Cal. HSC § 1639.5
This is the official text of Cal. HSC § 1639.5, part of California’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health, hospitals, controlled substances, and environmental health standards.
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(a) The application and annual renewal fee for a tissue bank license shall be nine hundred fifty dollars ($950). Upon application for renewal of a license issued pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1639.3, the amount of the annual renewal fee required shall be determined by the period of time for which renewal is sought, which shall be either a one- or two-year period. The amount due shall be the amount prorated to the length of time the renewal is sought, based on the annual nine hundred fifty dollar ($950) fee.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), no license fee shall be required for any tissue bank operated by the state or any state agency, or by a district, city, county, or city and county, or any subdivision or agency thereof, or by a “mothers’ milk bank,” as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 14132.34 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, that has applied for tissue bank licensure prior to January 1, 1995.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), no license fee shall be required for any tissue bank operated by the state or any state agency, or by a district, city, county, or city and county, or any subdivision or agency thereof, or by a “mothers’ milk bank,” as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 14132.34 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, that has applied for tissue bank licensure prior to January 1, 1995.
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