Safety & Public Health

AB 53 (Cristina Garcia) This bill establishes requirements for securing children under the age of 2 in rear-facing child seats in vehicles.

An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 27360 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.

AB 143 (Wood) Expands the types of pre-packaged foods a wine tasting facility can offer while still being exempt from requirements governing food facilities, providing parity between exemptions that exist for beer tasting facilities and wine tasting facilities. Contains other minor, noncontroversial changes to code governing food safety.

An act to amend Sections 113755, 113789, 114276, and 114289 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to food facilities.

AB 216 (Cristina Garcia) Makes it unlawful for a person to sell or otherwise furnish any device intended to deliver a nonnicotine product in a vapor state, to be directly inhaled by the user, to a person under 18 years of age or under 21 years of age, as specified.

An act to add Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 24600) to Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to product sales to minors.

AB 232 (Obernolte) Authorizes a critical access hospital located in the City of Tehachapi to submit an application to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), which, if approved, would extend the hospital?s seismic compliance deadline to 2020. Contains an urgency clause to ensure that the provisions of this bill go into immediate effect upon enactment.

An act to amend Section 130060 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health facilities, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

AB 325 (Wood) Makes specified changes to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program application process.

An act to add Section 50832.2 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to economic development.

AB 384 (Perea) This bill eliminates the January 1, 2016, sunset date on provisions of law establishing a $100 food safety fee on registered food processors, which supports education and training programs related to food safety, thereby making this program permanent.

An act to amend Section 110485 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to food safety.

AB 389 (Chau) Requires general acute care hospitals to post their language assistance policies on their websites in English and up to five of the other languages most commonly spoken in the hospital?s service area. Requires the Department of Public Health (DPH) to post each hospital?s language assistance policy its Web site.

An act to amend Section 1259 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health facilities.

AB 444 (Gipson) Delays, until July 1, 2016, the deadline prohibiting general acute care, acute psychiatric, special hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) from using certain enteral connector devices. Delays, until January 1, 2017, the deadline prohibiting general acute care, acute psychiatric, special hospitals, and SNFs from using certain epidural connector devices.

An act to amend Section 1279.7 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health facilities.

AB 467 (Chang) Conforms California law to federal law by increasing the maximum legal weight of a ?model rocket? from 500 to 1,500 grams.

An act to amend Sections 12519, 12520, 12565, 12602, 12632, 12634, 12640, 12688, and 12722 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to explosives.

AB 486 (Bonilla) This bill provides that certain information located on a medications barcode now be displayed on a human readable label or be retrievable using a lot number or control number. Requires a medication?s barcode be machine readable using a medication administration software (software) and that the software cross reference the information contained in the barcode to the electronic medical record of the patient in order to verify the correct medication, dosage, and route of administration for the patient. This is an urgency measure.

An act to amend Sections 4128, 4128.4, and 4128.5 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to pharmacy, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

AB 503 (Rodriguez) Allows a health facility to release patient-identifiable medical information to an emergency medical services (EMS) provider and to a local emergency medical services agency (LEMSA) when specific data elements are requested for the purpose of quality assessment and improvement. Authorizes the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) to develop minimum standards for the implementation of this data collection system.

An act to add Section 1797.122 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to emergency medical services.

AB 614 (Brown) Authorizes the California Department of Public Health (DPH) to use a streamlined administrative process to update regulatory references to health care standards of practice adopted by a state or national association when outdated standards are referenced in the California Code of Regulations (CCR).

An act to amend Sections 1254.5 and 1275 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health facilities.

AB 679 (Travis Allen) Extends the date by which specified health care practitioners and pharmacists must register with the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) by six months, from January 1, 2016 to July 1, 2016.

An act to amend Section 11165.1 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to controlled substances, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

AB 768 (Thurmond) Prohibits the use or possession of smokeless tobacco products on the playing field of a baseball stadium during a professional baseball game or practice.

An act to add Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 118916) to Chapter 4 of Part 15 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to tobacco.

AB 775 (Chiu) This bill enacts the Reproductive Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive Care, and Transparency Act and requires clinics and other facilities that provide family planning or pregnancy-related services to provide specified notices to clients.

An act to add Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 123470) to Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.

AB 863 (Dodd) Makes several changes to emergency exit requirements for modified limousines.

An act to amend Sections 27375 and 34500.4 of the Vehicle Code, relating to modified limousines.

AB 1073 (Ting) Requires dispensers, upon request of a patient or patient?s representative, to provide translated directions, provided by the Board of Pharmacy (BOP), for use on prescription containers. Specifies that a dispenser is responsible for the accuracy of the English-language directions provided to the patient.

An act to amend Sections 4076 and 4199 of, and to add Section 4076.6 to, the Business and Professions Code, relating to pharmacy.

AB 1129 (Burke) Requires an emergency medical services (EMS) provider, when collecting and submitting data to with a local emergency medical services agency (LEMSA), to use an electronic health record (EHR) system compliant with California Emergency Medical Services Information System (CEMSIS) and National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) standards, as specified, and includes those data elements that are required by the LEMSA. Prohibits an LEMSA from mandating that an EMS provider use a specific EHR system to collect and share this data. Clarifies that the provisions of this bill do not affect or modify existing written contracts or agreements executed before January 1, 2016, between an LEMSA and an EMS provider.

An act to add Section 1797.227 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to emergency medical services.

AB 1130 (Gray) Extends the limit on the hours of operation for an intermittent primary care community or free clinic, from 20 hours a week to 30 hours a week.

An act to amend Section 1206 of, and to add Section 1218.4 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to clinics.

AB 1134 (Mark Stone) Authorizes the sheriff of the county to enter into an agreement with the chief or other head of a municipal police department of a city to process all applications for licenses to carry a concealed handgun upon the person, renewal of those licenses, and amendments to those licenses for applicants who reside within the city.

An act to amend Section 26150 of the Penal Code, relating to firearms.

AB 1147 (Maienschein) Creates a licensing category for pediatric day health and respite care facilities (PDHRCFs), including all the requirements and standards that such facilities must adhere to, and revises the definition of a pediatric day health and respite care facility, which is currently limited to children 21 years of age or younger, to also permit an individual who is 22 years of age or older to receive care if the facility receives approval for a Transitional Health Care Needs Optional Service Unit, which is established by this bill. Contains an urgency clause to ensure that the provisions of this bill go into immediate effect upon enactment.

An act to amend Sections 1760.2 and 1760.4 of, and to add Sections 1760.7, 1760.9, 1761.85, 1762, 1762.2, 1762.4, 1762.6, 1762.8, 1763, 1763.2, and 1763.4 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to health facilities, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

AB 1149 (Wood) This bill adds trade associations to the list of entities that are eligible to receive federal funding, that has been allocated to the Department of Public Health for public health preparedness and response.

An act to amend Section 101315 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health emergencies, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

AB 1211 (Maienschein) Increases the maximum number of beds allowed in congregate living health facilities (CLHFs) to provide basic services for inpatient care, as specified. Contains an urgency clause to ensure that the provisions of this bill go into immediate effect upon enactment.

An act to amend Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health facilities, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

AB 1223 (O?Donnell) Requires the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) to develop, using input from stakeholders, a statewide standard methodology for the calculation and reporting of patient offload time by local emergency medical services (EMS) agencies. Defines ?ambulance patient offload time? as the interval between the arrival of a patient transported by ambulance at an emergency department (ED) and the time that the ED assumes responsibility for care of the patient. Allows a local EMS agency to adopt policies and procedures for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time, as specified. Requires, if a local EMS agency adopts a policy for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time, to establish criteria for the reporting of, and quality assurance follow-up for, a ?nonstandard patient offload time.?

An act to add Sections 1797.120 and 1797.225 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to emergency medical services.

AB 1290 (Dahle) Allows the Mayers Memorial Hospital District (District) to use the design-build contracting method for the construction of a building or improvements directly related to construction of a hospital or health facility building at the District.

An act to add Section 32132.8 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to health care districts, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

AB 1350 (Salas) Makes changes to existing law which authorizes the Kern County Board of Supervisors (Board of Supervisors) to establish the Kern County Hospital Authority (Authority).

An act to amend Sections 101852, 101852.1, 101853, 101853.1, 101855, 101855.1, and 101856 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to hospital authorities.

AB 1387 (Chu) Streamlines the appeals process for community care facility civil penalty and violation appeals and enhances the complaint process for residential care facilities for the elderly.

An act to amend Sections 1548, 1568.0822, 1569.35, 1569.49, 1596.842, 1596.99, and 1597.58 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to care facilities.

AB 1411 (Eduardo Garcia) Requires the State Fire Marshall (SFM), on or before December 31, 2016, to work with fire service entities, the appliance industry, disability advocates, and related stakeholders to gather information regarding type 1 clothes dryer-related fires and the dangers of excessive lint.

An act to add and repeal Section 13113.95 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to fire protection.

SB 65 (Wolk) This bill removes the use of American Viticultural Areas from olive oil labels and instead uses specific regions or estates within California to indicate oil source. This bill requires that olive oil labeled as originating from a specific region of California contain at least 85% oil made from olives grown in that specified region, and if labeled from a specific estate, 95% from olives grown on the specified estate.

An act to amend Section 112895 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to olive oil.

SB 85 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Makes necessary statutory and technical changes to implement changes to the Budget Act of 2012 relating to Public Safety.

An act to amend Section 135 of the Code of Civil Procedure, to amend Sections 30029.05, 30061, 70602.6, 70616, 70617, 70657, and 70677 of the Government Code, to amend Sections 1230, 1231, 1232, 1233.1, 1233.3, 1233.5, 1233.6, 1233.61, 1233.9, 1233.10, 1369.1, 1370, 6402, and 13602.1 of, to amend and repeal Section 13602 of, to amend, repeal, and add Sections 13600, 13601, and 13603 of, to add 1370.6 to, to repeal Sections 1233, 1233.15, and 1233.2 of, and to repeal and add Section 1233.4 of, the Penal Code, to add Section 42008.8 to the Vehicle Code, to amend Sections 4117 and 4143 of, and to add Sections 3313, 4023.6, 4023.7, and 4023.8 to, the Welfare and Institutions Code, to amend the Budget Act of 2014 (Chapter 25 of the Statutes of 2014) by amending Item 0250-101-3259 of, and to add Item 5227-491 to, Section 2.00 of that act, relating to public safety, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.

SB 277 (Pan) Eliminates non-medical exemptions from the requirement that children receive vaccines for certain infectious diseases prior to being admitted to any public or private elementary or secondary school, or day care center.

An act to amend Sections 120325, 120335, 120370, and 120375 of, to add Section 120338 to, and to repeal Section 120365 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.

SB 287 (Hueso) This bill requires certain buildings with capacities of 200 persons or greater, as specified, constructed on or after January 1, 2017, to have an automated external defibrillator (AED) on the premises.

An act to add Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 19300) to Part 3 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to automated external defibrillators.

SB 361 (Hill) This bill requires skilled nursing facilities to adopt and implement an antimicrobial stewardship policy by January 1, 2017.

An act to amend Section 4846.5 of the Business and Professions Code, and to add Section 1275.4 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health, and declaring the ugency thereof, to take effect immediately.

SB 385 (Hueso) This bill allows the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to grant a public water system additional time to meet the drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium by approving a compliance plan.

An act to add and repeal Section 116431 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to drinking water, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

SB 489 (Monning) This bill authorizes photovoltaic modules (known as solar panels) to be managed as universal waste.

An act to add Article 17 (commencing with Section 25259) to Chapter 6.5 of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous waste.

SB 612 (Jackson) This bill modifies the statute related to Certified Unified Program Agencies (CUPA) administration to clarify the provisions of the Health and Safety Code related to CUPAs to provide consistent interpretation of the statute statewide.

An act to amend Sections 25270.2, 25270.3, 25270.4.1, 25270.4.5, 25270.5, 25270.6, 25270.9, 25281, 25404, 25505, 25507, 25507.2, 25508.1, 25531.2, and 118330 of, and to add Section 25158.1 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous materials.

SB 613 (Allen) This bill requires the Department of Public Health (DPH) to convene a workgroup to update the 2008 Guidelines for Alzheimer?s Disease Management in California to address changes in the health care system, and requires DPH to submit a report of the updates and recommendations from the working group to the Legislature on or before March 1, 2017.

An act to add and repeal Section 125285.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to dementia.

SB 658 (Hill) This bill repeals or reduces various requirements relating to persons or entities who acquire automated external defibrillators (AEDs), including repealing requirements that employees complete training, and reducing the inspection requirements from once every 30 days to once every 90 days.

An act to amend Section 1714.21 of the Civil Code, and to amend Section 1797.196 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to automated external defibrillators.

SB 675 (Liu) This bill revises the requirements for hospitals to have a discharge planning process by requiring a hospital to provide an opportunity for a patient who has been admitted to the hospital as an inpatient to identify one family caregiver to assist in post-hospital care, to record that information in the patient?s medical chart, and to provide an opportunity for the patient and his or her designated family caregiver to engage in the discharge planning process, as specified.

An act to amend Section 1262.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health facilities.

SB 804 (Committee on Health) This bill updates obsolete references to county mental health directors and county drug and alcohol program administrators to instead reference county behavioral health directors and/or the County Behavioral Health Directors Association. This bill requires the Department of Health Care Services to report to the Legislature with quarterly updates on caseload, estimated expenditures, and related program monitoring data for the Every Woman Counts Program. This bill deletes additional references to non-profit hospital service plans not included in last year?s committee bill. This bill provides technical clean-up to ensure individuals that can prove their homeless status are not subject to any fee when requesting a certified record of live birth. This bill extends indefinitely the sunset date of the California Office of Health Information Integrity.

An act to amend Sections 11801, 11811.6, 11830.1, 11835, 103577, 104151, 128456, 130302, and 130304 of, and to repeal Sections 130316 and 130317 of, the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Sections 729.12, 4033, 4040, 4095, 4117, 5121, 5150, 5152.1, 5152.2, 5250.1, 5305, 5306.5, 5307, 5308, 5326.95, 5328, 5328.2, 5346, 5400, 5585.22, 5601, 5611, 5664, 5694.7, 5701.1, 5701.2, 5717, 5750, 5814.5, 5847, 5848, 5848.5, 5892, 5899, 5902, 6002.25, 8103, 11467, 11469, 14021.4, 14124.24, 14251, 14499.71, 14682.1, 14707, 14711, 14717, 14718, 14725, 15204.8, and 15847.7 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public health.