§ 1 Code Naming Authority
This law simply gives the name "Health and Safety Code" to the collection of health and safety rules.
This law simply gives the name "Health and Safety Code" to the collection of health and safety rules.
This part of the health and safety code tells you what the words ‘section’ and ‘subdivision’ mean.
This law says California should switch to a single‑payer health system that would cover everyone and could save more than $500 billion over the next ten years.
This law orders California's health chief to design a single, universal health care system that covers all basic medical, dental, vision, mental health, and long‑term care for everyone, no matter their age, job, income, or immigration status.
This law changes the name of the State Department of Health Services to the State Department of Health Care Services starting July 1, 2007, and says that any old mentions now mean the new department, unless the duties were moved to the State Department of Public Health.
This law says the health department is run by a Director chosen by the Governor (who must be approved by the Senate) and lets the Governor add up to two chief deputies, also approved by the Senate.
This law says the director gets the same powers that a department head has under Chapter 2 of the Government Code.
This law creates a Division of Rural Health and tells it to run specific parts of the health code.
This law says the director gets to choose (appoint) any officer or employee hired by the department after July 1, 1978.
This law tells the state health department to create a plan that combines different health programs for moms, kids, and teens, look for ways to save money, get any needed rule exceptions, and send the plan to the Legislature by Jan. 1, 1984.