§ 100275 Health Facility Regulations Authority

Health and Safety Code·California

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This law lets the health department keep old health rules that were in place before July 1, 1978 and lets it make new rules, unless those old rules are changed or moved to another agency.

Key Takeaways

•The department can create and enforce its own regulations.
•Any health‑related rules that existed before July 1, 1978 keep working until the director changes them.
•Rules that have been moved to a different state agency are not covered by this provision.

Example

A nursing home follows a sanitation rule that was written in 1976. The rule is still valid today because the law says old health rules stay in effect until the department updates them.

Because the rule was adopted before July 1, 1978 and is about health facility licensing (but not community‑care facilities), it stays on the books and the department can enforce it unless the director rewrites or cancels it.

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§ 100275 Health Facility Regulations Authority

(a) The department may adopt and enforce regulations for the execution of its duties. (b) All regulations heretofore adopted by the department or its predecessors relating to public health, the licensing and certification of health facilities, except the licensing of community care facilities, or any other function performed by the Division of Public Health of the department, and in effect immediately preceding July 1, 1978, shall remain in effect and shall be fully enforceable unless and until readopted, amended, or repealed by the director or as otherwise provided by Section 25 or other provisions of law. This subdivision shall not apply to any regulation relating to a function transferred to a different state agency or department as a result of another provision of the statutes enacted during the 1977–78 Regular Session. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

regulations public health licensing and certification of health facilities July 1, 1978

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 100275.

§ 100275 Health Facility Regulations Authority

Health and Safety Code·California

AI SummaryVerified

§ 100275 Health Facility Regulations Authority

This law lets the health department keep old health rules that were in place before July 1, 1978 and lets it make new rules, unless those old rules are changed or moved to another agency.

Key Takeaways

•The department can create and enforce its own regulations.
•Any health‑related rules that existed before July 1, 1978 keep working until the director changes them.
•Rules that have been moved to a different state agency are not covered by this provision.

Example

A nursing home follows a sanitation rule that was written in 1976. The rule is still valid today because the law says old health rules stay in effect until the department updates them.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

Official Source

View on CA.gov

§ 100275 Health Facility Regulations Authority

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

regulations public health licensing and certification of health facilities July 1, 1978

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 100275.

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