California Senate Bill SB1564 Latest Draft

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1564INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Strickland FEBRUARY 24, 2012 An act to amend Section 1250.11 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health facilities. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1564, as introduced, Strickland. 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. State-mandated 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  and Prevention  for preventing transmission of HIV and  Hepatitis   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.