Cal. HSC § 1753

This is the official text of Cal. HSC § 1753, part of California’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health, hospitals, controlled substances, and environmental health standards.

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Official statutory text

(a) The department shall adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary or proper to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter and to enable the department to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred upon it by this chapter. The department shall consult with licensed hospices, small and rural hospices, and volunteer hospice providers in developing regulations pursuant to this chapter.

(b) The department shall adopt rules and regulations regarding the purchase, storage, furnishing, and transportation of legend devices for a patient of a hospice. As used in this subdivision, “legend devices” means any device that bears the label “Caution: federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a ____” or words of similar meaning.

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