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<br />-s mayauthorize the destruction or the dis Article 1.5. County Health Emergencies
<br /> ibrary of any X-ray photographs and case r (Article 1.5 added by Stats. 1980,Ch. 927)
<br /> s old and which were taken by the county h
<br /> tis duties with regard to tuberculosis if any 470. As used in this article:
<br />-ied with: (a) -Hazardous waste"means a waste,or combination of wastes,which because
<br />-r has determined that the X-ray photograp its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics
<br /> conjunction with case records do not sho y do any of the following:
<br /> infectious stage. (1) Cause,or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase
<br /> n the X-ray photographs were taken has,; serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible, illness.
<br />;ars or the 102nd anniversary of the indivl (2) pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or
<br /> county health officer cannot reasonably vironment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of, or
<br /> dvin . erwise managed.
<br />)f the individual of whom the X-ray photo { (b) "Waste" means either of the following:
<br /> to the county health officer for 10 years. (1) Any material for which no use or reuse is intended and which is to be
<br />�.) arded.
<br /> county, (2) Any material which spills,escapes,
<br />'s of an or is released from any manufacturing,
<br /> y ty,in addition to its other powe dustrial, commercial, or other plant, facility,orprocess, or which escapes or is
<br /> exhibits and displays depicting all or parts leased during the transporting or transferring from one place to another, or
<br /> eof for the purpose of educating the publ' ring the pumping, processing, storing, or packaging of any material in, to, or
<br /> naintain, operate and manage said exhibi m such a plant,facility,or process,or which enters or may enter an uncontained
<br /> ublic building.It may enter into contracts or ` r space or a surface water course which is not totally contained on the contiguous
<br /> gency or any nonprofit association or corpo roperty of such plant, facility, or process, or which enters, or may enter, the
<br /> nation,for the construction and acquisition of. oundwater underlying such plant, facility, or process.
<br /> maintenance,operation and management o (Added by Stats. 1980. Ch. 927.)
<br /> ity or other public building,without conside
<br /> I contracting or leasing agency, associati 471. Whenever a release,spill,escape,or entry of waste occurs as described in
<br /> e,maintain,operate and manage said exhibi bdivision (b) of Section 470, and the State Director of Health Services or the
<br /> c health education and upon such other to al health officer reasonably determines such waste is a hazardous waste,or may
<br /> ion by the board and said contracting or come a hazardous waste because of a combination or reaction with other
<br /> on. bstances or materials, and the director or local health officer reasonably
<br /> etermines that such release or escape is an immediate threat to the public health,
<br /> e director may declare a health emergency and the local health officer may
<br /> the coroner pursuant to Section 10253 of arl eclare a county health emergency-in the county or any area thereof affected by
<br /> syndrome is the provisional cause of des Th threat to the public health. Whenever a local health emergency is declared
<br />-gnated agent, after consultation with the ' y a local health officer pursuant to this section,the local health emergency shall
<br /> diately contact the person or persons who of remain in effect for a period in excess of seven days unless it has been ratified
<br /> and explain to such persons the nature and y the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors shall review,at least every
<br /> to to the extent that current knowledge pe 4 days until such local health emergency is terminated,the need for continuing
<br /> all perform the duties required by this e local health emergency and shall proclaim the termination of such local health
<br /> g such portion of the county which is with' mergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant the termination.
<br /> (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch.927.)
<br /> 472. (a) After the declaration of a health emergency or a county health
<br />?r shall prepare a list of family planning and mergency pursuant to Section 471,the State Director of Health Services or local
<br />.nty for distribution by the county clerk pur ealth officer may do any or all of the following:
<br /> nent Code. Such list shall include informati (1) Require any information known to the person or organization as the
<br /> sting services provided pursuant to Section irector or local health officer shall specify relating to the properties, reactions,
<br /> 7.) nd identity of the material which has been released, spilled, or escaped to be
<br /> urnished,under penalty of perjury,by the person,company,corporation,or other
<br /> er shall furnish to all hospitals within the co rganization which had custody of such material, and, if the material is being
<br />,ons upon request copies of the lists preps ransferred or transported, from any person, company, corporation, or other
<br />-icient numbers as each hospital may need, rganization which caused such material to be. transferred or transported. Such
<br /> at the hospital and as each physician and Burg formation shall be furnished to the director or local health officer upon their
<br />-tion to his patients. equest in sufficient detail, as determined by, the director or local health officer,
<br /> > to take any action necessary to abate the health emergency or county, health
<br /> emergency or protect the health of persons in the county,or any area thereof,who
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