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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTION 1339.70



1339.70.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county may
by ordinance establish a department of the county which may combine
in the department any or all of the functions specified in this
section or related functions. The duties of the department shall be
specified in the county ordinance establishing the department. Such
duties may include the following:
   (a) The performance of any function which is authorized by Section
1257 to be delegated to local health departments, to the extent
delegated by the state department to the department established
pursuant to this section. For purposes of this section and Section
1257, a department established pursuant to this section shall be
deemed to be a local health department.
   (b) The performance of any function which is authorized by Section
1511 to be delegated by the state department to a county, to the
extent delegated by the state department to the department authorized
by this section.
   (c) The performance of any function in connection with, or related
to, the certification of health facilities or community care
facilities for participation in programs conducted pursuant to Title
XVIII, Title XIX, or other provisions of the federal Social Security
Act.
   (d) The performance of any information and referral activities
which are authorized by law to be performed by a county or any of its
departments or officers in connection with health facilities or
community care facilities.
   (e) The performance of any function authorized by law to be
performed by a county or any of its officers or departments in
connection with the sanitation, maintenance, occupancy, or other
aspects of the physical plant or environmental management of or
concerning any health facility or community care facility. For
purposes of this section, the department authorized by this section
shall be deemed to be a county health department under the control of
a county health officer with respect to any provision of law
authorizing the performance of any function concerning any health
facility or community care facility by a local health department or
health officer.
   (f) The determination of the suitability for county use,
placements, or referrals of particular health facilities or community
care facilities.
   This section shall not be construed as authorizing the performance
of any activity by any county which the county would not otherwise
be authorized to perform. This section shall not operate as an
independent grant of authority for the performance of any function by
a county, but shall permit the consolidation in an existing or new
county department of any or all functions which counties are
authorized to perform in connection with the matters specified in
this section.
   For purposes of this section, "health facility" means a health
facility as defined in Section 1250, and "community care facility"
means a community care facility as defined in Section 1502.


State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > California > Hsc > 1339.70

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTION 1339.70



1339.70.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county may
by ordinance establish a department of the county which may combine
in the department any or all of the functions specified in this
section or related functions. The duties of the department shall be
specified in the county ordinance establishing the department. Such
duties may include the following:
   (a) The performance of any function which is authorized by Section
1257 to be delegated to local health departments, to the extent
delegated by the state department to the department established
pursuant to this section. For purposes of this section and Section
1257, a department established pursuant to this section shall be
deemed to be a local health department.
   (b) The performance of any function which is authorized by Section
1511 to be delegated by the state department to a county, to the
extent delegated by the state department to the department authorized
by this section.
   (c) The performance of any function in connection with, or related
to, the certification of health facilities or community care
facilities for participation in programs conducted pursuant to Title
XVIII, Title XIX, or other provisions of the federal Social Security
Act.
   (d) The performance of any information and referral activities
which are authorized by law to be performed by a county or any of its
departments or officers in connection with health facilities or
community care facilities.
   (e) The performance of any function authorized by law to be
performed by a county or any of its officers or departments in
connection with the sanitation, maintenance, occupancy, or other
aspects of the physical plant or environmental management of or
concerning any health facility or community care facility. For
purposes of this section, the department authorized by this section
shall be deemed to be a county health department under the control of
a county health officer with respect to any provision of law
authorizing the performance of any function concerning any health
facility or community care facility by a local health department or
health officer.
   (f) The determination of the suitability for county use,
placements, or referrals of particular health facilities or community
care facilities.
   This section shall not be construed as authorizing the performance
of any activity by any county which the county would not otherwise
be authorized to perform. This section shall not operate as an
independent grant of authority for the performance of any function by
a county, but shall permit the consolidation in an existing or new
county department of any or all functions which counties are
authorized to perform in connection with the matters specified in
this section.
   For purposes of this section, "health facility" means a health
facility as defined in Section 1250, and "community care facility"
means a community care facility as defined in Section 1502.



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Statutes > California > Hsc > 1339.70

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTION 1339.70



1339.70.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county may
by ordinance establish a department of the county which may combine
in the department any or all of the functions specified in this
section or related functions. The duties of the department shall be
specified in the county ordinance establishing the department. Such
duties may include the following:
   (a) The performance of any function which is authorized by Section
1257 to be delegated to local health departments, to the extent
delegated by the state department to the department established
pursuant to this section. For purposes of this section and Section
1257, a department established pursuant to this section shall be
deemed to be a local health department.
   (b) The performance of any function which is authorized by Section
1511 to be delegated by the state department to a county, to the
extent delegated by the state department to the department authorized
by this section.
   (c) The performance of any function in connection with, or related
to, the certification of health facilities or community care
facilities for participation in programs conducted pursuant to Title
XVIII, Title XIX, or other provisions of the federal Social Security
Act.
   (d) The performance of any information and referral activities
which are authorized by law to be performed by a county or any of its
departments or officers in connection with health facilities or
community care facilities.
   (e) The performance of any function authorized by law to be
performed by a county or any of its officers or departments in
connection with the sanitation, maintenance, occupancy, or other
aspects of the physical plant or environmental management of or
concerning any health facility or community care facility. For
purposes of this section, the department authorized by this section
shall be deemed to be a county health department under the control of
a county health officer with respect to any provision of law
authorizing the performance of any function concerning any health
facility or community care facility by a local health department or
health officer.
   (f) The determination of the suitability for county use,
placements, or referrals of particular health facilities or community
care facilities.
   This section shall not be construed as authorizing the performance
of any activity by any county which the county would not otherwise
be authorized to perform. This section shall not operate as an
independent grant of authority for the performance of any function by
a county, but shall permit the consolidation in an existing or new
county department of any or all functions which counties are
authorized to perform in connection with the matters specified in
this section.
   For purposes of this section, "health facility" means a health
facility as defined in Section 1250, and "community care facility"
means a community care facility as defined in Section 1502.