California

Health and Safety Code - HSC

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

• § 104650 — (a) The department shall establish and implement, to the extent funds are available pursuant to subdivision (d) which are other than state general funds, a “5 A Day—For Better Health” program for the
• § 104655 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, nothing shall operate to prohibit contributions to the program created pursuant to this article by organizations and commissions subject to Division 22 (com
• § 104660 — The purpose of this article is to facilitate and support the creation of health promoting eating environments in California.
• § 104661 — (a) (1) For purposes of this article, except as provided in subdivision (b), “ultraprocessed food” or “UPF” means any food or beverage that contains a substance described in paragraph (2) and either h
• § 104662 — (a) For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (1) “Restricted school foods” means a food or beverage product that is not listed in subdivision (b) of Section 104661, that contains
• § 104664 — (a) By no later than July 1, 2029, a school shall begin to phase out restricted school foods and ultraprocessed foods of concern.
• § 104665 — (a) On or before February 1, 2028, and on or before February 1 of each year thereafter through February 1, 2032, any vendor of food or food products to a school shall report the following information
• § 104665.05 — (a) On or before July 1, 2028, and on or before July 1 of each year thereafter through July 1, 2032, the department, in consultation with the State Department of Education and using information report
• § 104666 — This article does not prohibit a public entity from voluntarily enacting more stringent restrictions on ultraprocessed foods, restricted school foods, or ultraprocessed foods of concern.
• § 104667 — (a) For purposes of this article, the department shall consult with the State Department of Education regarding compliance training and technical assistance for school food service and procurement sta
• § 104750 — The department shall maintain a dental program including, but not limited to, the following: (a) Development of comprehensive dental health plans within the framework of the State Plan for Health to m
• § 104751 — (a) The Office of Oral Health, in consultation with the Dental Board of California, the California Dental Association, California dental schools, and other stakeholders, shall support the establishmen
• § 104755 — The director shall appoint a dentist licensed in the State of California to administer the dental program.
• § 104760 — Nothing in this article authorizes the department to compel dental examinations or services.
• § 104762 — Within a public health setting or a public health program that is created or administered by a federal, state, or local governmental entity, any person may apply topical fluoride, including fluoride v
• § 104765 — The department shall have the power to receive for the dental program any financial aid granted by any private, federal, state, district, or local or other grant or source, and the division shall use
• § 104770 — The Legislature finds that 95 percent of all children in California have dental disease in the form of dental caries and periodontal disease.
• § 104775 — A community dental disease prevention program may be offered to school children in preschool through sixth grade, and in classes for individuals with exceptional needs, by a local sponsor.
• § 104780 — An advisory board, including representatives from education, dental professions, and parent groups shall be designated by the local sponsor to advise on dental health programs funded under this articl
• § 104785 — The minimal standards of the community dental disease prevention program shall be determined by the department in accordance with the purposes of this article, and may be revised periodically as deeme
• § 104790 — The local health officer of each local health department interested in participating in the community dental disease prevention program, or his or her designee, in cooperation with the appropriate edu
• § 104795 — The department shall review the program proposals and approve programs that meet criteria established pursuant to Section 104785.
• § 104800 — The local health officer or other sponsor may utilize or contract with, or both utilize and contract with, other local public and private nonprofit agencies, as well as school districts and county sup
• § 104805 — The State Department of Education shall assist the department in developing and evaluating educational programs in dental health and dental disease prevention.
• § 104810 — It shall be the responsibility of the governing board of each school district participating in the program and the governing authority of each private school participating in the program to cooperate
• § 104815 — No child shall receive a preventive agent as part of a program established pursuant to this article unless the child’s parent or guardian has given written notice to the governing body of the public o
• § 104820 — The dental disease prevention program established by this article shall be funded according to customary budget procedures and shall only be implemented upon appropriation of funds by the Legislature.
• § 104825 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the program established by this article shall be placed in effect in the areas of greatest identified need as determined by the department, in cooperation with
• § 104830 — Pupils of public and private elementary and secondary schools, except pupils of community colleges, shall be provided the opportunity to receive within the school year the topical application of fluor
• § 104835 — Treatment as specified in this article shall be evidenced by a written record made on a form prescribed by the department.
• § 104840 — The county health officer of each county shall organize and operate a program so that treatment is made available to all persons specified in Section 104830.
• § 104845 — The governing board of each school district and the governing authority of each private school shall cooperate with the county health officer in carrying out the program in any school under its jurisd
• § 104850 — Treatment shall be provided for a person only if the parent or guardian or responsible relative or adult who has assumed responsibility for his or her care and custody (in the case of a minor), or the
• § 104855 — The governing board of each school district and the governing authority of each private school shall distribute to each pupil’s parent or guardian or responsible relative or adult who has assumed resp
• § 104860 — The department shall adopt and enforce all regulations necessary to carry out this article.
• § 104865 — In enacting this article, it is the intent of the Legislature to provide a means for the eventual achievement of the topical application of fluoride or other decay-inhibiting agent to the teeth of all
• § 104875 — For purposes of identifying persons who have been exposed to the potential hazards of diethylstilbestrol while pregnant or prenatally and of educating the public concerning the findings and early dete
• § 104880 — The department shall identify at least one program for screening and follow-up care for each health service area for purposes of referral of persons exposed to diethylstilbestrol while pregnant or pre
• § 104885 — The department may request and shall receive from any department, division, board, bureau, commission, or agency of the state or of any political subdivision thereof such assistance and data as will e
• § 104890 — The department shall present to the Legislature, on or before December 1, 1982, information on the diethylstilbestrol program.
• § 104895 — It is the intention of the Legislature in enacting this chapter that funding for this program in subsequent fiscal years be through the normal budgetary process.
• § 104896 — (a) As used in this part, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Fund” means the Tobacco Settlement Fund.
• § 104897 — (a) There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Tobacco Settlement Fund.
• § 104898 — (a) Distribution of moneys from the fund shall be made by annual appropriation of the Legislature consistent with the requirements of this part.
• § 104898.5 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there shall be transferred annually from the General Fund to the Tobacco Settlement Fund an amount, not to exceed one hundred million dollars ($100,000,
• § 104899 — Revenue accruing to the Tobacco Settlement Fund pursuant to this part shall be deemed revenue to the General Fund solely for the purpose of certifications of General Fund revenue for purposes of subdi
• § 104905 — The department shall provide staff and budgetary support for planning, evaluation, education, research design, funding, and medical leadership for health promotion and preventive health services for o
• § 104910 — The California Commission on Aging shall allocate 5 percent of community grant funds pursuant to Title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, (P.
• § 104915 — The department shall maintain a program to promote availability of medical and health care for the aging.
• § 104920 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the California Commission on Aging be the coordinating agency of all programs for the aging in this state, except those programs designated elsewhere by the Go
• § 105100 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) In 1998, there were about 3.
• § 105101 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the University of California provide academic courses and training in the field of geriatrics for medical students and existing general internists and family p
• § 105105 — It is the purpose of the Legislature, in enacting this chapter, for the University of California to establish academic geriatric resource programs and encourage the development of expanded educational
• § 105110 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Academic geriatric resource program” means a program which includes one of the elements specified in Section 105105.
• § 105112 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that University of California medical students complete a definable curriculum in geriatric medicine over the course of their medical school training to meet re
• § 105115 — The Regents of the University of California shall be the agency with the responsibility for making grants for the Academic Geriatric Resource Program.
• § 105120 — The Legislature requests that, on March 30, 2001, and biennially thereafter, the Regents of the University of California submit a progress report to the Legislature, including copies to the members of
• § 105125 — No provision of this chapter shall be applicable to the University of California unless the Regents of the University of California, by resolution, make that provision applicable.
• § 105130 — The department shall seek any Medicaid waivers necessary to implement this chapter.
• § 105140 — (a) In addition to the other programs provided under this chapter, it is the intent of the Legislature to encourage the Regents of the University of California to monitor existing physician licensing
• § 105145 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that California State University students who are receiving training to provide services to the senior population complete a curriculum in the field of gerontol
• § 105145.3 — (a) The California State University system shall provide academic courses and training in the field of gerontology for professional service delivery personnel providing services to the senior populati
• § 105145.5 — On or before January 1, 2004, the Trustees of the California State University shall submit a progress report to the Legislature on the status of the establishment and implementation of curricula in ge
• § 105150 — (a) Local health departments, as defined in Section 101185, shall provide services in occupational health to promote the health of employed persons, including educational, consultative, statistical, i
• § 105175 — (a) The department shall maintain a program on occupational health and occupational disease prevention, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) Investigations into the causes of morbidity an
• § 105180 — In any situation where these activities may duplicate or overlap the activities of another state department or agency such as the Department of Industrial Relations or Division of Industrial Safety, t
• § 105185 — (a) The department shall establish and maintain an occupational lead poisoning prevention program, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) Developing a system for monitoring laboratory repor
• § 105190 — (a) A fee shall be paid annually to the State Board of Equalization by employers in industries identified by the four-digit Standard Industrial Classification (S.
• § 105191 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) There are some employers who use or disturb very small amounts of lead in ways that pose a very minimal potential for lead poisoning of
• § 105195 — (a) Sections 105185 and 105190 shall apply to the following industries: (1) 1622 Bridges, tunnels, and elevated highways.
• § 105197 — (a) A program is hereby established within the department to meet the requirements of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.
• § 105200 — Any physician and surgeon who knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, that a patient is suffering from pesticide poisoning or any disease or condition caused by a pesticide shall promptly report th
• § 105205 — The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment shall develop and implement, in cooperation with local health officers and state and local medical associations, a program of medical education to
• § 105206 — (a) In order for an employer to satisfy their responsibilities for medical supervision of their employees who regularly handle pesticides pursuant to Section 6728 of Title 3 of the California Code of
• § 105210 — After consultation with the county agricultural commissioner or the Director of Agriculture, the local health officer may, upon his determination that pesticide poisoning is serious and that an outbre
• § 105215 — (a) Any public employee, as defined in Section 811.
• § 105220 — The Director of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment shall maintain a file of all the reporting forms received from local health officers pursuant to Section 105215 at the repository of current data
• § 105225 — Each public employer of a public employee subject to Section 105215 shall post in one or more prominent places frequented by such employee a notice informing such employee of the responsibility impose
• § 105240 — Notwithstanding Section 10231.
• § 105250 — (a) A program is hereby established within the department to meet the requirements of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.
• § 105250.1 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 105250, and beginning on July 1, 2018, the Lead-Related Construction Program fee for an application submitted for lead certification shall be eighty-seven dollars ($87), bu
• § 105250.5 — (a) The department shall review and amend its regulations governing lead-related construction work, including training and certification for workers and accreditation for trainers in lead-safe work pr
• § 105251 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) The following terms shall have the same meaning as contained in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 35001) of Division 1 of Titl
• § 105252 — (a) It is unlawful for any person to offer lead-related construction courses to meet department certificate requirements unless that person is an accredited training provider as specified in Chapter 8
• § 105253 — (a) Any person issued a certificate by the department to conduct lead-related construction work, abatement, or lead hazard evaluation, shall comply with regulations as specified in Chapter 8 (commenci
• § 105254 — (a) The following persons engaged in the following types of lead construction work shall have a certificate: (1) Persons who receive pay for doing lead hazard evaluations, including, but not limited t
• § 105255 — (a) No person shall perform lead-related construction work on any residential or public building in a manner that creates a lead hazard.
• § 105256 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the department or a local enforcement agency determines that a condition at a location or premises, or the activity of any person at the locati
• § 105257 — Notwithstanding subdivision (f) of Section 1464 of the Penal Code, any state penalties paid for the violation of this chapter shall be deposited into the General Fund.
• § 105275 — This chapter shall be known, and may be cited as, the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 1991.
• § 105280 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Appropriate case management” means health care referrals, environmental assessments, and educational activities, performed by the ap
• § 105285 — (a) It is the goal of the state that all children at risk of lead exposure receive blood lead screening tests.
• § 105286 — (a) The department shall notify health care providers who perform periodic health assessments for children about, and those health care providers shall inform parents and guardians about, all of the f
• § 105290 — When a child is identified with lead poisoning, the department shall ensure appropriate case management.
• § 105291 — In addition to any other providers determined to be eligible by the department to provide environmental investigation services as a part of case management services under this chapter, a qualified cer
• § 105295 — (a) (1) The department shall collect and analyze all information necessary to effectively monitor appropriate case management efforts.
• § 105300 — Notwithstanding Section 124130, the department shall have broad regulatory authority to fully implement and effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
• § 105301 — (a) To ensure that funds are allocated to each local agency equitably and commensurate with the level of services needed to provide to children with elevated blood levels, the department shall update
• § 105305 — The program implemented pursuant to this chapter shall be fully supported from the fees collected pursuant to Section 105310.
• § 105310 — (a) There is hereby imposed a fee on manufacturers and other persons formerly, presently, or both formerly and presently engaged in the stream of commerce of lead or products containing lead, or who a
• § 105325 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) In California, more than 700,000 health care workers and professionals, such as nurses, physicians and surgeons and housekeeping sta
• § 105330 — (a) The documentation of sharps injuries, as required by Section 5193 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, shall also include the type and brand of device involved in the incident, unless
• § 105340 — The Department of Health Services shall maintain a Sharps Injury Control program that shall do all of the following: (a) Maintain a continuously updated list of existing needleless systems and needles
• § 105400 — The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) The people of the State of California have a primary interest in the quality of the indoor environment in which they live.
• § 105405 — (a) The department through its Indoor Air Quality Program shall develop nonbinding guidelines for the reduction of exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOC) from construction materials in newly con
• § 105410 — The Legislature, in view of the findings and declarations specified in Section 105400, declares that the public interest shall be safeguarded by a coordinated, coherent state effort to protect and enh
• § 105415 — For the purpose of this chapter, “indoor environmental quality” means the environment inside a residential dwelling, including a house or apartment, or inside a school, office, public building, or oth
• § 105420 — The department shall coordinate efforts to assess, protect, and enhance indoor environmental quality.
• § 105425 — The department shall conduct and promote the coordination of research, investigations, experiments, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, and contro
• § 105430 — (a) If model construction standards and techniques for controlling radon levels within new buildings are developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the State Department of Health
• § 105440 — (a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program.
• § 105441 — The department, in collaboration with the agency, shall establish the California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program.
• § 105443 — (a) All participants shall be evaluated for the presence of designated chemicals as a component of the biomonitoring process.
• § 105444 — (a) The program shall develop guidelines and model protocols that address the science and practice of biomonitoring to implement this chapter, including, but not limited to, study design, subject recr
• § 105448 — (a) In implementing the program, the department and the agency shall establish a Scientific Guidance Panel.
• § 105449 — (a) The panel shall provide scientific peer review and make recommendations regarding the design and implementation of the program, including specific recommendations for chemicals that are priorities
• § 105451 — (a) As appropriate, the program shall utilize the principles of the agency’s Environmental Justice Strategy and Environmental Justice Action Plan developed pursuant to Sections 71110 to 71113, inclusi
• § 105453 — Implementation of this chapter shall be contingent on a specific appropriation being provided for this purpose in the annual Budget Act or other measure.
• § 105459 — (a) By January 1, 2010, and every two years thereafter, the department, in collaboration with the agency, the office, and DTSC, shall submit a report to the Legislature containing the findings of the
• § 106000 — The Urban Community Health Institute: Centers to Eliminate Health Disparities is hereby established at the Charles R.
• § 106005 — (a) The duties of the institute shall include both of the following: (1) Designing and conducting a series of complementary projects to eliminate racial, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic health dispar
• § 106010 — (a) The clinical centers described in Section 106000 shall include the Stroke and Hypertension Center, the Obesity and Nutrition Center, and the HIV/AIDS Center.
• § 106015 — (a) The Stroke and Hypertension Center shall initially work in partnership with the American Heart Association in developing culturally appropriate, communitywide stroke awareness and training program
• § 106020 — The Obesity and Nutrition Center shall work in partnership with local elementary and middle schools to conduct culturally appropriate antiobesity, diet, nutrition, and exercise education programs, cou
• § 106025 — The HIV/AIDS Center shall conduct prevention, education, and counseling programs in high-risk populations identified through partnerships between the center and community-sponsored outreach programs i
• § 106030 — (a) The shared resource core shall provide administrative, technical, educational, and health information dissemination services to multiple projects conducted, in collaboration, by the Charles R.
• § 106035 — (a) The President of the Charles R.
• § 106036 — This part shall be implemented only to the extent that private or federal funding is received for this purpose.
• § 106500 — (a) The chief and those inspectors of the Food and Drug Section as he or she may designate, are peace officers for the purpose only of carrying out the duties of their employment.
• § 106600 — It is the intent of the Legislature in adopting this article to safeguard the health, safety, and general welfare of the public by the registration of those environmental health professionals practici
• § 106605 — This article does not require registration of individuals, such as industrial hygienists, health physicists, safety engineers, civil engineers, land surveyors, other registered professional engineers,
• § 106610 — The department may, upon recommendation of the Environmental Health Specialist Registration Committee appointed pursuant to Section 106675, adopt any regulations necessary to accomplish the purposes o
• § 106615 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) “Department” means the State Department of Public Health.
• § 106620 — Except for the design of onsite septic systems, nothing in this article shall authorize registered environmental health specialists to design any of the fixed works defined in Section 6731 of the Busi
• § 106625 — The governing body of a local health department may employ on a full-time basis one or more registered environmental health specialists, each of whom shall be a registered environmental health special
• § 106630 — Any person may make an application to the department to be registered as an environmental health specialist.
• § 106635 — (a) The requirements for registration of environmental health specialists shall be a minimum of a bachelor’s degree from a department-approved educational institution or an educational institution of
• § 106640 — Educational institutions requesting approval of their environmental health degree program shall first submit their program to the committee for review.
• § 106645 — Those persons who meet the educational, experience, and training requirements of Section 106635 shall be eligible for admission to the examination for registration as an environmental health specialis
• § 106650 — Any person who has applied for environmental health specialist registration, or who is enrolled in an approved environmental health science curriculum, or who is certified by his or her employer as se
• § 106655 — A person who possesses a minimum of a bachelor’s degree from a department-approved educational institution or an educational institution of collegiate grade listed in the directory of accredited insti
• § 106660 — Any person meeting the educational qualifications pursuant to Section 106635, but who does not meet the experience requirement of that section, may make application to the department on a form prescri
• § 106665 — An approved environmental health training plan shall include program elements in the training, duration of training, and types of training.
• § 106670 — (a) On and after January 1, 1989, only a person who meets the educational and experience requirements as established under Section 106635 shall be eligible for admission to examination for registratio
• § 106675 — (a) (1) An Environmental Health Specialist Registration Committee shall be appointed to advise and to make recommendations to the department with respect to, and to take other actions as described in
• § 106680 — An appointment shall be for a four-year term.
• § 106685 — (a) The members of the committee shall, annually, in the month of April, elect from their number a chairperson and a secretary.
• § 106690 — (a) The committee shall keep a record of its meetings and proceedings.
• § 106695 — A registered environmental health specialist may maintain registration under a retired biennial registration provided the following requirements are met: (a) Has been a working registered environmenta
• § 106700 — (a) A nonreturnable fee shall be paid by a person for each application for registration, application for examination, and biennial renewal.
• § 106705 — The department upon recommendation of the committee, may, by regulation, establish the requirement and standards for continuing education for registered environmental health specialists.
• § 106710 — A valid registration as an environmental health specialist under this article shall only be issued to a person who has: (a) Met the applicable education and experience requirements.
• § 106715 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, the department upon the recommendation of the committee may suspend, deny, refuse to renew, or revoke a registration certificate issued under
• § 106720 — The department and the committee may use the following criteria to evaluate the potential for rehabilitation or actual rehabilitation of a person prior to denying, suspending, or revoking registration
• § 106725 — The department shall, upon application therefor and upon payment of the current application and biennial renewal fees, as determined by the department upon the recommendation of the committee by a two
• § 106730 — This article does not affect or replace any other requirements or qualifications imposed pursuant to state or federal law on persons involved in activities under subdivision (e) of Section 106615.
• § 106735 — Only a person who has qualified as a registered environmental health specialist and who holds a valid registration certificate issued in conformance with Section 106710 for use in this state shall hav
• § 106750 — This article establishes requirements for radon certification.
• § 106770 — “Department” means the State Department of Health Services.
• § 106775 — “Radon services” means any of the following: (a) The analysis of radon detectors or testing for radon or radon decay products by a commercial laboratory.
• § 106780 — (a) Except as provided in Section 106790, no person may provide radon services for the general public, or represent or advertise that he or she may provide radon services unless that person meets both
• § 106785 — The department shall maintain a list of persons that have submitted proof of certification by either the National Environmental Health Association or the National Radon Safety Board Certified Radon Pr
• § 106790 — This article does not apply to a person in any of the following circumstances: (a) The person is testing for, or mitigating radon in a building that the person owns or occupies.
• § 106795 — It is unlawful for an individual to provide radon services in violation of this article.
• § 106875 — (a) The state board shall examine and certify persons as to their qualifications to operate water treatment plants.
• § 106876 — As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions apply: (a) “Community water system” has the same meaning as defined in Section 116275.
• § 106877 — (a) The state board may suspend, revoke, or refuse to grant or renew any water treatment operator certificate to operate a water treatment plant or may place on probation or reprimand the certificate
• § 106878 — (a) Any person who commits either of the following violations is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be liable civilly in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each day of violation: (1)
• § 106879 — (a) The state board may administratively impose civil liability pursuant to this article or, upon the request of the state board, the Attorney General may impose civil liability pursuant to this artic
• § 106880 — The state board shall hold at least one examination each year for the purpose of examining candidates for water treatment operator certificates and water distribution operator certificates.
• § 106885 — (a) (1) A person who operates a water treatment plant shall possess a valid, unexpired water treatment operator certificate of appropriate grade in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to
• § 106890 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the program authorized pursuant to this article be entirely self-supporting, and for this purpose the state board is authorized to establish fee schedules
• § 106892 — (a) There is in the State Treasury the Drinking Water Operator Certification Special Account.
• § 106897 — (a) The state board shall issue a water treatment operator certificate and water distribution operator certificate by reciprocity to any person holding a valid, unexpired, comparable certification iss
• § 106898 — (a) The state board shall appoint an advisory committee to assist it in carrying out its responsibilities pursuant to this article.
• § 106900 — The state board may approve courses of instruction provided by educational institutions, professional associations, public agencies, or private agencies for purposes of qualifying persons for issuance
• § 106910 — The state board may adopt rules, regulations, and certification standards necessary to carry out the provisions of this article, pursuant to Chapter 3.
• § 106925 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b) or (i), every government agency employee who handles, applies, or supervises the use of any pesticide for public health purposes, shall be certified
• § 106955 — No person shall operate or maintain any X-ray fluoroscope, or other equipment or apparatus employing roentgen rays, in the fitting of shoes or other footwear or in the viewing of bones in the feet.
• § 106960 — It shall be unlawful for any person to implant foreign materials within the scalp of any other person for the purpose of preventing or alleviating baldness.
• § 106965 — (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to administer or use diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray on human beings in this state, unless that person has been certified or granted a permit pursuant to subdiv
• § 106970 — It shall be unlawful for any person to direct, order, assist, or abet a violation of Section 106965.
• § 106975 — Section 106965 shall not apply to any of the following persons: (a) Licentiates of the healing arts.
• § 106976 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27), a person who is currently certified as meeting the standards of competence in nuclear medicine technology pursuan
• § 106980 — Certification in radiologic technology pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 114870 or Section 114871 shall not authorize any of the following: (a) The use of diagnostic, mammographic, or ther
• § 106985 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 2052 of the Business and Professions Code or any other law, a radiologic technologist certified pursuant to the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27) may, under the di
• § 106990 — A radiologic technologist certified pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 114870 may use the title, certified radiologic technologist (CRT).
• § 106995 — (a) The department shall prescribe minimum qualifications for granting of permits and certificates in radiologic technology in any classification, as well as continuing education requirements for hold
• § 107000 — Except as provided in Sections 107035, 107040, or 25685, and in addition to the requirements as may be prescribed pursuant to Section 106995, each applicant for certification as a radiologic technolog
• § 107005 — Except as provided in Section 107035, in order to be certified as a radiologic technologist pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 114870, an applicant shall pass a written examination approved by the
• § 107010 — The department may accept in lieu of its own examination a certificate of another agency or organization that certifies radiologic technologists, provided the certificate was issued on the basis of qu
• § 107015 — The department shall certify as a radiologic technologist any applicant who meets the requirements of the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27).
• § 107020 — The department may issue a permit authorizing the temporary practice of radiologic technology to any applicant for certification who has complied with the experience and education requirements of Sect
• § 107025 — The department shall hold at least one examination each year, for applicants for certification, at the times and places as the department may determine.
• § 107030 — Not less than two months prior to the date of each examination, the department shall cause a notice thereof to be published in two or more newspapers of general circulation, and at least one radiologi
• § 107035 — Any officer, employee, or designated agent of the department may enter at all reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purpose of inspecting and determining whether or not there is
• § 107040 — Whenever, in the judgment of the department, any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any acts or practices that constitute or will constitute a violation of any provision of the Radiologic
• § 107045 — (a) The department shall approve schools for radiologic technologists that, in the judgment of the department, will provide instruction adequate to prepare individuals to meet requirements for certifi
• § 107050 — When approving a school for radiologic technologists, the department may take into consideration accreditation, approval, or certification of the school by other agencies or organizations if the depar
• § 107055 — The department may inspect schools for radiologic technologists prior to approval and at other times as it deems necessary to determine that the purposes of the Radiologic Technology Act (Section 27)