer finds upon examination
						that the person is not suffering from a communicable disease, he may submit a
						certificate to this effect to the school authority who shall readmit the
						person.
1. Amendment
						filed 3-30-89; operative 3-30-89 (Register 89, No.
						14).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  207,
						  208 and
						  3123,
						  Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						  200,
						  207,
						  3051,
						  3053,
						  3110,
						  3118 and
						  3123,
						  Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 2 - General Instructions › Section 2530 - Public Food Handlers

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No person known to be infected with a communicable disease or
						suspected of being infected with a communicable disease shall engage in the
						commercial handling of food, or be employed on a dairy or on premises handling milk
						or milk products, until he is determined by the health officer to be free of such
						disease, or incapable of transmitting the infection. (See Chapter 7, Article 1,
						Section
						28295,
						Health and Safety Code.)
1. Amendment
						filed 3-30-89; operative 3-30-89 (Register 89, No.
						14).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  207,
						  208 and
						  3123,
						  Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						  200,
						  207,
						  3051,
						  3053,
						  3110,
						  3123,
						  3131,
						  3132 and
						  28295,
						  Health and Safety Code
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 2 - General Instructions › Section 2534 - Laboratory Tests for the Release of Cases of Carriers of Communicable Diseases

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Whenever laboratory tests are required for the release of
						cases or carriers, the tests shall be taken by the health officer or his
						representatives and shall be submitted to a public health officer or his
						representatives and shall be submitted to a public health laboratory approved by the
						State Department of Health Services. Specimens may be sent to laboratories not so
						approved, provided the specimens are divided and a portion of the specimens are sent
						to an approved laboratory. Release shall be considered on the basis of the report of
						the approved laboratory only.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 2 - General Instructions › Section 2536 - Transportation of Communicable Disease Cases

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No person with a communicable disease subject to isolation not
						any contact subject to quarantine shall travel or be transported from one place to
						another within the local health jurisdiction, without the permissions of the local
						health officer, and no such person shall travel or be transported outside the area
						of jurisdiction of the health officer until the permission of the health officer
						into whose jurisdiction the patient is to be brought is obtained. An exception may
						be made in instances where the patient is to be admitted directly to a hospital for
						the treatment of the communicable disease, provided that the health officer from
						whose jurisdiction the case to be transported shall insure that adequate precautions
						are taken to prevent dissemination of the disease by the patient or his contacts en
						route to the hospital.
1. Amendment
						filed 5-24-55; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 55, No.
						8).
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 2 - General Instructions › Section 2538 - Funerals

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Funeral services for individuals who have died of a
						communicable disease shall be conducted in accordance with instructions of the
						health officer. In diseases requiring quarantine of contacts, a public funeral
						service may be permitted only if the casket remains closed and those contacts
						subject to quarantine who attend the funeral are adequately segregated from the
						public.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 2 - General Instructions › Section 2540 - General Clause

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In addition to the requirements stipulated in these
						regulations, the local health officer shall, after suitable investigation, take such
						additional steps as he deems necessary to prevent the spread of communicable disease
						or a disease suspected of being communicable in order to protect the public
						health.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 3 - Specific Diseases and Conditions › Section 2550 - Amebiasis

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(a) Under ordinary
					 circumstances, isolation of cases and quarantine of contacts are not
					 required.
(b) Persons who are found to
					 be excreting Endamoeba histolytica in the feces shall be prohibited from public food
					 handling until three feces specimens, taken at intervals of not less than three
					 days, shall be proved negative for the organism by a public health laboratory
					 approved by the State Department of Health Services.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 3 - Specific Diseases and Conditions › Section 2551 - Anthrax. Cases and Suspect Cases to be Reported by Telephone

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(See Section
						2502(c).)
(a) Patient. The patient shall be isolated in
					 accordance with Section
					 2518. Wound isolation precautions shall
					 be instituted until lesions are free of anthrax bacilli. There are no restrictions
					 on contacts.
(b) Laboratory. Whenever a
					 laboratory receives a specimen for the laboratory diagnosis of suspected human
					 anthrax, such laboratory shall communicate immediately by telephone with the
					 Microbial Diseases Laboratory of the State Department of Health Services for
					 instruction.
1. Amendment of
						section heading and section and new NOTE filed 11-5-2001 as an emergency; operative
						11-5-2001 (Register 2001, No. 45). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted
						to OAL by 3-5-2002 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
						following day.
2. Amendment of section heading and section and new NOTE
						refiled 3-1-2002 as an emergency; operative 3-1-2002 (Register 2002, No. 9). A
						Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-1-2002 or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3.
						Certificate of Compliance as to 3-1-2002 order transmitted to OAL 6-26-2002 and
						filed 7-16-2002 (Register 2002, No. 29).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  100180,
						  100275,
						  120130
						  and
						  120145,
						  Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						  120130,
						  120175,
						  120190,
						  120195
						  and
						  120215,
						  Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 3 - Specific Diseases and Conditions › Section 2552 - Botulism. Cases and Suspect Cases to be Reported by Telephone

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(See Section
						2502(c).) The health
						officer shall make an immediate investigation of every case or suspected case of
						botulism in an effort to establish the diagnosis and determine the source. In the
						event that a commercial food product is suspected as the source, special
						instructions will be given by the State Department of Health Services. The local
						health officer shall take all necessary steps to prevent distribution and
						consumption of the suspected food. There are no restrictions on case or contacts.
						Whenever a laboratory receives a specimen for the laboratory diagnosis of suspected
						human botulism, such laboratory shall communicate immediately by telephone with the
						Microbial Diseases Laboratory of the Department of Health Services for
						instruction.
1. Amendment
						filed 5-24-55; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 55, No.
						8).
2. Amendment of section heading and section and new NOTE filed
						11-5-2001 as an emergency; operative 11-5-2001 (Register 2001, No. 45). A
						Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-5-2002 or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3.
						Amendment of section heading and section and new NOTE refiled 3-1-2002 as an
						emergency; operative 3-1-2002 (Register 2002, No. 9). A Certificate of Compliance
						must be transmitted to OAL by 7-1-2002 or emergency language will be repealed by
						operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to
						3-1-2002 order transmitted to OAL 6-26-2002 and filed 7-16-2002 (Register 2002, No.
						29).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  100180,
						  100275
						  and
						  120130,
						  Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						  100180,
						  100275,
						  120175,
						  120185
						  and
						  120190,
						  Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 3 - Specific Diseases and Conditions › Section 2553 - Brucellosis (Undulant Fever). Cases and Suspect Cases to be Reported by Telephone

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(See Section
						2502(c).) There are no
						restrictions on case or contacts. Whenever a laboratory receives a specimen for the
						laboratory diagnosis of suspected human brucellosis, such laboratory shall
						communicate immediately by telephone with the Microbial Diseases Laboratory of the
						Department of Health Services for instruction.
1. Amendment
						filed 5-24-55; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 55, No.
						8).
2. Amendment of section heading and section and new NOTE filed
						11-5-2001 as an emergency; operative 11-5-2001 (Register 2001, No. 45). A
						Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-5-2002 or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3.
						Amendment of section heading and section and new NOTE refiled 3-1-2002 as an
						emergency; operative 3-1-2002 (Register 2002, No. 9). A Certificate of Compliance
						must be transmitted to OAL by 7-1-2002 or emergency language will be repealed by
						operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to
						3-1-2002 order transmitted to OAL 6-26-2002 and filed 7-16-2002 (Register 2002, No.
						29).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  100180,
						  100275
						  and
						  120130,
						  Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						  100180,
						  100275,
						  120185
						  and
						  120190,
						  Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 3 - Specific Diseases and Conditions › Section 2554 - Chancroid

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(See Section
						2636 on Venereal
						Diseases.)
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 3 - Specific Diseases and Conditions › Section 2555 - Chickenpox. [Repealed]

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1. Repealer
						filed 5-24-55; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 55, No.
						8).
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 3 - Specific Diseases and Conditions › Section 2556 - Cholera. Cases and Suspect Cases to be Reported by Telephone or Telegraph

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(See Section
						2501(c).) The case
						shall be isolated in accordance with Section
						2516 and the intimate contacts
						quarantined pending receipt of instructions from the State Health Services
						Department.
1. Amendment
						filed 5-24-55; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 55, No.
						8).
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 3 - Specific Diseases and Conditions › Section 2558 - Coccidioidomycosis

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Report active cases only primary (including cavitary) or
						disseminated. There are no restrictions on case or contacts.
1. Amendment
						filed 5-24-55; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 55, No.
						8).
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 3 - Specific Diseases and Conditions › Section 2560 - Conjunctivitis, Acute Infectious of the Newborn

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(a) Acute infectious conjunctivitis of the newborn
					 includes gonorrheal ophthalmia and ophthalmia neonatorum.
(b) Prophylaxis for acute infectious
					 conjunctivitis of the newborn shall be administered to all infants within two hours
					 after birth in accordance with Sections
					 551-
					 556
					 of the Business and Professions Code.
(c) The approved prophylaxis for acute infectious
					 conjunctivitis of the newborn shall be any one of the following.
(1) One percent silver nitrate in wax ampules
					 administered without saline irrigation.
(2) Ophthalmic ointments or drops containing
					 tetracycline or erythromycin.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 4 - Preventive Medical Service › Subchapter 1 - Reportable Diseases and Conditions › Article 3 - Specific Diseases and Conditions › Section 2562 - Dengue. Cases and Suspect Cases to be Reported by Telephone or Telegraph

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(See Section
						2501(c).) The case
						shall be confined during the clinical phase of the disease in a room or dwelling
						satisfactorily protected against mosquitos. There are no restrictions on
						contacts.
1. Amendment
						filed 5-24-55; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 55, No.
						8).