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SB-414 Health facilities.(2011-2012)



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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2011–2012 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill
No. 414


Introduced  by  Senator Anderson

February 16, 2011


An act to amend Section 1250.11 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health facilities.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 414, as introduced, Anderson. Health facilities.
Under existing law, the State Department of Public Health licenses and regulates health facilities, as defined.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 1250.11 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

1250.11.
 The State Department of Public Health Services shall develop written guidelines and regulations as necessary to minimize the risk of transmission of blood-borne infectious diseases from health care worker to patient, from patient to patient, and from patient to health care worker. In so doing, the state department shall consider the recommendations made by the federal Centers for Disease Control for preventing transmission of HIV and Hepatitis B. The state department shall also take into account existing department regulations of the state department as well as standards, guidelines, and regulations pursuant to the California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973 (Part 1 (commencing with Section 6300), Division 5, Labor Code) regarding infection control to prevent infection or disease as a result of the transmission of blood-borne pathogens. In so doing, the state department shall consult with the Medical Board of California, the Board of Dental Examiners, and the Board of Registered Nursing as well as associations representing health care professions, associations of licensed health facilities, organizations which that advocate on behalf of those infected with HIV, and organizations representing consumers of health care. The department shall complete its review of the need for guidelines and regulations by January 1, 1993.