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17,661 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 117776 — (a) “Trauma scene” means a location soiled by, or contaminated with, human blood, human body fluids, or other residues from the scene of a serious human injury, illness, or death.
• § 117778 — “Trauma scene waste management practitioner” means a person who undertakes as a commercial activity the removal of human blood, human body fluids, and other associated residues from the scene of a ser
• § 11778 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the department and the counties maintain a cooperative partnership to assure effective implementation of the provisions of this division as described in Chapte
• § 11778.9 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the department cooperate closely with individuals and organizations concerned with alleviating problems related to inappropriate alcohol use and other drug use
• § 117780 — “Treatment” means any method, technique, or process designed to change or destroy the biological character or composition of any medical waste so as to eliminate its potential for causing disease or c
• § 117800 — A local agency may implement a medical waste management program by the adoption of an ordinance or resolution by the local governing body, in accordance with this part.
• § 117805 — A local agency that elects to implement a medical waste management program shall notify the department of its intent to do so.
• § 11781 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Federal, state, and local governments have the responsibility and the expressed intent to provide and ensure the accessibility of alcohol a
• § 11781.5 — The department shall provide direction to counties and to public and private organizations serving the target populations to increase access to alcohol and other drug use prevention and recovery progr
• § 117810 — (a) If a local agency does not elect to implement a medical waste management program, the local agency may elect to contract with another local agency to implement a medical waste management program o
• § 117815 — Any local agency that has elected to implement a medical waste management program shall maintain a program that is consistent with Section 117820 and the regulations adopted pursuant to that section.
• § 117820 — A medical waste management program shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (a) Issuing medical waste registrations and permits pursuant to the Medical Waste Management Act.
• § 117825 — Each local enforcement agency that elects to implement the medical waste management program may prescribe, by resolution or ordinance, the registration and permit fees necessary to pay its reasonable
• § 117830 — (a) A local agency electing to implement a medical waste management program is the enforcement agency for the jurisdiction where it is located and so designated by the department.
• § 117835 — The department shall establish and maintain a database of persons registered as small quantity generators and as large quantity generators for whom the department is the enforcement agency under Chapt
• § 117840 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the program carried out pursuant to this part be fully supported from the fees received pursuant to this part.
• § 117845 — The department shall implement this part so as to maximize the funds that may be received from the federal government.
• § 11785 — The Legislature recognizes the importance of encouraging research to study the biological aspects of, and the social factors contributing to, problems related to the inappropriate use of alcoholic bev
• § 117850 — Information may be shared between the department and the Environmental Protection Agency.
• § 117855 — If the department finds that a local enforcement agency is not consistently fulfilling its responsibilities, the department shall notify the agency of the particular reasons for finding that the agenc
• § 11786 — The department may enter into contracts for special studies and research to develop the information needed for formulating policies that will reduce the incidence of alcohol and other drug use problem
• § 117860 — If the department withdraws its designation of a local enforcement agency, the department shall become the enforcement agency within the jurisdiction of the local enforcement agency.
• § 11787 — The department may coordinate task forces and committees of subject-matter experts to assess and document successful practical applications suggested by research.
• § 117870 — If the department identifies significant violations of minimum requirements that were not identified and resolved through previous inspections by the local enforcement agency, the department shall do
• § 117875 — The department shall withdraw a local enforcement agency’s designation pursuant to Section 117860 if it determines that the enforcement agency has failed to submit an adequate plan of correction or ha
• § 11788 — The department, with the approval of the Secretary of the Health and Human Services Agency, may contract with any public or private agency for the performance of any of the functions vested in the dep
• § 117880 — If the department becomes the enforcement agency, it may charge the fees specified in this part.
• § 117885 — (a) There is in the State Treasury the Medical Waste Management Fund, that shall be administered by the director.
• § 11789 — (a) The department shall be a central information resource on alcohol and other drug use prevention and treatment programs and on research projects with respect to alcohol and other drug use.
• § 117890 — (a) No large quantity generator shall generate medical waste unless the large quantity generator is registered with the enforcement agency pursuant to this part.
• § 117895 — Registration pursuant to this part shall allow a small quantity generator to generate medical waste at temporary events, including, but not limited to, health fairs, vaccination clinics, and veteran s
• § 1179 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Outside of California’s four major metropolitan areas, the majority of the state is rural.
• § 1179.1 — (a) The Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency shall establish an Office of Rural Health, or an alternative organizational structure, in one of the departments of the Health and Welfare Agency to
• § 1179.10 — This part shall be known and may be cited as the Children’s Hospital Bond Act of 2004.
• § 1179.100 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), if
• § 1179.101 — The people hereby find and declare that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this part are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the California Co
• § 1179.102 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the provisions of this part are severable.
• § 1179.11 — As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Authority” means the California Health Facilities Financing Authority established pursuant to Section 15431 of the Governmen
• § 1179.20 — The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this part shall be deposited in the Children’s Hospital Fund, which is hereby created.
• § 1179.21 — The purpose of the Children’s Hospital Program is to improve the health and welfare of California’s critically ill children, by providing a stable and ready source of funds for capital improvement pro
• § 1179.22 — The authority is authorized to award grants to any children’s hospital for purposes of funding projects, as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 1179.
• § 1179.23 — (a) Twenty percent of the total funds available for grants pursuant to this part shall be awarded to children’s hospitals as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.
• § 1179.24 — (a) The authority shall develop a written application for the awarding of grants under this part within 90 days of the adoption of this act.
• § 1179.25 — The Bureau of State Audits may conduct periodic audits to ensure that bond proceeds are awarded in a timely fashion and in a manner consistent with the requirements of this part, and that awardees of
• § 1179.3 — (a) (1) The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shall develop and administer a competitive grants program for projects located in rural areas of California.
• § 1179.30 — Bonds in the total amount of seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000), not including the amount of any refunding bonds, may be issued and sold to provide a fund to be used for carrying out t
• § 1179.31 — The bonds authorized by this part shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part
• § 1179.32 — (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law of the bonds authorized by this part, the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Finance Committ
• § 1179.33 — The committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this part in order to carry out the actions specified in Section 1179.
• § 1179.34 — There shall be collected each year and in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an amount required to pa
• § 1179.35 — Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated continuously from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this part, an amount that will equal th
• § 1179.36 — For the purposes of carrying out this part, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that have been authoriz
• § 1179.37 — All money deposited in the fund that is derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to exp
• § 1179.38 — Pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the cost of bond issuance shall be paid out of the bond proceeds.
• § 1179.39 — The authority may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code, for purposes of carrying ou
• § 1179.40 — The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, which is a part of the State General Obli
• § 1179.41 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law, if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this part that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that
• § 1179.42 — The people hereby find and declare that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this part are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the California Co
• § 1179.43 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the provisions of this part are severable.
• § 1179.50 — (a) This part shall be known and may be cited as the Children’s Hospital Bond Act of 2008.
• § 1179.51 — As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Authority” means the California Health Facilities Financing Authority established pursuant to Section 15431 of the Governmen
• § 1179.53 — The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this part shall be deposited in the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Fund, which is hereby created.
• § 1179.54 — The purpose of the Children’s Hospital Program is to improve the health and welfare of California’s critically ill children, by providing a stable and ready source of funds for capital improvement pro
• § 1179.55 — The authority is authorized to award grants to any children’s hospital for purposes of funding projects, as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 1179.
• § 1179.56 — (a) Twenty percent of the total funds available for grants pursuant to this part shall be awarded to children’s hospitals as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.
• § 1179.57 — (a) The authority shall develop a written application for the awarding of grants under this part within 90 days of the adoption of this act.
• § 1179.58 — The Bureau of State Audits may conduct periodic audits to ensure that bond proceeds are awarded in a timely fashion and in a manner consistent with the requirements of this part, and that awardees of
• § 1179.59 — Bonds in the total amount of nine hundred eighty million dollars ($980,000,000), not including the amount of any refunding bonds, may be issued and sold to provide a fund to be used for carrying out t
• § 1179.6 — (a) (1) In order to provide improved delivery of services to the families of agricultural workers, the State Department of Health Services shall review and survey the extent to which agricultural work
• § 1179.60 — The bonds authorized by this part shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part
• § 1179.61 — (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law of the bonds authorized by this part, the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Finance Committ
• § 1179.62 — The committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this part in order to carry out the actions specified in Section 1179.
• § 1179.63 — There shall be collected each year and in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an amount required to pa
• § 1179.64 — Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated continuously from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this part, an amount that will equal th
• § 1179.65 — For the purposes of carrying out this part, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that have been authoriz
• § 1179.66 — All money deposited in the fund that is derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to exp
• § 1179.67 — Pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the cost of bond issuance shall be paid out of the bond proceeds.
• § 1179.68 — The authority may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account, including other authorized forms of interim financing that include, but are not lim
• § 1179.69 — The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, which is a part of the State General Obli
• § 1179.70 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law, if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this part that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that
• § 1179.71 — The people hereby find and declare that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this part are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the California Co
• § 1179.72 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the provisions of this part are severable.
• § 1179.80 — (a) In order to reduce the rate of fatal overdose from opioid drugs including heroin and prescription opioids, the State Department of Public Health shall, subject to an appropriation for this purpose
• § 1179.805 — (a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall conduct outreach to each of the tribal governments in California for the purpose of advising them of the availability of naloxone hydrochloride o
• § 1179.81 — (a) This part shall be known, and may be cited, as the Children’s Hospital Bond Act of 2018.
• § 1179.82 — As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Authority” means the California Health Facilities Financing Authority established pursuant to Section 15431 of the Governmen
• § 1179.83 — The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this part shall be deposited in the Children’s Hospital Bond Act Fund, which is hereby created.
• § 1179.84 — The purpose of the Children’s Hospital Program is to improve the health and welfare of California’s critically ill children by providing a stable and ready source of funds for capital improvement proj
• § 1179.85 — The authority is authorized to award grants to any children’s hospital for purposes of funding projects, as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 1179.
• § 1179.86 — (a) Eighteen percent of the total funds available for grants pursuant to this part shall be awarded to children’s hospitals as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.
• § 1179.87 — (a) The authority shall develop a written application for the awarding of grants under this part within 90 days of the adoption of this act.
• § 1179.88 — The California State Auditor may conduct periodic audits to ensure that bond proceeds are awarded in a timely fashion and in a manner consistent with the requirements of this part and that awardees of
• § 1179.89 — Bonds in the total amount of one billion five hundred million dollars ($1,500,000,000), not including the amount of any refunding bonds, may be issued and sold to provide a fund to be used for carryin
• § 1179.90 — The bonds authorized by this part shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part
• § 1179.91 — (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the G
• § 1179.92 — The committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this part in order to carry out the actions specified in Section 1179.
• § 1179.93 — There shall be collected each year and in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an amount required to pa
• § 1179.94 — Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated continuously from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this part, an amount that equals the to
• § 1179.95 — For the purposes of carrying out this part, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that have been authoriz
• § 1179.96 — All money deposited in the fund that is derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to exp
• § 1179.97 — Pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the cost of bond issuance shall be paid out of the bond proceeds.
• § 1179.98 — The authority may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account, including other authorized forms of interim financing that include, but are not lim
• § 1179.99 — The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, which is a part of the State General Obli
• § 11790 — The department, at the request of the county alcohol and drug program administrator, may assist local community organizations in initiating effective programs to prevent and treat alcohol and other dr
• § 117900 — No person shall haul medical waste unless the person is one of the following: (a) A registered hazardous waste hauler pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 6.
• § 117903 — No person shall treat medical waste unless the person is permitted by the enforcement agency as required by this part or unless the treatment is performed by a medical waste generator and is a treatme
• § 117904 — (a) In addition to the consolidation points authorized pursuant to Section 118147, the enforcement agency may approve a location as a point of consolidation for the collection of home-generated sharps
• § 117905 — The department is the enforcement agency for offsite treatment facilities.
• § 117908 — The accumulated medical waste of more than one medical waste generator shall not be stored in a common storage facility unless that facility is registered with the enforcement agency.
• § 11791 — The department may develop and implement a mass media alcohol and other drug education program involving newspapers, radio, and television in order to provide community education, develop public aware
• § 117910 — The department shall provide ongoing technical assistance and guidance to local enforcement agencies to assist them in their decisionmaking processes.
• § 117915 — Containment and storage of medical waste shall be in accordance with Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 118275).
• § 117918 — Medical waste shall be treated using treatment technologies in accordance with Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 118215).
• § 11792 — (a) The department, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health, shall distribute informational materials on the care and treatment of infants under the age of six months who have been
• § 117920 — The fee schedule specified in Section 117923 shall be for the issuance of medical waste registrations and for conducting inspections pursuant to this chapter when the department serves as the enforcem
• § 117923 — (a) The registration and inspection fee for small quantity generators using onsite treatment, including an autoclave, incinerator, or microwave technology, to treat medical waste is one hundred dollar
• § 117924 — (a) When the department is the enforcement agency, the department shall impose and cause the collection of an annual medical waste generator fee in an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) on
• § 117925 — (a) Each small quantity generator using onsite steam sterilization, incineration, or microwave technology to treat medical waste shall register with the enforcement agency.
• § 117928 — (a) Any common storage facility for the collection of medical waste produced by small quantity generators operating independently, but sharing common storage facilities, shall have a permit issued by
• § 11793 — The department may develop an objective program evaluation device or methodology and evaluate state-supported alcohol and other drug use prevention and treatment programs.
• § 117930 — Small quantity generators that treat waste onsite, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 117925, shall register with the enforcement agency prior to the commencement of treatment.
• § 117935 — A small quantity generator required to register with the enforcement agency pursuant to Section 117930 shall file with the enforcement agency a medical waste management plan on forms prescribed by the
• § 117938 — (a) Small quantity generators using onsite steam sterilization, incineration, or microwave technology to treat medical waste are subject to biennial inspection of that onsite treatment facility by the
• § 11794 — The department shall, in consultation with the State Department of Education, screen and evaluate books, pamphlets, literature, movies, and other audiovisual aids related to the misuse of substances,
• § 11794.1 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the department, in collaboration with the State Department of Public Health and stakeholders in the medical and treatment provider communities, work to identif
• § 11794.5 — (a) (1) On or before July 1, 2023, the State Department of Health Care Services shall develop a statewide substance use disorder (SUD) workforce needs assessment report that evaluates the current stat
• § 11794.6 — (a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information may implement SUD workforce development programming, including, but not limited to, any of the following elements: (1) Paid tuition for student
• § 117940 — (a) Each enforcement agency shall follow procedures consistent with this chapter in registering medical waste generators.
• § 117943 — (a) A medical waste generator required to register pursuant to this chapter shall maintain for a minimum of three years individual treatment operating records, and if applicable, the tracking document
• § 117945 — (a) A small quantity generator who is not required to register pursuant to this chapter shall maintain on file in its office all of the following: (1) An information document stating how the generator
• § 117946 — (a) A small quantity medical waste generator or parent organization that employs health care professionals who generate medical waste may transport medical waste generated in limited quantities up to
• § 11795 — (a) The board of supervisors of each county may apply to the department for funds for the purpose of alleviating problems in its county related to alcohol abuse and other drug use.
• § 117950 — (a) Each large quantity generator, except as specified in subdivisions (b) and (c), shall register with the enforcement agency prior to commencement of the generation of medical waste.
• § 11796 — (a) (1) Two or more counties may jointly establish county alcohol and other drug programs pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government C
• § 11796.1 — Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 11812, nothing in this part shall prevent any city or combination of cities from financing and administering directly an alcohol or other drug program
• § 117960 — A large quantity generator required to register with the enforcement agency shall file with the enforcement agency a medical waste management plan, on forms prescribed by the enforcement agency, if pr
• § 117965 — Large quantity generators shall be subject to at least annual inspection by the enforcement agency.
• § 117967 — (a) Large quantity generators that treat medical waste onsite using steam sterilization, incineration, microwave technology, or other department approved treatment technology to treat medical waste sh
• § 11797 — (a) Funds allocated to the county pursuant to this part shall be used exclusively for county alcohol and other drug services as identified in the contract for alcohol and other drug services and shall
• § 117970 — (a) Each enforcement agency shall follow procedures consistent with this chapter in registering medical waste generators.
• § 117971 — In addition to the fees collected pursuant to Section 117995, the department, in the implementation of this part, shall recover its actual costs for services related to large quantity medical waste ge
• § 117975 — (a) A large quantity medical waste generator required to register pursuant to this chapter shall maintain for a minimum of two years individual treatment records and the tracking document for all untr
• § 117976 — (a) A large quantity medical waste generator or parent organization that employs health care professionals who generate medical waste may transport medical waste generated in limited quantities up to
• § 11798 — (a) Counties that apply for funds to provide alcohol and other drug services shall prepare and submit a contract for alcohol and other drug services to the department.
• § 11798.2 — (a) A county with an approved contract for alcohol and other drug services shall bear the financial risk in providing any alcohol or other drug services to the population described and enumerated in t
• § 11798.3 — The department shall review each county’s contract for alcohol and other drug services to determine that the contract complies with this division and with the standards adopted under this division.
• § 117980 — Containment and storage of medical waste shall be in accordance with Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 118275).
• § 117985 — Medical waste shall be treated using treatment technologies approved in accordance with Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 118215).
• § 117990 — The fee schedule specified in Section 117995 shall be for the issuance of medical waste registrations and onsite medical waste treatment facility permits when the department serves as the enforcement
• § 117995 — The registration and annual permit fee for large quantity generators shall be set in following amounts: (a) (1) A general acute care hospital, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250, that has o
• § 1180 — (a) The California Health and Human Services Agency, in accordance with their mission, shall provide the leadership and coordination necessary to reduce the use of seclusion and behavioral restraints
• § 1180.1 — For purposes of this division, the following definitions apply: (a) “Behavioral restraint” means “mechanical restraint” or “physical restraint” as defined in this section, used as an intervention when
• § 1180.2 — (a) This section shall apply to the state hospitals operated by the State Department of State Hospitals and facilities operated by the State Department of Developmental Services that utilize seclusion
• § 1180.3 — (a) This section shall apply to psychiatric units of general acute care hospitals, acute psychiatric hospitals, psychiatric health facilities, psychiatric residential treatment facilities, crisis stab
• § 1180.4 — (a) A facility described in subdivision (a) of Section 1180.
• § 1180.5 — (a) A facility described in subdivision (a) of Section 1180.
• § 1180.55 — (a) In the case of an incident involving the use of seclusion or behavioral restraints in a short-term residential therapeutic program, the facility shall, in conjunction with its process for a clinic
• § 1180.6 — The State Department of Public Health, the State Department of State Hospitals, the State Department of Social Services, the State Department of Developmental Services, and the State Department of Hea
• § 11800 — (a) The board of supervisors shall designate a health-related county agency or department that shall administer the county alcohol and other drug program.
• § 118000 — (a) Medical waste shall only be transported to a permitted medical waste treatment facility, or to a transfer station or another registered generator for the purpose of consolidation before treatment
• § 11801 — The alcohol and drug program administrator, acting through administrative channels designated pursuant to Section 11795, shall do all of the following: (a) Coordinate and be responsible for the prepar
• § 11802 — (a) Money deposited in the county alcohol abuse education and prevention fund pursuant to Section 1463.
• § 118025 — All medical waste shall be hauled by a registered hazardous waste hauler, the United States Postal Service, or by a person with an exception granted pursuant to Section 117946 for small quantity gener
• § 118027 — A person who is authorized to collect solid waste, as defined in Section 40191 of the Public Resources Code, who unknowingly transports medical waste to a solid waste facility, as defined in Section 4
• § 118029 — (a) Haulers of medical waste in California, with the exception of those using a materials of trade exception as specified in Sections 117946 and 117976, and United States Department of Transportation
• § 11803 — If the county has an alcohol and other drug advisory board, the alcohol and drug program administrator, acting through administrative channels designated pursuant to Section 11795, may do either or bo
• § 118032 — A pharmaceutical waste generator or parent organization that employs health care professionals who generate pharmaceutical waste is exempt from the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 118000 if
• § 118033 — The pharmaceutical waste that is separated from medical waste by the generator shall be maintained in a manner to secure the pharmaceutical waste contents from access by unauthorized individuals.
• § 118035 — For the purpose of transferring medical waste prior to reaching a permitted medical waste treatment facility, medical waste shall not be unloaded, reloaded, or transferred to another vehicle at any lo
• § 118040 — (a) Except with regard to sharps waste consolidated by a home-generated sharps consolidation point approved pursuant to Section 117904, a hazardous waste transporter transporting medical waste shall m
• § 118045 — (a) The department shall charge an application fee for a permit for a transfer station equal to one hundred dollars ($100) for each hour which the department spends on processing the application, but
• § 11805 — Each county may have an advisory board on alcohol and other drug problems appointed by the board of supervisors.
• § 11810 — It is the intent of the Legislature to provide maximum flexibility in the use of federal and state alcohol and other drug program funds.
• § 11811 — Counties shall have broad discretion in the choice of services they utilize to alleviate the alcohol and other drug problems of specific population groups and the community.
• § 11811.1 — (a) The major purpose of prevention and early intervention activities includes, but is not limited to, all of the following: (1) To facilitate positive change in community and individual understanding
• § 11811.3 — In addition to the services described in Section 11811, a county may provide other services or programs pursuant to this section, including, but not limited to, the following: (a) (1) Occupational pro
• § 11811.5 — To the extent the activities meet the provisions for receipt of the federal block grant funds for prevention and treatment of substance use disorders described in Subchapter XVII of Chapter 6A of Titl
• § 11811.6 — The department shall consult with county behavioral health directors, alcohol and drug program administrators, or both, in establishing standards pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 11830)
• § 11811.7 — Services financed under this part shall: (a) Be provided on a voluntary basis only, except as provided in Article 1.
• § 11811.8 — The following costs shall not be eligible for state funding pursuant to this part: (a) The costs involved in a peace officer bringing a person in for 72-hour treatment and evaluation.
• § 11812 — The following conditions apply to county expenditures of funds pursuant to this part: (a) Where the services specified in the contract for alcohol and other drug services are provided pursuant to othe
• § 11812.6 — In addition to any other services authorized under this chapter, the department shall urge the county to develop within existing resources specific policies and procedures to address the unique treatm
• § 11813 — Nothing in this part shall prohibit a county from appropriating funds for alcohol and other drug programs and services in addition to the funds allocated by the department.
• § 118130 — All offsite medical waste treatment facilities and transfer stations shall be permitted and inspected by the department.
• § 118135 — Each person operating an offsite medical waste treatment facility shall obtain a permit pursuant to this chapter from the department prior to commencement of the treatment facility’s operation.
• § 11814 — (a) The department shall issue allocations to contracting counties for alcohol and other drug programs.
• § 118140 — A health care facility accepting medical waste for treatment from the physicians and surgeons who are on the staff of the facility and who are small quantity generators shall be classified as an onsit
• § 118145 — A health care facility accepting medical waste for treatment from small quantity generators that are adjacent to the facility shall be classified as an onsite treatment facility and shall be permitted
• § 118147 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a registered medical waste generator, which is a facility specified in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 117705, may accept home-generated sharps
• § 118150 — Each enforcement agency shall follow procedures that are consistent with the Medical Waste Management Act and the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, when issuing medical waste permits.
• § 118155 — A person required to obtain an offsite medical waste treatment facility permit pursuant to this part shall file with the enforcement agency an application containing, but not limited to, all of the fo
• § 118160 — (a) Prior to issuing or renewing a permit for an offsite medical waste treatment facility, the department shall review the compliance history of the applicant, under any local, state, or federal law o
• § 118165 — On and after April 1, 1991, all persons operating a medical waste treatment facility shall maintain individual records for a period of three years and shall report or submit to the enforcement agency
• § 11817.1 — The department may reallocate among counties any unexpended federal funds that occur during the fiscal year in programs or services or any allocations either not applied for by a county or not in comp
• § 11817.3 — (a) There shall be an appropriation from the Budget Act to the department to fund programs and services to alleviate problems related to inappropriate alcohol use or other drug use as provided for in
• § 11817.6 — Payments or advances of funds to counties or other state agencies, which are properly chargeable to appropriations to the department may be made by a Controller’s warrant drawn against funds appropria
• § 11817.8 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the state and the counties work together to minimize audit exceptions.
• § 118170 — (a) A medical waste permit issued by the enforcement agency to a medical waste treatment facility shall be valid for five years.
• § 118175 — (a) A medical waste permit may be renewed if the enforcement agency finds the permittee has been in substantial compliance with this part and the regulations adopted pursuant to this part during the p
• § 11818 — (a) (1) Expenditures made by a county and a county’s provider that may be reimbursed using appropriated funds include salaries of personnel, approved facilities and services provided through contract,