Senate Bill No. 1152

Introduced by Senator Nguyen

February 18, 2016

An act to amend Section 120190 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to disease prevention.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1152, as introduced, Nguyen. Communicable diseases reporting.

Existing law establishes the State Department of Public Health and sets forth its powers and duties, including, but not limited to, the administration of provisions relating to the prevention and control of communicable diseases. Existing law requires each local health officer to immediately report every discovered, known, or suspected case of designated communicable diseases. A violation of these provisions is a crime.

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 120190 of the Health and Safety Code
is amended to read:

120190.  

Each health officer shall immediately report begin delete by
telegraph or telephone end delete to the begin delete department end delete begin insert department, by telegraph
or telephone, end insert every begin delete discovered or known case or suspect end delete
begin insert discovered, known, or suspected end insert case of those diseases designated
begin delete for immediate reporting by the department. end delete begin insert by the department for
immediate reporting. end insert Within 24 hours after begin delete investigation end delete
begin insert investigation, end insert each health officer shall make reports as the
department may require.