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

• § 11818.5 — (a) Counties shall submit a cost report reflecting the expenditure of funds expended pursuant to the county contract.
• § 118180 — A person required to obtain a medical waste permit shall, at all times, possess a valid permit for each facility in operation.
• § 118185 — The enforcement agency shall issue a medical waste permit upon evaluation, inspection, or records review of the applicant if the applicant is in substantial compliance with this part and the regulatio
• § 11819.1 — The Legislature recognizes the need for increased potential for coordination between county alcohol programs and local health system agencies established pursuant to Public Law 93-641.
• § 118190 — When issuing, renewing, or revising any treatment facility permit, the enforcement agency may prohibit or condition the handling or treatment of medical waste to protect the public health and safety.
• § 118195 — An enforcement agency shall inform an applicant for a medical waste permit, in writing, upon the denial of any application for the permit.
• § 11820 — The Legislature recognizes the potential positive impact that federal, state, and local agencies can have on the alleviation of alcohol and other drug problems through better coordinated planning and
• § 118200 — The enforcement agency shall evaluate, inspect, and review the records of medical waste treatment facilities for compliance with this part.
• § 118205 — The fee schedule specified in Section 118210 shall cover the issuance of medical waste treatment facility permits and an inspection program, when the department serves as the enforcement agency.
• § 118210 — (a) The department shall charge an annual permit fee for an offsite medical waste treatment facility equal to either one hundred twenty-seven ten thousandths of a cent ($0.
• § 118215 — (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a person generating or treating medical waste shall ensure that the medical waste is treated by one of the following methods, thereby rendering it s
• § 118220 — Pathology waste of a human nature, as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 117690, shall be disposed of by interment, incineration, or alternative treatment techn
• § 118222 — (a) Pathology waste that meets the conditions of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 117690 and trace chemotherapy waste that meets the conditions of paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Sectio
• § 118225 — (a) Sharps waste shall be rendered noninfectious prior to disposal by one of the following methods: (1) Incineration.
• § 118230 — An operator of a hazardous waste incinerator permitted pursuant to Section 25200 may also accept medical waste for incineration.
• § 118235 — Each medical waste treatment facility issued a medical waste permit shall provide the enforcement agency with an emergency action plan that the facility shall follow to ensure the proper disposal of m
• § 118240 — Notwithstanding Section 9141 of the Food and Agricultural Code, animals that die from infectious diseases or that are euthanized because they are suspected of having been exposed to infectious disease
• § 118245 — The department shall charge an application fee for evaluation of an alternative treatment technology of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) and shall charge an additional fee equal to one hundr
• § 11825 — The department may establish reasonable criteria to evaluate the performance of programs and services that are described in the county contract for alcohol and other drug services.
• § 11826 — The department may do all of the following: (a) Review and conduct evaluation studies of service delivery to clients in programs receiving state allocated funds.
• § 11827 — The Legislature recognizes that local program effectiveness may be evaluated in a variety of ways, but should reflect the needs and priorities of the local community and attempt to measure the achieve
• § 118275 — (a) To containerize or store medical waste, at the point of generation and while collected in that room, a person shall do all of the following: (1) Medical waste, as defined in Section 117690, shall
• § 11828 — Each county shall ensure the evaluation of all funded programs to determine whether they have achieved their objectives as determined in the planning process.
• § 118280 — To containerize biohazard bags, a person shall do all of the following: (a) The bags shall be tied to prevent leakage or expulsion of contents during all future storage and handling.
• § 118285 — To containerize sharps waste, a person shall do all of the following: (a) Place all sharps waste into a sharps container.
• § 118286 — (a) A person shall not knowingly place home-generated sharps waste in any of the following containers: (1) Any container used for the collection of solid waste, recyclable materials, or greenwaste.
• § 11829 — The department may disseminate information about the evaluation projects to all counties and interested persons throughout the state in order to advance the knowledge of the field about these evaluati
• § 118290 — Any small quantity generator who has properly containerized the medical waste according to the requirements of this article may store the waste in a permitted common storage facility.
• § 118295 — A person shall thoroughly wash and decontaminate reusable rigid containers for medical waste by a method approved by the enforcement agency each time they are emptied, unless the surfaces of the conta
• § 11830 — The department shall take the following goals and objectives into consideration in the implementation of this part: (a) The significance of community-based programs to alcohol and other drug recovery
• § 11830.01 — (a) The department’s death investigation policy shall be designed to ensure that a resident’s death is addressed and investigated by the department in a timely manner.
• § 118300 — Any leak or spill of a medical waste by a medical waste generator, hazardous waste hauler, or treatment facility shall be decontaminated by procedures adopted by the department.
• § 118305 — A person shall not use reusable pails, drums, dumpsters, or bins used for medical waste for the containment of solid waste, or for other purposes, except after being decontaminated by the procedures s
• § 118307 — Medical waste that is stored in an area prior to transfer to the designated accumulation area, as defined in Section 118310, shall be stored in an area that is either locked or under direct supervisio
• § 11831 — To the maximum extent possible, a reasonable effort to refer a client to other programs, facilities, or services is encouraged for any program or facility which is unable to accept a client after init
• § 11831.12 — (a) A facility licensed by the department pursuant to Chapter 7.
• § 11831.5 — (a) An operator of a licensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility, as defined in Section 11834.
• § 11831.6 — (a) The following persons, programs, or entities shall not give or receive remuneration or anything of value for the referral of a person who is seeking alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment ser
• § 11831.65 — (a) A laboratory or certified outpatient treatment program that leases, manages, or owns housing units that are offered to individuals who concurrently utilize laboratory or outpatient services shall
• § 11831.7 — (a) The department may investigate allegations of violations of this chapter.
• § 11831.9 — (a) The Legislature recognizes that consumers with substance use disorders have disabling conditions, and that these consumers and their families are vulnerable and at risk of being easily victimized
• § 118310 — A designated accumulation area used for the storage of medical waste containers prior to transportation or treatment shall be secured so as to deny access to unauthorized persons and shall be marked w
• § 118315 — A person shall not use a trash chute to transfer medical waste.
• § 11832 — (a) The department has the sole authority in state government to certify alcohol or other drug programs.
• § 11832.1 — The department shall charge a fee for the certification of alcohol or other drug programs, in accordance with Chapter 7.
• § 11832.10 — (a) The department shall have the sole authority in state government to establish the minimum qualifications of an alcohol or other drug program administrator and staff who provide any of the services
• § 11832.11 — (a) A program shall submit, in a form and manner determined by the department, a report to the department of any of the following events: (1) Death of any person that occurs at the program.
• § 11832.12 — (a) The department shall conduct onsite visits for compliance at least once during each certification period.
• § 11832.13 — (a) The department may enter and inspect any building, or portion thereof, that contains an alcohol or other drug program and its records, at a reasonable time, with or without notice, to secure infor
• § 11832.14 — (a) The director may suspend or revoke any certification issued under this chapter, as well as any other certification issued under this chapter held by the same person or entity, or deny an applicati
• § 11832.15 — (a) Proceedings for the suspension, revocation, or denial of a certification under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3
• § 11832.16 — (a) The withdrawal of an application for a certification after it has been filed with the department shall not, unless the department consents in writing to the withdrawal, deprive the department of i
• § 11832.17 — A certification shall terminate by operation of law, prior to its expiration date, when any of the following conditions occur: (a) The program is sold or otherwise transferred.
• § 11832.18 — (a) If a program is alleged to be in violation of Section 11832.
• § 11832.19 — (a) The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation of Section 11832.
• § 11832.2 — (a) As used in this chapter, “alcohol or other drug program” or “program” means a business entity with a physical location in the State of California that provides one or more of the following service
• § 11832.20 — (a) (1) In addition to the penalties of suspension or revocation of a certification issued under this chapter, the department may also levy a civil penalty for violation by a certificate holder of thi
• § 11832.21 — The civil and administrative remedies available to the department pursuant to this chapter are not exclusive, and may be sought and employed in any combination deemed advisable by the department to en
• § 11832.22 — (a) Any alcohol or other program operating in a setting that is exempt from mandatory certification under subdivision (b) of Section 11832.
• § 11832.23 — (a) The department shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this chapter.
• § 11832.24 — Any alcohol or other drug program certified by the department under the alcohol or other drug program certification standards developed in accordance with Section 11830.
• § 11832.25 — Notwithstanding Sections 11832.
• § 11832.3 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any alcohol or other drug program shall be certified by the department in accordance with this chapter.
• § 11832.4 — A person or entity applying for a certification pursuant to this chapter shall submit all of the following to the department: (a) A complete written application.
• § 11832.5 — (a) The department may issue a certification to an alcohol or other drug program upon all of the following: (1) Submission of a complete application, fees, and documentation in accordance with Section
• § 11832.6 — (a) A certification shall be valid for a period of two years from the date of issuance.
• § 11832.7 — Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 11832.
• § 11832.8 — (a) An alcohol or other drug program shall adopt policies and procedures that are consistent with this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.
• § 11832.9 — (a) Alcohol and other drug programs that are certified in accordance with this chapter shall either offer medications for addiction treatment (MAT) directly to clients, or have an effective referral p
• § 118320 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), compactors or grinders shall not be used to process medical waste until after the waste has been treated pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 11821
• § 118321 — (a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Trauma Scene Waste Management Act.
• § 118321.1 — (a) A trauma scene waste management practitioner shall register with the department on forms provided by the department.
• § 118321.2 — (a) The department shall maintain an inventory of registered trauma scene waste management practitioners.
• § 118321.3 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 117650, the department shall be the sole enforcement agency with regard to the management of trauma scene waste.
• § 118321.4 — As specified in Section 117705, a trauma scene waste management practitioner who transports trauma scene waste shall be deemed the generator of the trauma scene waste for purposes of this part.
• § 118321.5 — (a) Trauma scene waste shall be removed from the trauma scene immediately upon completion of the removal phase of a trauma scene waste removal operation.
• § 118321.6 — (a) This chapter does not limit or abridge the jurisdiction of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health of the Department of Industrial Relations.
• § 118325 — (a) (1) An enforcement agency, district attorney, county counsel, city attorney, or city prosecutor may bring an action to enjoin the violation, or threatened violation, of this part or the regulation
• § 11833 — (a) The department shall have the sole authority in state government to determine the qualifications, including the appropriate skills, education, training, and experience of personnel working within
• § 11833.01 — This chapter applies to all programs, facilities, or services certified pursuant to Chapter 7.
• § 11833.02 — (a) The department shall charge a fee to all programs for licensure or certification by the department, regardless of the form of organization or ownership of the program.
• § 11833.03 — The Residential and Outpatient Program Licensing Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury.
• § 11833.04 — Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 3.
• § 11833.05 — (a) A program certified by the department pursuant to Chapter 7.
• § 118330 — (a) Whenever the enforcement agency determines that a violation or threatened violation of this part or the regulations adopted pursuant to this part has resulted, or is likely to result, in a release
• § 118335 — (a) In order to carry out the purpose of this part, any authorized representative of the enforcement agency may do any of the following: (1) Enter and inspect a facility for which a medical waste perm
• § 11834.01 — The department has the sole authority in state government to license adult alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities.
• § 11834.015 — (a) The department shall adopt the American Society of Addiction Medicine treatment criteria, or an equivalent evidence-based standard, as the minimum standard of care for licensed facilities and shal
• § 11834.02 — (a) As used in this chapter, “alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility” or “facility” means a premises, place, or building that provides residential nonmedical services to adults who are r
• § 11834.025 — (a) (1) As a condition of providing incidental medical services, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 11834.
• § 11834.026 — (a) As used in this section, “incidental medical services” means services that are in compliance with the community standard of practice and are not required to be performed in a licensed clinic or li
• § 11834.03 — (a) A person or entity applying for licensure shall file with the department, on forms provided by the department, all of the following: (1) A completed written application for licensure.
• § 11834.09 — (a) (1) The department may issue a single license to operate an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility upon receipt of a completed written application, fire clearance, and licensing fee
• § 11834.10 — (a) A licensee shall not operate an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license.
• § 11834.15 — The department may assess civil penalties in accordance with Sections 11834.
• § 11834.16 — A license shall be valid for a period of two years from the date of issuance.
• § 11834.17 — A city, county, city and county, or district shall not adopt or enforce a building ordinance or local rule or regulations relating to the subject of fire and life safety in alcohol or other drug recov
• § 11834.18 — (a) This chapter does not authorize the imposition of rent regulations or controls for licensed alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities.
• § 11834.20 — (a) The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy of this state that each county and city shall permit and encourage the development of sufficient numbers and types of alcohol or other drug re
• § 11834.21 — (a) Any person licensed under this chapter who operates or proposes to operate an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility, the department or other public agency authorized to license such
• § 11834.22 — An alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility which serves six or fewer persons shall not be subject to any business taxes, local registration fees, use permit fees, or other fees to which o
• § 11834.23 — (a) Whether or not unrelated persons are living together, an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility that serves six or fewer persons shall be considered a residential use of property for
• § 11834.24 — A fire inspection clearance or other permit, license, clearance, or similar authorization shall not be denied to an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility because of a failure to comply
• § 11834.25 — For the purposes of any contract, deed, or covenant for the transfer of real property executed on or after January 1, 1979, an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility which serves six or
• § 11834.26 — (a) The licensee shall provide at least one of the following nonmedical services: (1) Recovery services.
• § 11834.27 — (a) The department shall have the sole authority in state government to establish the appropriate minimum qualifications of the licensee or designated administrator, and the staff of a provider of any
• § 11834.28 — (a) No sooner than July 1, 2022, an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility shall either offer medications for addiction treatment (MAT) directly to clients, or have an effective referral
• § 11834.29 — Any licensee that provides recovery, treatment, or detoxification services, that is not in compliance with the requirements of this article, shall have one year from the effective date of the regulati
• § 11834.30 — A person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or local governmental entity shall not operate, establish, manage, conduct, or maintain an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility t
• § 11834.31 — If a facility is alleged to be in violation of Section 11834.
• § 11834.32 — (a) The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation of Section 11834.
• § 11834.33 — When the department receives a complaint against an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility licensed pursuant to this chapter, or against a facility alleged to be in violation of Section
• § 11834.34 — (a) In addition to the penalties of suspension or revocation of a license issued under this chapter, the department may also levy a civil penalty for violation of this chapter or the regulations adopt
• § 11834.35 — Any employee or agent of the department upon presentation of proper identification, may enter and inspect any building, premises, and records, at a reasonable time, with or without notice, to secure i
• § 11834.36 — (a) The director may suspend or revoke any license issued under this chapter, as well as any other licenses issued under this chapter to operate an adult alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment fa
• § 11834.37 — (a) Proceedings for the suspension, revocation, or denial of a license under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of
• § 11834.38 — Any license suspended pursuant to this chapter may be reinstated pursuant to Section 11522 of the Government Code.
• § 11834.39 — (a) The withdrawal of an application for a license after it has been filed with the department shall not, unless the department consents in writing to the withdrawal, deprive the department of its aut
• § 11834.40 — A license shall terminate by operation of law, prior to its expiration date, when any of the following conditions occur: (a) The licensee sells or otherwise transfers the facility or the property of t
• § 11834.45 — The civil and administrative remedies available to the department pursuant to this chapter are not exclusive, and may be sought and employed in any combination deemed advisable by the department to en
• § 11834.50 — The department shall adopt regulations to implement this chapter in accordance with the purposes required by Section 11835.
• § 11834.60 — This chapter shall only apply to alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities, as defined in Section 11834.
• § 11834.61 — (a) An alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility or an alcohol or other drug program may request the department to place its license or certification on inactive status as a result of an em
• § 11834.62 — Notwithstanding Chapter 3.
• § 11834.63 — If an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility or an alcohol or other drug program subject to this chapter is licensed or certified by one or more other state departments within the Califo
• § 118340 — (a) No person shall, transport, store, treat, dispose, or cause the treatment or disposal of medical waste in a manner not authorized by his or her permit or registration, this part, or the regulation
• § 118345 — (a) Any person who intentionally makes any false statement or representation in any application, label, tracking document, record, report, permit, registration, or other document filed, maintained, or
• § 11835 — (a) The purposes of any regulations adopted by the department shall be to implement, interpret, or make specific the provisions of this part and shall not exceed the authority granted to the departmen
• § 118350 — The enforcement agency may suspend, amend, or revoke any medical waste permit issued by the enforcement agency for any of the following reasons: (a) Violation by the permittee of any of the provisions
• § 118355 — Proceedings conducted by the department for the suspension or revocation of a medical waste permit shall commence with the filing of any accusation and shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5
• § 11836 — (a) The department shall have the sole authority to issue, deny, suspend, or revoke the license of a driving-under-the-influence program.
• § 11836.10 — No person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or local governmental entity shall operate, establish, manage, conduct, or maintain a driving-under-the-influence program in this state without
• § 11836.11 — The department shall require license renewal on a biennial basis.
• § 11836.12 — Criteria for licensure of new or existing programs shall include all of the following: (a) Completion of a written application containing necessary and pertinent information describing the applicant p
• § 11836.14 — An initial license shall not be issued until all requirements identified in this chapter and in regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter have been met.
• § 11836.15 — The department shall adopt regulations to implement this chapter, in accordance with the purposes and process required in Section 11835, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a)
• § 11836.16 — The State Department of Health Care Services shall adopt regulations for satellite offices of driving-under-the-influence programs.
• § 118360 — The enforcement agency may temporarily suspend a medical waste permit prior to any hearing, when it has determined that this action is necessary to protect the public welfare.
• § 11837 — (a) Pursuant to the provisions of law relating to suspension of a person’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle upon conviction for driving while under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or drug,
• § 11837.1 — (a) In utilizing any program described in Section 11837, the court may require periodic reports concerning the performance of each person referred to and participating in a program.
• § 11837.2 — (a) (1) The court may refer persons only to licensed programs.
• § 11837.3 — (a) (1) Each county, through the county alcohol and drug program administrator, shall determine its ability to establish, through public or private resources, a program of alcohol and other drug educa
• § 11837.4 — (a) No program, regardless of how it is funded, may be licensed unless all of the requirements of this chapter and of the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter have been met.
• § 11837.5 — (a) No person may participate in any program that has not been licensed by the department pursuant to this chapter.
• § 11837.6 — (a) The major responsibility for assuring programmatic and fiscal integrity of each program rests with the county alcohol and drug program administrator of each county utilizing a program pursuant to
• § 11837.7 — (a) The county alcohol and drug program administrator, or the advisory board acting through the county alcohol and drug program administrator, shall inform the board of supervisors immediately if it i
• § 11837.8 — (a) The department shall authorize each county alcohol and drug program administrator to retain, in an amount not in excess of that specified by the department, a portion of the fees charged for parti
• § 11837.9 — The participation of the probation department in a program established pursuant to this chapter shall be described in the amendment to the county plan.
• § 118375 — No person conducting, having charge of, or control of, any hotel, restaurant, saloon, soda fountain, store, theater, public hall, public or private school, church, hospital, club, office building, par
• § 11838 — (a) The Legislature encourages all counties to utilize the procedure described in this chapter, but recognizes that it is not feasible for every county to establish its own programs.
• § 11838.1 — The department, in cooperation with the county and the Department of Motor Vehicles, shall establish uniform statewide reporting procedures and forms for the submission of any appropriate documents or
• § 11838.10 — The director may suspend or revoke any license issued under this chapter, or deny an application to renew a license or to modify the terms and conditions of a license, upon any of the following ground
• § 11838.11 — (a) Proceedings for the suspension, revocation, or denial of a license under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Tit
• § 11838.3 — (a) The director may bring an action to enjoin any violation of Section 11836.
• § 11838.4 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any person who violates Section 11836.
• § 11838.5 — The civil, criminal, and administrative remedies available to the department pursuant to this article are not exclusive, and may be sought and employed in any combination deemed advisable by the depar
• § 118380 — For the purposes of this article the term “common use” when applied to a drinking receptacle is defined as its use for drinking purposes by, or for, more than one person without its being thoroughly c
• § 118385 — No cask, water cooler, or other receptacle shall be used for storing or supplying drinking water to the public or to employees unless it is covered and protected so as to prevent persons from dipping
• § 11839 — The department, with the approval of the Secretary of California Health and Human Services, may contract with any public or private agency for the performance of any of the functions vested in the dep
• § 11839.01 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall amend Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 10000) of Division 4 of Title 9 of the California Code of Regulations to comply with Part 8 of Titl
• § 11839.1 — The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the best interests of the health and welfare of the people of this state to coordinate narcotic treatment programs to use narcotic replacement therapy
• § 11839.10 — (a) The department shall cease review of an application for a license if either of the following occur: (1) An application for a license indicates, or the department determines during the application
• § 11839.11 — A narcotic treatment program license shall automatically terminate if the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration withdraws or revokes its approval of the program, or if the United S
• § 11839.12 — Except as provided in Section 11839.
• § 11839.13 — (a) The withdrawal of an application for a license after it has been filed with the department shall not, unless the department consents in writing to the withdrawal, deprive the department of its aut
• § 11839.14 — For purposes of this article, a conviction means a plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere.
• § 11839.15 — The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation of Section 11839.
• § 11839.16 — (a) (1) The director shall, in addition to any other remedy, issue an order that prohibits a narcotic treatment program from admitting new patients or from providing patients with take-home dosages of
• § 11839.17 — (a) In cases where a program is closing and the licensed entity that has agreed to assume temporary operation of the closing program is unable to do so, the department may assume temporary operation o
• § 11839.18 — Any licensee may petition the director for waiver of licensure fees or late payment penalties for the current fiscal year based upon financial hardship.
• § 11839.19 — (a) The department shall not license the establishment of a narcotic treatment program without a written application by the treatment facility that meets evaluative criteria required by the department
• § 11839.2 — The following medications are authorized for use in narcotic replacement therapy and medication-assisted treatment by licensed narcotic treatment programs: (a) Methadone.
• § 11839.20 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in licensing narcotic treatment programs to provide a means whereby the patient may be rehabilitated and will no longer need to support a dependency on opiates.
• § 11839.21 — The State Department of Health Services shall establish criteria for acceptable performance from those laboratories performing urinalysis or other body fluid analysis and shall not permit utilization
• § 11839.22 — The state department shall require a system to detect multiple registrations by narcotic treatment program patients.
• § 11839.23 — The State Department of Health Services shall adopt and publish rules and regulations to be used in approving and governing the operation of laboratories engaging in the performance of tests referred
• § 11839.24 — Substance use testing for narcotic treatment programs operating in the state shall be performed only by a laboratory approved and licensed by the State Department of Public Health for the performance
• § 11839.25 — Each laboratory in this state that performs the test referred to in Section 11839.
• § 11839.26 — The State Department of Health Care Services shall enforce this article and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this article.
• § 11839.27 — The State Department of Health Services shall annually publish a list of approved and licensed laboratories engaging in the performance of tests referred to in Section 11839.
• § 11839.28 — Every laboratory that has been approved and for which a license has been issued shall be periodically inspected by a duly authorized representative of the State Department of Health Services.
• § 11839.29 — Any license issued pursuant to Section 11839.
• § 11839.3 — (a) In addition to the duties authorized by other statutes, the department shall perform all of the following: (1) License the establishment of narcotic treatment programs in this state to use narcoti
• § 11839.30 — The State Director of Health Services may deny a license if any of the following apply to the applicant, or any partner, officer, or director thereof: (a) The person fails to meet the qualifications e
• § 11839.31 — The State Director of Health Services may suspend, revoke, or take other disciplinary action against a licensee as provided in this chapter, if the licensee or any partner, officer, or director thereo
• § 11839.32 — The State Director of Health Services may take disciplinary action against any licensee after a hearing as provided in this article by any of the following: (a) Imposing probation upon terms and condi
• § 11839.33 — All accusations against licensees shall be filed within three years after the act or omission alleged as the ground for disciplinary action, except that with respect to an accusation alleging a violat
• § 11839.34 — After suspension or revocation of the license upon any of the grounds set forth in this article, the license shall not be reinstated or reissued within a period of one year after the effective date of
• § 11839.4 — The department shall impose a civil penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) per day for a program that fails to timely submit a corrective action plan, or to timely implement any corrective action when
• § 11839.5 — In addition to the duties authorized by other provisions, the department shall be responsible for licensing narcotic treatment programs to use narcotic replacement therapy and medication-assisted trea
• § 11839.6 — (a) The department shall establish a program for the operation and regulation of office-based narcotic treatment programs.
• § 11839.6.1 — (a) No sooner than July 1, 2022, the department shall establish a program for the operation and regulation of mobile narcotic treatment programs.
• § 11839.7 — (a) (1) Each narcotic treatment program authorized to use narcotic replacement therapy in this state, except narcotic treatment research programs approved by the Research Advisory Panel, shall be lice
• § 11839.8 — The director may deny the application for initial issuance of a license if the applicant or any partner, officer, director, 10 percent or greater shareholder, or person proposed to be employed by the
• § 11839.9 — (a) The director shall suspend or revoke any license issued under this article, or deny an application to renew a license or to modify the terms and conditions of a license, upon any violation by the
• § 118390 — (a) The state department and all health officers of counties, cities, and health districts shall enforce this article.
• § 118395 — Violation of any provision of this article is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50) for each offense.
• § 118400 — For the purpose of this article the term “filthy, contaminated, or unsanitary packing material” includes any or all of the following: (a) Packing material that has been exposed to contagious or infect
• § 118405 — Unsanitary packing material shall not be used until it has been cleaned and disinfected to the satisfaction of the Department of Food and Agriculture, the department, or the agents of either or both,
• § 11841 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that all programs funded under this part shall be partially self-supporting by raising revenues in addition to the funds allocated by the department.