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(a) The department may issue a home care organization license to a home care organization applicant that satisfies the requirements set forth in this chapter, including all of the following:

(1) Files a complete home care organization application, including the fees required pursuant to Section 1796.49.

(2) Submits proof of general and professional liability insurance in the amount of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and three million dollars ($3,000,000) in the aggregate.

(3) Submits proof of a valid workers’ compensation policy covering its affiliated home care aides. The proof shall consist of the policy number, the effective and expiration dates of the policy, and the name and address of the policy carrier.

(4) Submits proof of an employee dishonesty bond, including third-party coverage, with a minimum limit of ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

(5) Provides the department, upon request, with a complete list of its affiliated home care aides, and proof that each satisfies the requirements of Sections 1796.43, 1796.44, and 1796.45.

(6) Passes a background examination, as required pursuant to Section 1796.33.

(7) Completes a department orientation.

(8) Does not have any outstanding fees or civil penalties due to the department.

(9) Discloses prior or present service as an administrator, general partner, corporate officer, or director of, or discloses that the applicant has held or holds a beneficial ownership of 10 percent or more in, any of the following:

(A) A community care facility, as defined in Section 1502.

(B) A residential care facility, as defined in Section 1568.01.

(C) A residential care facility for the elderly, as defined in Section 1569.2.

(D) A child day care facility, as defined in Section 1596.750.

(E) A day care center, as described in Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 1596.90).

(F) A family day care home, as described in Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 1597.30).

(G) An employer-sponsored childcare center, as described in Chapter 3.65 (commencing with Section 1597.70).

(H) A home care organization licensed pursuant to this chapter.

(10) Discloses any revocation or other disciplinary action taken, or in the process of being taken, against a license held or previously held by the entities specified in paragraph (9).

(11) Provides evidence that every member of the board of directors, if applicable, understands their legal duties and obligations as a member of the board of directors and that the home care organization’s operation is governed by laws and regulations that are enforced by the department.

(12) Provides any other information as may be required by the department for the proper administration and enforcement of this chapter.

(13) Cooperates with the department in the completion of the home care organization license application process. Failure of the home care organization licensee to cooperate may result in the withdrawal of the home care organization license application. For purposes of this section, “failure to cooperate” means that the information described in this chapter and in any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter has not been provided, or not provided in the form requested by the department, or both.

(b) A home care organization licensee shall renew the home care organization license every two years. The department may renew a home care organization license if the licensee satisfies the requirements set forth in this chapter, including the following:

(1) Submits the nonrefundable fees required pursuant to Section 1796.49, which shall be postmarked on or before the expiration of the license. A home care organization license that is not renewed shall expire two years after the date of issuance.

(2) Does not have any outstanding fees or civil penalties due to the department.

(3) Provides any other information as may be required by the department for the proper administration and enforcement of this chapter.

(4) Cooperates with the department in the completion of the home care organization license renewal process. Failure of the home care organization licensee to cooperate may result in the expiration of the home care organization license or a denial of the home care organization license renewal. For purposes of this section, “failure to cooperate” means that the information described in this chapter and in any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter has not been provided, or not provided in the form requested by the department, or both.

(c) (1) The department shall notify a licensed home care organization in writing of its renewal fee.

(2) Written notification pursuant to this subdivision shall be mailed to the licensed home care organization’s mailing address of record at least 60 days before the effective renewal date of the license.

(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 26, Sec. 4. (AB 152) Effective June 29, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 5 of Stats. 2026, Ch. 26.)

article: 6. Licensure of Home Care Organizations


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(a) The department may issue a home care organization license to a home care organization applicant that satisfies the requirements set forth in this chapter, including all of the following:

(1) Files a complete home care organization application, including the fees required pursuant to Section 1796.49.

(2) Submits proof of general and professional liability insurance in the amount of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and three million dollars ($3,000,000) in the aggregate.

(3) Submits proof of a valid workers’ compensation policy covering its affiliated home care aides. The proof shall consist of the policy number, the effective and expiration dates of the policy, and the name and address of the policy carrier.

(4) Submits proof of an employee dishonesty bond, including third-party coverage, with a minimum limit of ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

(5) Provides the department, upon request, with a complete list of its affiliated home care aides, and proof that each satisfies the requirements of Sections 1796.43, 1796.44, and 1796.45.

(6) Passes a background examination, as required pursuant to Section 1796.33.

(7) Completes a department orientation.

(8) Does not have any outstanding fees or civil penalties due to the department.

(9) Discloses prior or present service as an administrator, general partner, corporate officer, or director of, or discloses that the applicant has held or holds a beneficial ownership of 10 percent or more in, any of the following:

(A) A community care facility, as defined in Section 1502.

(B) A residential care facility, as defined in Section 1568.01.

(C) A residential care facility for the elderly, as defined in Section 1569.2.

(D) A child day care facility, as defined in Section 1596.750.

(E) A day care center, as described in Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 1596.90).

(F) A family day care home, as described in Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 1597.30).

(G) An employer-sponsored childcare center, as described in Chapter 3.65 (commencing with Section 1597.70).

(H) A home care organization licensed pursuant to this chapter.

(10) Discloses any revocation or other disciplinary action taken, or in the process of being taken, against a license held or previously held by the entities specified in paragraph (9).

(11) Provides evidence that every member of the board of directors, if applicable, understands their legal duties and obligations as a member of the board of directors and that the home care organization’s operation is governed by laws and regulations that are enforced by the department.

(12) Provides any other information as may be required by the department for the proper administration and enforcement of this chapter.

(13) Cooperates with the department in the completion of the home care organization license application process. Failure of the home care organization licensee to cooperate may result in the withdrawal of the home care organization license application. For purposes of this section, “failure to cooperate” means that the information described in this chapter and in any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter has not been provided, or not provided in the form requested by the department, or both.

(b) A home care organization licensee shall satisfy the requirements set forth in this chapter and shall annually, on or before the anniversary of the issuance date of the license, satisfy all of the following requirements:

(1) Submit the fees required pursuant to Section 1796.49, which shall be postmarked or received on or before the due date.

(2) Not have any outstanding fees or civil penalties due to the department.

(3) Provide any other information as may be required by the department for the proper administration and enforcement of this chapter.

(4) Cooperate with the department in the completion of the requirements of this subdivision. Failure of the home care organization licensee to cooperate may result in the revocation of the home care organization license. For purposes of this section, “failure to cooperate” means that the information described in this chapter and in any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter has not been provided, or not provided in the form requested by the department, or both.

(c) (1) The department shall notify a licensed home care organization in writing of its annual license fee.

(2) Written notification pursuant to this subdivision shall be mailed to the licensed home care organization’s mailing address of record at least 60 days before the due date of the annual licensing fee.

(d) The failure of an applicant for licensure or a licensee to pay all fees and civil penalties shall constitute grounds for denial or revocation of the license.

(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2029.

history: (History: Repealed (in Sec. 4) and added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 26, Sec. 5. (AB 152) Effective June 29, 2026. Operative January 1, 2029, by its own provisions.)

division: 2. LICENSING PROVISIONS

chapter: 13. Home Care Services

article: 6. Licensure of Home Care Organizations

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The department may deny an application for licensure or suspend or revoke any license issued pursuant to this chapter, pursuant to Sections 1550.5 and 1551 and in the manner provided in this chapter on any of the following grounds:

(a) Violation by the licensee of this chapter or of the rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter.

(b) Aiding, abetting, or permitting the violation of this chapter or of the rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter.

(c) Conduct that is inimical to the health, morals, welfare, or safety of either an individual receiving home care services or the people of the State of California.

(d) The conviction of a licensee, or other person mentioned in Section 1522, at any time before or during licensure, of a crime described in Section 1522.

(e) Engaging in acts of financial malfeasance concerning the operation of a home care organization.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 294. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)

article: 6. Licensure of Home Care Organizations


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(a) (1) If an application for a home care organization license indicates, or the department determines during the application review process, that the home care organization applicant was previously issued a license under this chapter or under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1200), Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250), Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1500), Chapter 3.01 (commencing with Section 1568.01), Chapter 3.2 (commencing with Section 1569), Chapter 3.4 (commencing with Section 1596.70), Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 1596.90), Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 1597.30), or Chapter 3.65 (commencing with Section 1597.70), and the prior license was revoked within the preceding two years, the department shall cease any further review of the application until two years have elapsed from the date of the revocation. All home care organizations are exempt from the health planning requirements contained in Part 2 (commencing with Section 127125) of Division 107.

(2) If an application for a license indicates, or the department determines during the application review process, that the home care organization applicant previously was issued a certificate of approval by a foster family agency that was revoked by the department pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1534 within the preceding two years, the department shall cease any further review of the application until two years have elapsed from the date of the revocation.

(3) If an application for a license indicates, or the department determines during the application review process, that the home care organization applicant was excluded from a facility licensed by the department pursuant to Section 1558, 1568.092, 1569.58, or 1596.8897, the department shall cease any further review of the application unless the excluded individual has been reinstated pursuant to Section 11522 of the Government Code by the department.

(b) If an application for a license indicates, or the department determines during the application review process, that the home care organization applicant had previously applied for a license pursuant to any of the chapters listed in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) and the application was denied within the last year, the department shall cease further review of the application until one year has elapsed from the date of the denial letter. In those circumstances in which denials are appealed and upheld at an administrative hearing, review of the application shall cease for one year from the date of the decision and order of the department.

(c) If an application for a license indicates, or the department determines during the application review process, that the home care organization applicant had previously applied for a certificate of approval with a foster family agency and the department ordered the foster family agency to deny the application pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1534, the department shall cease further review of the application as follows:

(1) In cases where the home care organization applicant petitioned for a hearing, the department shall cease further review of the application until one year has elapsed from the effective date of the decision and order of the department upholding the denial.

(2) In cases where the department informed the home care organization applicant of his or her right to petition for a hearing and the home care organization applicant did not petition for a hearing, the department shall cease further review of the application until one year has elapsed from the date of the notification of the denial and the right to petition for a hearing.

(3) The department may continue to review the application if it has determined that the reasons for the denial of the application were due to circumstances and conditions that either have been corrected or are no longer in existence.

(d) Cessation of review pursuant to this section does not constitute a denial of the application.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 29, Sec. 50. (SB 855) Effective June 20, 2014. Provisions implemented as of January 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 1796.61.)

article: 6. Licensure of Home Care Organizations


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(a) (1) If the department determines that a person was issued a license pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1200), Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250), Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1500), Chapter 3.01 (commencing with Section 1568.01), Chapter 3.2 (commencing with Section 1569), Chapter 3.4 (commencing with Section 1596.70), Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 1596.90), Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 1597.30), or Chapter 3.65 (commencing with Section 1597.70), and the prior license was revoked within the preceding two years, the department shall exclude the person from acting as, and require the home care organization to remove him or her from his or her position as, a member of the board of directors, an executive director, or an officer of a licensee of any home care organizations licensed by the department pursuant to this chapter.

(2) If the department determines that a person was previously issued a certificate of approval by a foster family agency that was revoked by the department pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1534 within the preceding two years, the department shall exclude the person from acting as, and require the home care organization to remove him or her from his or her position as, a member of the board of directors, an executive director, or an officer of a licensee of, any home care organizations licensed by the department pursuant to this chapter.

(b) If the department determines that the person had previously applied for a license under any of the chapters listed in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) and the application was denied within the last year, the department shall exclude the person from acting as, and require the home care organization to remove him or her from his or her position as, a member of the board of directors, an executive director, or an officer of a licensee of any home care organizations licensed by the department pursuant to this chapter as follows:

(1) In cases in which the home care organization applicant petitioned for a hearing, the department shall exclude the person from acting as, and require the home care organization to remove him or her from his or her position as, a member of the board of directors, an executive director, or an officer of a licensee of, any home care organizations licensed by the department pursuant to this chapter until one year has elapsed from the effective date of the decision and order of the department upholding a denial.

(2) In cases in which the department informed the home care organization applicant of his or her right to petition for a hearing and the home care organization applicant did not petition for a hearing, the department shall exclude the person from acting as, and require the home care organization to remove him or her from his or her position as, a member of the board of directors, an executive director, or an officer of a licensee of, any home care organizations licensed by the department pursuant to this chapter until one year has elapsed from the date of the notification of the denial and the right to petition for a hearing.

(c) If the department determines that the person had previously applied for a certificate of approval with a foster family agency and the department ordered the foster family agency to deny the application pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1534, the department shall exclude the person from acting as, and require the home care organization to remove him or her from his or her position as, a member of the board of directors, an executive director, or an officer of a licensee of, any home care organizations licensed by the department pursuant to this chapter and as follows:

(1) In cases in which the home care organization applicant petitioned for a hearing, the department shall exclude the person from acting as, and require the home care organization to remove him or her from his or her position as, a member of the board of directors, an executive director, or an officer of a licensee of, any home care organizations licensed by the department pursuant to this chapter until one year has elapsed from the effective date of the decision and order of the department upholding a denial.

(2) In cases in which the department informed the home care organization applicant of his or her right to petition for a hearing and the home care organization applicant did not petition for a hearing, the department shall exclude the person from acting as, and require the home care organization to remove him or her from his or her position as, a member of the board of directors, an executive director, or an officer of a licensee of, any home care organizations licensed by the department pursuant to this chapter until one year has elapsed from the date of the notification of the denial and the right to petition for a hearing.

(d) Exclusion or removal of an individual pursuant to this section shall not be considered an order of exclusion for purposes of Section 1796.25 or any other law.

(e) The department may determine not to exclude a person from acting, or require that he or she be removed from his or her position, as a member of the board of directors, an executive director, or an officer of a licensee of, any home care organizations licensed by the department pursuant to this chapter if it has been determined that the reasons for the denial of the application or revocation of the facility license or certificate of approval were due to circumstances or conditions that either have been corrected or are no longer in existence.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 295. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)

article: 6. Licensure of Home Care Organizations


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A home care organization licensee shall do all of the following:

(a) Post its license, business hours, and any other information required by the department in its place of business in a conspicuous location, visible both to clients and affiliated home care aides.

(b) Maintain and abide by a valid workers’ compensation policy covering its affiliated home care aides.

(c) Maintain and abide by an employee dishonesty bond, including third-party coverage, with a minimum limit of ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

(d) Maintain proof of general and professional liability insurance in the amount of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and three million dollars ($3,000,000) in the aggregate.

(e) Report any suspected or known dependent adult or elder abuse as required by Section 15630 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and suspected or known child abuse as required by Sections 11164 to 11174.3, inclusive, of the Penal Code. A copy of each suspected abuse report shall be maintained and available for review by the department during normal business hours.

history: (History: Added by renumbering Section 1796.41 by Stats. 2014, Ch. 29, Sec. 51. (SB 855) Effective June 20, 2014. Provisions implemented as of January 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 1796.61.)

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(a) Home care organizations that employ affiliated home care aides shall ensure the affiliated home care aides are cleared on the home care aide registry before placing the individual in direct contact with clients. In addition, the home care organization shall do all of the following:

(1) Ensure any staff person, volunteer, or employee of a home care organization who has contact with clients, prospective clients, or confidential client information that may pose a risk to the clients’ health and safety has met the requirements of Sections 1796.23, 1796.24, 1796.25, 1796.26, and 1796.28 before there is contact with clients or prospective clients or access to confidential client information.

(2) Require home care aides to demonstrate that they are free of active tuberculosis disease, pursuant to Section 1796.45.

(3) Immediately notify the department when the home care organization no longer employs an individual as an affiliated home care aide.

(b) This section shall not prevent a licensee from requiring a criminal record clearance of any individual exempt from the requirements of this section, provided that the individual has client contact.

history: (History: Added by renumbering Section 1796.42 by Stats. 2014, Ch. 29, Sec. 53. (SB 855) Effective June 20, 2014. Provisions implemented as of January 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 1796.61.)

article: 7. Home Care Organization Operating Requirements


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(a) A licensee shall ensure that prior to providing home care services, an affiliated home care aide shall complete the training requirements specified in this section.

(b) An affiliated home care aide shall complete a minimum of five hours of entry-level training prior to presence with a client, as follows:

(1) Two hours of orientation training regarding their role as home care aide and the applicable terms of employment.

(2) Three hours of safety training, including basic safety precautions, emergency procedures, and infection control.

(c) In addition to the requirements in subdivision (b), an affiliated home care aide shall complete a minimum of five hours of annual training. The annual training shall relate to core competencies and be population specific, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following areas:

(1) Clients’ rights and safety.

(2) How to provide for, and respond to, a client’s daily living needs.

(3) How to report, prevent, and detect abuse and neglect.

(4) How to assist a client with personal hygiene and other home care services.

(5) If transportation services are provided, how to safely transport a client.

(d) The entry-level training and annual training described in subdivisions (b) and (c) may be completed through an online training program.

(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 414, Sec. 1. (SB 412) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 2 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 414.)

article: 8. Affiliated Home Care Aides

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(a) A licensee shall ensure that prior to providing home care services, an affiliated home care aide shall complete the training requirements specified in this section.

(b) An affiliated home care aide shall complete a minimum of five hours of entry-level training prior to presence with a client, as follows:

(1) Two hours of orientation training regarding their role as home care aide and the applicable terms of employment.

(2) Three hours of safety training, including basic safety precautions, emergency procedures, and infection control.

(c) In addition to the requirements in subdivision (b), an affiliated home care aide shall complete a minimum of five hours of annual training. The annual training shall relate to core competencies and be population specific, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following areas:

(1) Clients’ rights and safety.

(2) How to provide for, and respond to, a client’s daily living needs.

(3) How to report, prevent, and detect abuse and neglect.

(4) How to assist a client with personal hygiene and other home care services.

(5) If transportation services are provided, how to safely transport a client.

(6) The special care needs of clients with dementia.

(d) The entry-level training and annual training described in subdivisions (b) and (c) may be completed through an online training program.

(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.

history: (History: Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 414, Sec. 2. (SB 412) Effective January 1, 2026. Operative January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)

article: 8. Affiliated Home Care Aides


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(a) Affiliated home care aides hired on or after January 1, 2016, shall submit to an examination 90 days prior to employment, or within seven days after employment, to determine that the individual is free of active tuberculosis disease.

(b) For purposes of this section, “examination” means a test for tuberculosis infection that is recommended by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and licensed by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and, if that test is positive, an X-ray of the lungs. The aide shall not work as an affiliated home care aide unless the licensee obtains documentation from a licensed medical professional that there is no risk of spreading the disease.

(c) After submitting to an examination, an affiliated home care aide whose test for tuberculosis infection is negative shall be required to undergo an examination at least once every two years. Once an affiliated home care aide has a documented positive test for tuberculosis infection that has been followed by an X-ray, the examination is no longer required.

(d) After each examination, an affiliated home care aide shall submit, and the home care organization shall keep on file, a certificate from the examining practitioner showing that the affiliated home care aide was examined and found free from active tuberculosis disease.

(e) The examination is a condition of initial and continuing employment with the home care organization.

(f) An affiliated home care aide who transfers employment from one home care organization to another shall be deemed to meet the requirements of subdivision (a) or (c) if the affiliated home care aide can produce a certificate showing that he or she submitted to the examination within the past two years and was found to be free of active tuberculosis disease, or if it is verified by the home care organization previously employing him or her that it has a certificate on file that contains that showing and a copy of the certificate is provided to the new home care organization prior to the affiliated home care aide beginning employment.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 297. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)

article: 8. Affiliated Home Care Aides


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(a) (1) Administration of this program shall be fully supported by fees and not civil penalties. The department shall assess fees for home care organization licensure, and home care aide registration related to activities authorized by this chapter. The department may adjust fees as necessary to fully support the administration of this chapter.

(A) Except for General Fund moneys that are otherwise transferred or appropriated for the initial costs of administering this chapter, or penalties collected pursuant to this chapter that are appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of this chapter, no General Fund moneys shall be used for any purpose under this chapter.

(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), beginning July 1, 2026, General Fund moneys may be appropriated to help support this program, along with fee revenues.

(2) A portion of moneys collected in the administration of this chapter, as designated by the department, may be used for community outreach consistent with this chapter.

(3) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (1), General Fund moneys may be used to administer this chapter, as appropriated by the Budget Act of 2023 and the Budget Act of 2024.

(b) The Home Care Fund is hereby created within the State Treasury for the purpose of this chapter. All licensure and registration fees authorized by this chapter shall be deposited into the Home Care Fund, except the fingerprint fees collected pursuant to Section 1796.23, which shall be deposited into the Fingerprint Fees Account. Moneys in this fund shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be made available to the department for purposes of administering this chapter.

(c) Any fines and penalties collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited into the Home Care Technical Assistance Fund, which is hereby created as a subaccount within the Home Care Fund. Moneys in the Home Care Technical Assistance Fund shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be available to the department for the purposes of providing technical assistance, training, and education pursuant to this chapter.

(d) (1) The department shall submit a report to the Legislature, no later than January 10, 2025, providing an update to the following:

(A) The solvency of the Home Care Fund, including any new resources.

(B) Recommendations on a new fee structure that allows the program to be self-sustaining or request any additional resource needs.

(2) A report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(e) (1) Beginning January 1, 2024, the department shall submit quarterly written progress updates to the relevant legislative budget subcommittees and the Legislative Analyst’s Office, to facilitate the Legislature’s oversight of the department’s progress within the home care program. These updates shall include information regarding, at a minimum, all of the following:

(A) Staffing, including progress on hiring for the 15 new positions requested as part of the Budget Act of 2023, and progress on efforts toward elevating the Home Care Services Bureau into a branch of the department.

(B) Licensing, investigations, enforcement, and oversight, including up-to-date workload metrics, including all of the following:

(i) Home care aides, including the number of applications received and the number processed, including both new applications and renewals, as well as the average processing time.

(ii) Home care organizations, including the number of applications received and the number processed, including both new applications and renewals, as well as the average processing time.

(iii) Home care organization visits, including the number of visits completed.

(iv) Complaints, including the number received, the number investigated, and descriptions of the most common types of complaints.

(v) Businesses providing unlicensed home care services, including a description of any enforcement actions taken against businesses providing unlicensed home care services, and the estimated number continuing to operate.

(C) Fee structure review, including progress toward assessing the home care licensing fee structure and identifying any new resources that would facilitate the sustainability of the Home Care Fund.

(2) This subdivision shall become inoperative on January 10, 2025, or when the department delivers the report described in subdivision (d), whichever is later.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 26, Sec. 6. (AB 152) Effective June 29, 2026.)

article: 9. Revenues

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(a) The department may charge a nonrefundable application and nonrefundable renewal fee to become a registered home care aide and to renew a registered home care aide’s registration.

(b) The maximum fee shall not exceed the total actual costs, which include, but are not limited to, of all of the following:

(1) The searches for criminal offender records performed by the Department of Justice.

(2) The cost incurred by the Department of Justice for the searches of the records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(3) The cost to the department to process the applications and maintain the home care aide registry and perform the duties required by this chapter and any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter.

(c) The fees collected shall be deposited into the Home Care Fund pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1796.47, except the fingerprint fees collected pursuant to Section 1796.23, which shall be deposited into the Fingerprint Fees Account.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 29, Sec. 57. (SB 855) Effective June 20, 2014. Provisions implemented as of January 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 1796.61.)

article: 9. Revenues


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(a) (1) A home care organization applicant or home care organization licensee shall pay all of the following fees:

(A) A nonrefundable 24-month initial license fee of five thousand six hundred three dollars ($5,603) for a home care organization application.

(B) A two-year nonrefundable license renewal fee of five thousand six hundred three dollars ($5,603) to maintain a home care organization license.

(C) Other reasonable fees as prescribed by the department necessary for the administration of this chapter.

(2) If the reasonable regulatory cost to the department of administering the program is less than five thousand six hundred three dollars ($5,603) per applicant or licensee, the department may, by regulation, reduce the fees established by this subdivision to the reasonable regulatory cost.

(b) The fees collected shall be deposited into the Home Care Fund pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1796.47, except the fingerprint fees collected pursuant to Section 1796.23, which shall be deposited into the Fingerprint Fees Account.

(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 26, Sec. 7. (AB 152) Effective June 29, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 8 of Stats. 2026, Ch. 26.)

article: 9. Revenues


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(a) (1) A home care organization applicant or home care organization licensee shall pay the following fees:

(A) An initial license fee of five thousand six hundred three dollars ($5,603) for a home care organization application.

(B) (i) An annual license fee of two thousand eight hundred two dollars ($2,802) to maintain a home care organization license.

(ii) A home care organization license that was issued or renewed from January 1, 2028, to January 1, 2029, inclusive, shall not be required to pay an annual license fee in 2029.

(C) A late fee of one thousand four hundred one dollars ($1,401) if a licensee does not pay the annual license fee on or before the due date, or, if sent by mail, the postmark on the envelope containing the payment is after the due date.

(D) A fee to cover any costs incurred by the department for processing the applicant’s or licensee’s payments, including, but not limited to, bounced check charges, charges for credit and debit transactions, and postage due charges.

(E) A probation monitoring fee of two thousand eight hundred two dollars ($2,802) for each year a license has been placed on probation as a result of a stipulation or decision and order pursuant to the administrative adjudication procedures of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400) and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).

(F) Other reasonable fees, as prescribed by the department, that are necessary for the administration of this chapter.

(2) If the reasonable regulatory cost to department of administering the program is less than the amounts established in paragraph (1), the department may, by regulation, reduce those fees to the reasonable regulatory cost.

(b) The fees collected shall be deposited into the Home Care Fund pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1796.47, except the fingerprint fees collected pursuant to Section 1796.23, which shall be deposited into the Fingerprint Fees Account.

(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2029.

history: (History: Repealed (in Sec. 7) and added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 26, Sec. 8. (AB 152) Effective June 29, 2026. Operative January 1, 2029, by its own provisions.)

article: 9. Revenues


text: In order to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the department may establish procedures for the receipt, investigation, and resolution of complaints against home care organizations.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 790, Sec. 1. (AB 1217) Effective January 1, 2014. Provisions implemented as of January 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 1796.61.)

path: 2. LICENSING PROVISIONS > 13. Home Care Services > 10. Complaints, Inspections, and Investigations


text:
(a) The department may review and, if it determines necessary, investigate complaints filed against home care organizations regarding violations of this chapter or any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter.

(b) The department shall verify through random, unannounced inspections that a home care organization meets the requirements of this chapter and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter.

(c) An investigation or inspection conducted by the department pursuant to this chapter may include, but is not limited to, inspection of the books, records, or premises of a home care organization. A home care organization’s refusal to make records, books, or premises available shall constitute cause for the revocation of the home care organization’s license.

(d) Other than maintaining the home care registry, the department shall have no oversight responsibility regarding registered home care aides.

(e) Upon receipt of a report of suspected or known abuse, as set forth in subdivision (e) of Section 1796.42, the department shall cross-report the suspected or known abuse to local law enforcement and Adult Protective Services if the alleged victim is 18 years of age or older, or local law enforcement and Child Protective Services if the alleged victim is under 18 years of age. Other than the cross-reporting required by this subdivision, the department shall not be required to investigate suspected or known abuse or have other responsibilities related to the suspected or known abuse. This subdivision shall not supersede the existing duty of home health aides and home health agencies as mandated reporters to report directly to local law enforcement or county adult protective services pursuant to Section 15630.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 29, Sec. 59. (SB 855) Effective June 20, 2014. Provisions implemented as of January 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 1796.61.)

article: 10. Complaints, Inspections, and Investigations


text: A duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the department may, upon presentation of proper identification, enter a home care organization during posted business hours, with or without advance notice, to secure compliance with, or to prevent a violation of, any provision of this chapter or any provision promulgated under this chapter.


text:
(a) (1) The department may prohibit an individual from serving as a member of the board of directors or governing body, an executive director, an officer, or being a licensee of a home care organization, if the individual has done any of the following:

(A) Violated, or aided or permitted the violation by any other person of, any provisions of this chapter or implementing regulations.

(B) Engaged in conduct that is inimical to the health, morals, welfare, or safety of either an individual in or receiving services from a home care organization, or the people of the State of California.

(C) Been denied a criminal record exemption by the department when that person has been convicted of a crime specified in Section 1522.

(D) Engaged in any other conduct that would constitute a basis for disciplining a licensee of a home care organization.

(E) Engaged in acts of financial malfeasance concerning the operation of a home care organization.

(2) The department also may prohibit a licensee from employing or continuing to employ an individual, or allowing an individual to volunteer at a home care organization if there is contact with clients, prospective clients, or confidential client information, if the individual has engaged in any conduct described in subparagraphs (A) to (E), inclusive, of paragraph (1).

(b) (1) The department may require the immediate removal of an individual listed in subdivision (a) from contact with clients, prospective clients, or confidential client information of a home care organization, pending a final decision of the matter, when the action is necessary to protect clients from physical or mental abuse, abandonment, or any other substantial threat to their health or safety.

(2) If the department requires the immediate removal of an individual listed in subdivision (a), the department shall serve an order of immediate exclusion upon the excluded person, which shall notify the excluded person of the basis of the department’s action and of the excluded person’s right to a hearing.

(3) The notice shall be served either by personal service or registered mail. Within 15 calendar days after the department serves an order of immediate exclusion, the excluded person may file a written appeal of the exclusion with the department.

(4) The department’s action shall be final if the excluded person does not appeal the exclusion within the prescribed time. The department shall do both of the following upon receipt of a written appeal:

(A) Within 30 calendar days of receipt of the appeal, serve an accusation upon the excluded person.

(B) Within 60 calendar days of receipt of a notice of defense by the excluded person pursuant to Section 11506 of the Government Code, begin a hearing on the accusation.

(5) An order of immediate exclusion may exclude an individual listed in subdivision (a) from a home care organization, the home care aide registry, or both, and shall remain in effect until the hearing is completed and the director has made a final determination on the merits. However, the order of immediate exclusion shall be deemed to be vacated if the director fails to make a final determination on the merits within 60 calendar days after the proposed decision is issued.

(c) An excluded person who files a written appeal with the department pursuant to this section shall, as part of the written request, provide their current mailing address. The excluded person shall subsequently notify the department in writing of any change in mailing address, within 48 hours of the change, until the hearing process has been completed or terminated.

(d) Hearings held pursuant to this section shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The standard of proof shall be the preponderance of the evidence and the burden of proof shall be on the department.

(e) (1) The department may institute or continue a disciplinary proceeding against an individual listed in subdivision (a) upon any ground provided by this section, or enter an order prohibiting any person from being a member of the board of directors or governing body, an executive director, an officer, a licensee, or from contact with clients, prospective clients, or access to confidential client information of the home care organization or otherwise take disciplinary action against the excluded person, notwithstanding any withdrawal of home care organization application, withdrawal of registry application, resignation, withdrawal of employment application, surrender of registration, surrender of home care organization license, forfeiture, change of duties, discharge, failure to hire, or reassignment of the excluded person by the licensee or that the excluded person no longer has contact with clients of the home care organization.

(2) A licensee’s failure to comply with the department’s exclusion order after being notified of the order shall be grounds for disciplining the licensee pursuant to Section 1796.38.

(f) If the excluded person appealed the exclusion order, and the exclusion order was upheld through the administrative hearing process, the person shall be prohibited for the remainder of the excluded person’s life, unless otherwise ordered by the department, from doing any of the following:

(1) Serving as a member of the board of directors or governing body, an executive director, an officer, or a licensee of a home care organization.

(2) Being employed at, continuing employment, or volunteering at a home care organization if the individual has contact with clients, prospective clients, or confidential client information of a home care organization.

(3) Becoming, or continuing to be, a registered home care aide.

(4) Having contact with clients, prospective clients, or access to confidential client information of a home care organization.

(g) If the department informed the excluded person of their right to appeal the exclusion order and the excluded person did not appeal the exclusion order, the excluded person shall be prohibited by the department from engaging in the activities set forth in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (f) for the remainder of the excluded person’s life, unless otherwise ordered by the department.

(h) The excluded individual may petition for reinstatement one year after the effective date of the decision and order of the department upholding the exclusion order pursuant to Section 11522 of the Government Code. The department shall provide the excluded person with a copy of Section 11522 of the Government Code with the decision and order.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 43, Sec. 28. (AB 120) Effective July 10, 2023.)


text:
(a) A home care organization that operates in violation of any requirement or obligation imposed by this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter may be subject to the fines levied or licensure action taken by the department as specified in this chapter.

(b) When the department determines that a home care organization is in violation of this chapter or any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, a notice of violation shall be served upon the licensee. Each notice of violation shall be prepared in writing and shall specify the nature of the violation and the statutory provision, rule, or regulation alleged to have been violated. The notice shall inform the licensee of any action the department may take pursuant to this chapter, including the requirement of a plan of correction, assessment of a penalty, or action to suspend, revoke, or deny renewal of the license. The director or their designee shall also inform the licensee of rights to a hearing pursuant to this chapter.

(c) The department may impose a fine of up to nine hundred dollars ($900) per violation per day commencing on the date the violation was identified and ending on the date each violation is corrected.

(d) The department shall adopt regulations establishing procedures for notices, correction plans, appeals, and hearings.

(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 26, Sec. 9. (AB 152) Effective June 29, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 10 of Stats. 2026, Ch 26.)

article: 11. Enforcement

path: 2. LICENSING PROVISIONS > 13. Home Care Services > 11. Enforcement


text:
(a) A home care organization that operates in violation of any requirement or obligation imposed by this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter may be subject to the fines levied or licensure action taken by the department as specified in this chapter.

(b) When the department determines that a home care organization is in violation of this chapter or any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, a notice of violation shall be served upon the licensee. Each notice of violation shall be prepared in writing and shall specify the nature of the violation and the statutory provision, rule, or regulation alleged to have been violated. The notice shall inform the licensee of any action the department may take pursuant to this chapter, including the requirement of a plan of correction, assessment of a penalty, or action to suspend, or revoke the license. The director or their designee shall also inform the licensee of rights to a hearing pursuant to this chapter.

(c) (1) The department may impose a fine of up to nine hundred dollars ($900) per violation per day commencing on the date the violation was identified and ending on the date each violation is corrected.

(2) Consistent with paragraph (1), the department may determine the daily fine for each type of violation and, if it does so, shall adopt regulations that specify the fine for each type of violation.

(d) (1) The department shall adopt regulations establishing procedures for notices, correction plans, appeals, and hearings.

(2) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the department may implement, interpret, or make specific this section by means of interim licensing standards, which shall have the same force and effect as regulations, until regulations are adopted.

(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2029.

history: (History: Repealed (in Sec. 9) and added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 26, Sec. 10. (AB 152) Effective June 29, 2026. Operative January 1, 2029, by its own provisions.)

article: 11. Enforcement


text: It is a misdemeanor for a person to falsely represent or present himself or herself as a home care aide applicant or registered home care aide.

article: 11. Enforcement


text: Any person who violates this chapter, or who willfully or repeatedly violates a rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in a county jail for a period not to exceed 180 days, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 54, Sec. 6. (SB 1461) Effective January 1, 2015. Provisions implemented as of January 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 1796.61.)

article: 11. Enforcement


text:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the district attorney of every county, and city attorneys in cities that have city attorneys who have jurisdiction to prosecute misdemeanors pursuant to Section 72193 of the Government Code, may, upon their own initiative or upon application by the department or its authorized representative, institute and conduct the prosecution of any action for violation within their county of this chapter or a rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter.

(b) The civil, criminal, and administrative remedies available to the department pursuant to this chapter are not exclusive, and may be sought and employed in any combination as determined by the department to enforce this chapter or a rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter.

article: 11. Enforcement


text:
(a) This chapter shall be implemented on January 1, 2016.

(b) Home care organization applicants and home care aide applicants who submit applications prior to January 1, 2016, shall be authorized to provide home care services without meeting the requirements of Section 1796.45, provided the requirements of that section are met no later than July 1, 2016.

(c) The applicants described in subdivision (b) shall meet all the requirements of this chapter no later than July 1, 2016, in order to continue to provide home care services.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 29, Sec. 62. (SB 855) Effective June 20, 2014. Provisions implemented as of January 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 1796.61. Note: This section prescribes a delayed implementation date (Jan. 1, 2016) for Chapter 13, commencing with Section 1796.10.)

article: 12. Operation

path: 2. LICENSING PROVISIONS > 13. Home Care Services > 12. Operation


text: This chapter and any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter shall only be implemented to the extent that funds are made available through an appropriation in the annual Budget Act.

article: 12. Operation


text:
(a) The department shall adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of the Government Code, any reasonable rules, regulations, and standards as may be necessary or proper to carry out the purpose and intent of this chapter and to enable the department to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred upon it by this chapter, not inconsistent with any of the provisions of any statute of this state. Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the department may implement and administer this chapter through written directives, without taking regulatory action, subject to the limitations provided in subdivision (b).

(b) The department’s authority to implement and administer this chapter through written directives shall expire no later than January 1, 2018, or upon the effective date of regulations promulgated in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), whichever occurs sooner.

(c) The department may adopt emergency regulations to implement and administer the provisions of this chapter. The department may readopt any emergency regulations that are the same as, or substantially equivalent to, any emergency regulations previously adopted. The initial adoption and readoption of emergency regulations for the implementation and administration of this chapter pursuant to this subdivision shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare. The initial and readopted emergency regulations shall be exempt from review by the Office of Administrative Law. The initial and readopted emergency regulations shall be submitted to the Office of Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State and each adoption or readoption shall remain in effect for no more than 180 days.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 29, Sec. 63. (SB 855) Effective June 20, 2014. Provisions implemented as of January 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 1796.61.)

article: 12. Operation


text:
(a) A licensee of a home care organization may request inactive license status if the home care organization is nonoperational due to its destruction, significant damage, or prolonged closure due to an emergency or disaster pursuant to Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 1796.80) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) A license shall not be valid, for purposes of this chapter, during any period of inactive license status. A licensee shall be responsible for complying with all licensing standards when inactive license status ends. The department’s timeframe for required site visits may be adjusted during the period of inactive license status. However, if the department believes the licensee is operating during a period in which the department has granted inactive license status to the licensee, the department may enter the facility for any inspection permitted by law.

(c) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the department may implement, interpret, or make specific this section by means of interim licensing standards, which shall have the same force and effect as regulations, until regulations are adopted.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 546, Sec. 10. (SB 582) Effective January 1, 2026.)

article: 12. Operation


text:
For purposes of this chapter, “rehabilitation innovation center” means a not-for-profit or government-owned rehabilitation facility that meets all of the following:

(a) Is classified as a not-for-profit entity or as a government-owned institution under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Provider of Services file.

(b) Holds at least one federal rehabilitation research and training designation for research projects on traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, or stroke rehabilitation research from the Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers, the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center, or the Model Spinal Cord Injury Systems at the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research at the federal Department of Health and Human Services.

(c) Has at least 200 Medi-Cal discharges per year.

history: (History: Added by renumbering Section 1797.8 (as added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 386, Sec. 3) by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 156. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.)

article: 12. Operation


text:
This chapter shall apply to the entities licensed by the State Department of Social Services pursuant to the following:

(a) Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1500) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) Chapter 3.01 (commencing with Section 1568.01) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.

(c) Chapter 3.15 (commencing with Section 1568.21) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.

(d) Chapter 3.2 (commencing with Section 1569) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.

(e) Chapter 3.4 (commencing with Section 1596.70) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.

(f) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 1596.90) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.

(g) Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 1597.30) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.

(h) Chapter 3.65 (commencing with Section 1597.70) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.

(i) Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 1796.10) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 546, Sec. 11. (SB 582) Effective January 1, 2026.)

path: 2. LICENSING PROVISIONS > 15. Licensing During Emergencies or Disasters


text:
This chapter shall apply to all of the following proclamations or declarations:

(a) A state of emergency, as proclaimed by the Governor pursuant to Section 8625 of the Government Code.

(b) A federal emergency declaration by the President of the United States pursuant to Section 5191 of Title 42 of the United States Code under the federal Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 5121 et seq.) (Stafford Act).

(c) A federal major disaster declaration by the President of the United States pursuant to Section 5170 of Title 42 of the United States Code under the federal Stafford Act.

(d) A federal fire management assistance declaration approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) pursuant to Section 5187 of Title 42 of the United States Code under the federal Stafford Act and pursuant to Part 204 (commencing with Section 204.1) of Subchapter D of Chapter I of Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

chapter: 15. Licensing During Emergencies or Disasters


text:
(a) In the case of an entity listed in Section 1796.80 that is nonoperational due to its destruction, significant damage, or prolonged closure, during and as a result of an emergency or disaster proclaimed or declared as described in Section 1796.81, both of the following shall apply:

(1) Notwithstanding any other law, and in accordance with this chapter, the State Department of Social Services shall allow the entity, when nonoperational due to its destruction, significant damage, or prolonged closure, to request inactive license status if the entity notifies the department that it intends to become operational again by being rebuilt or reopening in the same location.

(2) The entity shall notify the State Department of Social Services within 90 days of the proclamation or declaration if the entity seeks to request inactive license status pursuant to paragraph (1). The department may extend the time to submit a request for inactive license status, subject to department approval. Inactive license status shall be limited to no more than two years but may be extended, subject to department approval.

(b) This chapter shall not be construed as waiving any applicable inspection requirements under existing law for purposes of making entities operational again.


text: Notwithstanding any other law, in the case of an entity listed in Section 1796.80 that is nonoperational due to its destruction, significant damage, or prolonged closure, and is being rebuilt for the same purpose, if the State Department of Social Services has approved a request for inactive license status pursuant to Section 1796.82, the department may waive, in whole or in part, the annual or biennial state licensing fees, as applicable, for the entity on a year-by-year basis.


text: If an entity subject to this chapter is licensed or certified by more than one state department within the California Health and Human Services Agency, and is made nonoperational and requests inactive license status pursuant to Section 1796.82, the governing state departments shall coordinate operational steps, including the utilization of concurrent processes.


text:
(a) For the duration of the first 30 calendar days following a proclamation or declaration as described in Section 1796.81, the State Department of Health Care Services shall require Medi-Cal managed care plans to presume that conditions are met for Emergency Remote Services in Community-Based Adult Services (CBAS) programs, as described in Section 14184.201 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, for purposes of an entity made nonoperational, as described in Section 1796.82, during those 30 calendar days.

(b) For the duration of the first 90 calendar days following a proclamation or declaration as described in Section 1796.81, the State Department of Social Services shall waive in-person or daily attendance requirements for childcare programs for purposes of an entity made nonoperational, as described in Section 1796.82, during those 90 calendar days.


text: The State Department of Social Services shall collaborate with local building, planning, and permitting officials, the local fire marshal, and local childcare agencies and regional centers, to ensure swift and seamless processes for inspecting and licensing entities that are subject to this chapter and that are being made operational again after a proclaimed or declared emergency or disaster as described in Section 1796.81.


text: Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the State Department of Social Services may implement, interpret, or make specific this section by means of interim licensing standards, which shall have the same force and effect as regulations, until regulations are adopted.


text:
In the event of a proclamation or declaration listed in Section 1796.81, the State Department of Public Health may continue to exercise its existing authority, including, but not limited to, pursuant to Sections 1245, 1271.1, and 1300, and any proclamation or declaration authorizing alternative action. The department may take actions, including, but not limited to:

(a) Suspending a facility’s beds, services, or license to assist facilities that have been rendered nonoperational due to a declared disaster.

(b) Coordinating site inspections and facilitating the reestablishment of services.

(c) Waiving applicable fees when authorized by existing law.

(d) Considering program flexibility requests.


text:
(a) (1) Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, the State Department of Social Services shall prepare a report, informed by consultation with a wide variety of stakeholders, regarding approaches for children’s camp health and safety regulation and oversight, as described in Section 1796.91.

(2) In preparing the report, the State Department of Social Services shall consult with a range of stakeholders, including, but not limited to, the following:

(A) The State Department of Public Health.

(B) The State Department of Education.

(C) The Department of Industrial Relations.

(D) The Department of Parks and Recreation.

(E) The Office of the State Fire Marshal.

(F) Local city, county, and special district parks departments, in consultation with the Department of Parks and Recreation.

(G) Local health departments, and local environmental health departments, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health.

(H) Parent advocates.

(b) The State Department of Social Services may contract for consultation services and the preparation of the report described in this section.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of this division, all contracts shall be exempt from the personal services contracting requirements of Article 4 (commencing with section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the Public Contract Code, and the State Contracting Manual, and shall not be subject to the approval of the Department of Technology or the Department of General Services.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 341, Sec. 1. (AB 262) Effective January 1, 2025.)

division: 2.1. CHILDREN’S CAMPS

path: 2.1. CHILDREN’S CAMPS


text:
(a) No later than 24 months after the date funds have been appropriated to the department for this purpose, the State Department of Social Services shall submit the report created under Section 1796.90 to the Legislature. At a minimum, the report shall include recommendations for all of the following:

(1) The definition of a children’s camp.

(2) The government agency or agencies necessary to adopt and enforce regulations or written directives until regulations are adopted, including for approaches that may include a licensing program, relating to children’s camps.

(3) Minimum health and safety requirements to protect children attending children’s camps pursuant to this section’s requirements.

(b) The report shall include cost estimates and a cost and benefits analysis for implementation of each of the approaches detailed in subdivision (a).

(c) A report submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.


citation: HSC § 1797

text: This division shall be known and may be cited as the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 248, Sec. 121.)

division: 2.5. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

chapter: 1. General Provisions

path: 2.5. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES > 1. General Provisions


text: The Legislature finds and declares that it is the intent of this act to provide the state with a statewide system for emergency medical services by establishing within the Health and Welfare Agency the Emergency Medical Services Authority, which is responsible for the coordination and integration of all state activities concerning emergency medical services.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1246, Sec. 6.)


text: It is the intent of the Legislature to maintain and promote the development of EMT-P paramedic programs where appropriate throughout the state and to initiate EMT-II limited advanced life support programs only where geography, population density, and resources would not make the establishment of a paramedic program feasible.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)


text: The provisions of this division do not preclude the adoption of additional training standards for EMT-II and EMT-P personnel by local EMS agencies, consistent with standards adopted pursuant to Sections 1797.171, 1797.172, and 1797.214.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1362, Sec. 1. Effective October 2, 1989.)


text: Any reference in any provision of law to mobile intensive care paramedics subject to former Article 3 (commencing with Section 1480) of Chapter 2.5 of Division 2 shall be deemed to be a reference to persons holding valid certificates under this division as an EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-P. Any reference in any provision of law to mobile intensive care nurses subject to former Article 3 (commencing with Section 1480) of Chapter 2.5 of Division 2 shall be deemed to be a reference to persons holding valid authorization under this division as an MICN.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 260, Sec. 1.)


text:
It is the intent of the Legislature to promote the development, accessibility, and provision of emergency medical services to the people of the State of California.

Further, it is the policy of the State of California that people shall be encouraged and trained to assist others at the scene of a medical emergency. Local governments, agencies, and other organizations shall be encouraged to offer training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and lifesaving first aid techniques so that people may be adequately trained, prepared, and encouraged to assist others immediately.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1246, Sec. 8.)


text:
(a) It is the policy of the State of California to ensure the provision of effective and efficient emergency medical care. The Legislature finds and declares that achieving this policy has been hindered by the confusion and concern in the 58 counties resulting from the United States Supreme Court’s holding in Community Communications Company, Inc. v. City of Boulder, Colorado, 455 U.S. 40, 70 L. Ed. 2d 810, 102 S. Ct. 835, regarding local governmental liability under federal antitrust laws.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section and Sections 1797.85 and 1797.224 to prescribe and exercise the degree of state direction and supervision over emergency medical services as will provide for state action immunity under federal antitrust laws for activities undertaken by local governmental entities in carrying out their prescribed functions under this division.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1349, Sec. 1.)


text:
(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the ability of some prehospital emergency medical care personnel to move from the jurisdiction of one local EMS agency which issued certification and authorization to the jurisdiction of another local EMS agency which utilizes the same level of emergency medical care personnel will be unreasonably hindered if those personnel are required to be retested and recertified by each local EMS agency.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section and Section 1797.185 to ensure that EMT-P personnel who have met state competency standards for their basic scope of practice, as defined in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 100135) of Division 9 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, and are currently certified are recognized statewide without having to repeat testing or certification for that same basic scope of practice.

(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that local EMS agencies may require prehospital emergency medical care personnel who were certified in another jurisdiction to be oriented to the local EMS system and receive training and demonstrate competency in any optional skills for which they have not received accreditation. It is also the intent of the Legislature that no individual who possesses a valid California EMT-P certificate shall be prevented from beginning working within the standard statewide scope of practice of an EMT-P if he or she is accompanied by a EMT-P who is currently certified in California and is accredited by the local EMS agency. It is further the intent of the Legislature that the local EMS agency provide, or arrange for the provision of, training and accreditation testing in local EMS operational policies and procedures and any optional skills utilized in the local EMS system within 30 days of application for accreditation as an EMT-P by the local EMS agency.

(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) not be construed to hinder the ability of local EMS agencies to maintain medical control within their EMS system in accordance with the requirements of this division.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1362, Sec. 2. Effective October 2, 1989.)


text:
(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “EMT-I” means any person who has training and a valid certificate as prescribed by Section 1797.80.

(2) “EMT certifying authority” means the medical director of the local emergency medical services agency.

(b) Any county may, at the discretion of the county or regional medical director of emergency medical services, develop a program to certify an EMT-I to administer naloxone hydrochloride by means other than intravenous injection.

(c) Any county that chooses to implement a program to certify an EMT-I to administer naloxone hydrochloride, as specified in subdivision (b), shall approve and administer a training and testing program leading to certification consistent with guidelines established by the state Emergency Medical Services Authority.

(d) On or before July 1, 2003, the state Emergency Medical Services Authority shall develop guidelines relating to the county certification programs authorized pursuant to subdivision (b).

(e) An EMT-I may be authorized by the EMT certifying authority to administer naloxone hydrochloride by means other than intravenous injection only if the EMT-I has completed training and passed an examination administered or approved by the EMT certifying authority in the area.

(f) This section shall be operative only until the operative date of regulations that revise the regulations set forth in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 100101) of Division 9 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations and that authorize an EMT-I to receive EMT-II training in administering naloxone hydrochloride without having to complete the entire EMT-II certification course.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 678, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003. Conditionally inoperative as provided in subd. (f). See same-numbered section in Division 2, Chapter 14.)


text:
(a) This division shall not be construed to regulate or authorize state or local regulation of any nonmedical aspects of the following:

(1) Public aircraft certification or configuration.

(2) Public aircraft maintenance procedures and documentation.

(3) Piloting techniques and methods of piloting public aircraft.

(4) Public aircraft crewmember qualifications.

(5) Pilot certification or qualifications for public aircraft.

(b) For purposes of this section, “public aircraft” has the same meaning as in Section 1.1 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 289, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)


text:
(a) For the purposes of this section, “police canine” means a canine that is owned, or the service of which is employed, by a state or local law enforcement agency, a correctional agency, a fire department, a special fire district, or the State Fire Marshal for the principal purpose of aiding in the detection of criminal activity, flammable materials, or missing persons, the enforcement of laws, the investigation of fires, or the apprehension of offenders.

(b) For the purposes of this section, “search and rescue dog” has the same meaning as in Section 54.25 of the Civil Code.

(c) A person licensed to operate an ambulance pursuant to Section 2510 of the Vehicle Code or a person who operates ambulances owned or operated by a fire department of a federally recognized Indian tribe may transport a police canine or a search and rescue dog that is injured in the line of duty to a veterinary clinic or similar facility if there is no other person requiring medical attention or transport at that time. To the extent feasible, the handler of the police canine or search and rescue dog shall accompany the animal during transport to maintain control of the animal during transport.

(d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 4825 of the Business and Professions Code, an emergency responder may provide basic first aid to a police canine or search and rescue dog that is injured in the line of duty while the police canine or search and rescue dog is being transported to a veterinary clinic or similar facility.

(2) An emergency responder who acts in good faith and not for compensation to provide basic first aid to an injured police canine or search and rescue dog while the police canine or search and rescue dog is being transported to a veterinary clinic or similar facility is not subject to criminal or civil liability for any injury to the canine that occurs during the emergency transportation or administration of medical care described in this section, subject to the limitation described in paragraph (3).

(3) This subdivision does not apply to an act or omission by an emergency responder that constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.

(4) An emergency responder who provides basic first aid to an injured police canine or search and rescue dog while the police canine or search and rescue dog is being transported to a veterinary clinic or similar facility does not render the transportation or care “for compensation” for the purpose of this section, notwithstanding their receipt of compensation for other services as a result of their employment.

(e) This section does not require an ambulance to transport, or an emergency responder to provide first aid to, a police canine or search and rescue dog. A contract for the provision of emergency medical response or transport shall not contain, as a condition of award, a requirement to provide care or transport to police canines or search and rescue dogs.

(f) (1) An ambulance operator that elects to provide transport to police canines or search and rescue dogs pursuant to this section shall develop policies regarding the transport of canines, including, but not limited to, what additional equipment should be carried by the ambulance and any necessary decontamination procedures following the transport of the animal before returning the ambulance to human patient use. The policies shall be submitted to, and approved by, the local emergency medical services agency.

(2) This subdivision does not apply to ambulances owned or operated by a fire department of a federally recognized Indian tribe.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 98, Sec. 1. (AB 463) Effective January 1, 2026.)


text:
(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the licensure, certification, or accreditation requirements of this division shall not apply to any Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-I), Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-II), or Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT-P), or similar emergency medical services (EMS) provider licensed or certified as an EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-P, or similar EMS provider in another state or territory of the United States, who provides EMS for which they are licensed, if they are authorized by the chief medical officer pursuant to subdivision (b) to provide EMS at sites in this state sanctioned by the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games and associated with the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “similar EMS provider” means an EMS provider that meets both of the following requirements:

(A) Licensed or certified in a state or territory of the United States that uses a license categorization that differs from this state.

(B) Licensed or certified to provide services similar to those provided by an EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-P licensed or certified in this state.

(b) The chief medical officer (CMO) shall do both of the following:

(1) Authorize EMS personnel under this section, based on system needs and informed by committee needs, qualifications of the emergency medical services personnel, and public safety considerations.

(2) Be medical control for any EMS personnel who are authorized under paragraph (1) of this subdivision.

(c) To be authorized by the CMO under this section, and before being deployed by the CMO, EMS personnel shall provide the CMO a valid copy of a professional license or certification and photograph identification issued by the state or territory in which the EMS personnel holds a license or certification.

(d) Emergency medical services providers authorized by the CMO to provide health care pursuant to this section shall not be liable on account of any act or omission taken in good faith while engaged in the provision of services authorized pursuant to this section. As used in this subdivision, “good faith” shall not include willful misconduct, gross negligence, or recklessness.

(e) Emergency medical services providers authorized by the CMO to provide health care pursuant to this section shall be authorized to perform the California basic scope of practice for an EMT-I, EMT-II, and EMT-P, as defined in Title 22 of Division 9 of the California Code of Regulations, if the provider has successfully completed the training to perform these skills and they are within the scope of practice for the state in which they are licensed or certified.

(f) Sites that may be sanctioned by the committee include competition, noncompetition, athlete village, training, or support sites in this state.

(g) Authorization under this section shall be valid from May 15, 2028, to September 15, 2028, inclusive, or until authorization is otherwise withdrawn by the CMO.

(h) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Chief medical officer” or “CMO” means the chief medical officer of the Emergency Medical Services Authority.

(2) “Committee” means the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 105, Sec. 21. (AB 144) Effective September 17, 2025.)


text: Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this chapter shall govern the provisions of this division.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 248, Sec. 123.)

chapter: 2. Definitions

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text: “Advanced life support” means special services designed to provide definitive prehospital emergency medical care, including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiac monitoring, cardiac defibrillation, advanced airway management, intravenous therapy, administration of specified drugs and other medicinal preparations, and other specified techniques and procedures administered by authorized personnel under the direct supervision of a base hospital as part of a local EMS system at the scene of an emergency, during transport to an acute care hospital, during interfacility transfer, and while in the emergency department of an acute care hospital until responsibility is assumed by the emergency or other medical staff of that hospital.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1391, Sec. 4.)


text: “Alternative base station” means a facility or service operated and directly supervised by, or directly supervised by, a physician and surgeon who is trained and qualified to issue advice and instructions to prehospital emergency medical care personnel, which has been approved by the medical director of the local EMS agency to provide medical direction to advanced life support or limited advanced life support personnel responding to a medical emergency as part of the local EMS system, when no qualified hospital is available to provide that medical direction.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1390, Sec. 1.)


text: “Authority” means the Emergency Medical Services Authority established by this division.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 248, Sec. 124.)


text: “Authorized registered nurse,” “mobile intensive care nurse,” or “MICN” means a registered nurse who is functioning pursuant to Section 2725 of the Business and Professions Code and who has been authorized by the medical director of the local EMS agency as qualified to provide prehospital advanced life support or to issue instructions to prehospital emergency medical care personnel within an EMS system according to standardized procedures developed by the local EMS agency consistent with statewide guidelines established by the authority. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to abridge or restrict the duties or functions of a registered nurse or mobile intensive care nurse as otherwise provided by law.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1391, Sec. 5.)


text: “Base hospital” means one of a limited number of hospitals which, upon designation by the local EMS agency and upon the completion of a written contractual agreement with the local EMS agency, is responsible for directing the advanced life support system or limited advanced life support system and prehospital care system assigned to it by the local EMS agency.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1391, Sec. 6.)


text: “Base hospital physician” or “BHP” means a physician and surgeon who is currently licensed in California, who is assigned to the emergency department of a base hospital, and who has been trained to issue advice and instructions to prehospital emergency medical care personnel consistent with statewide guidelines established by the authority. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to abridge or restrict the duties or functions of a physician and surgeon as otherwise provided by law.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1391, Sec. 7.)


text: “Basic life support” means emergency first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures which, as a minimum, include recognizing respiratory and cardiac arrest and starting the proper application of cardiopulmonary resuscitation to maintain life without invasive techniques until the victim may be transported or until advanced life support is available.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)


text:
(a) “Certificate” or “license” means a specific document issued to an individual denoting competence in the named area of prehospital service.

(b) “Certificate status” or “license status” means the active, expired, denied, suspended, revoked, or placed on probation designation applied to a certificate or license issued pursuant to this division.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 274, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)


text: “Certifying entity” means a public safety agency or the office of the State Fire Marshal if the agency has a training program for EMT-I personnel that is approved pursuant to the standards developed pursuant to Section 1797.109, or the medical director of a local EMS agency.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 274, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2009.)


text:
“Certifying examination” or “examination for certification” means an examination designated by the authority for a specific level of prehospital emergency medical care personnel that must be satisfactorily passed prior to certification or recertification at the specific level and may include any examination or examinations designated by the authority, including, but not limited to, any of the following options determined appropriate by the authority:

(a) An examination developed either by the authority or under the auspices of the authority or approved by the authority and administered by the authority or any entity designated by the authority to administer the examination.

(b) An examination developed and administered by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.

(c) An examination developed administered, or approved by a certifying agency pursuant to standards adopted by the authority for the certification examination.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1362, Sec. 3. Effective October 2, 1989.)


text: “Commission” means the Commission on Emergency Medical Services created pursuant to the provisions of Section 1799.


text: “Competency based curriculum” means a curriculum in which specific objectives are defined for each of the separate skills taught in training programs with integrated didactic and practical instruction and successful completion of an examination demonstrating mastery of every skill.


text: “Designated facility” means a hospital which has been designated by a local EMS agency to perform specified emergency medical services systems functions pursuant to guidelines established by the authority.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1246, Sec. 12.)


text: “Director” means the Director of the Emergency Medical Services Authority.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1246, Sec. 13.)


text: “Emergency” means a condition or situation in which an individual has a need for immediate medical attention, or where the potential for such need is perceived by emergency medical personnel or a public safety agency.


text: “Emergency medical services” means the services utilized in responding to a medical emergency.


text: “Emergency medical services area” or “EMS area” means the geographical area within the jurisdiction of the designated local EMS agency.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1391, Sec. 8.)


text: “Emergency medical services plan” means a plan for the delivery of emergency medical services consistent with state guidelines addressing the components listed in Section 1797.103.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1246, Sec. 14.)


text: “Emergency medical services system” or “system” means a specially organized arrangement which provides for the personnel, facilities, and equipment for the effective and coordinated delivery in an EMS area of medical care services under emergency conditions.


text: “Emergency Medical Technician-I” or “EMT-I” means an individual trained in all facets of basic life support according to standards prescribed by this part and who has a valid certificate issued pursuant to this part. This definition shall include, but not be limited to, EMT-I (FS) and EMT-I-A.


text: “Emergency Medical Technician-II,” “EMT-II,” “Advanced Emergency Medical Technician,” or “Advanced EMT” means an EMT-I with additional training in limited advanced life support according to standards prescribed by this part and who has a valid certificate issued pursuant to this part.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 275, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)


text: “Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic,” “EMT-P,” “paramedic” or “mobile intensive care paramedic” means an individual whose scope of practice to provide advanced life support is according to standards prescribed by this division and who has a valid certificate issued pursuant to this division.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 248, Sec. 125.)


text: “Exclusive operating area” means an EMS area or subarea defined by the emergency medical services plan for which a local EMS agency, upon the recommendation of a county, restricts operations to one or more emergency ambulance services or providers of limited advanced life support or advanced life support.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1349, Sec. 2.)


text: “Health systems agency” means a health systems agency as defined in subsection (a) of Section 300(l)-1 of Title 42 of the United States Code.


text: “Hospital” means an acute care hospital licensed under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2, with a permit for basic emergency service or an out-of-state acute care hospital which substantially meets the requirements of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2, as determined by the local EMS agency which is utilizing the hospital in the emergency medical services system, and is licensed in the state in which it is located.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1162, Sec. 1. Effective September 26, 1986.)


text: “Medical control” means the medical management of the emergency medical services system pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1798).


text: “Limited advanced life support” means special service designed to provide prehospital emergency medical care limited to techniques and procedures that exceed basic life support but are less than advanced life support and are those procedures specified pursuant to Section 1797.171.


text: “Local EMS agency” means the agency, department, or office having primary responsibility for administration of emergency medical services in a county and which is designated pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1797.200).


text: “Mobile stroke unit” means a multijurisdictional mobile facility that serves as an emergency response critical care ambulance under the direction and approval of a local emergency medical services (EMS) agency, and as a diagnostic, evaluation, and treatment unit, providing radiographic imaging, laboratory testing, and medical treatment under the supervision of a physician in person or by telehealth, for patients with symptoms of a stroke, to the extent consistent with any federal definition of a mobile stroke unit as set forth in Section 1395m of Title 42 of the United States Code, Section 410.78 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and any other federal law.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 772, Sec. 1. (AB 2117) Effective January 1, 2023.)


text: “Poison control center” or “PCC” means a hospital-based facility or other facility which, as a minimum, provides information and advice regarding the management of individuals who have or may have ingested or otherwise been exposed to poisonous or possibly toxic substances, and which has been designated by the Emergency Medical Services Authority according to the standards prescribed by this division.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 972, Sec. 1.)