California Health and Safety Code

§ 1597.15

HSC § 1597.15 Effective Jan 1, 1997Div. 2 · Ch. 3.5 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)The director shall authorize the University of California to conduct a pilot project pursuant to this section for a period not to extend 24 months beyond the date that funding is available for expenditure for the pilot project. The purpose of the pilot project is to test the feasibility of permitting family day care home providers and child day care center staff to undertake gastric tube feeding or the administration of medication through nebulizers under the conditions and with the precautions specified in subdivision (c).

(b)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon authorization from the director pursuant to subdivision (a), child day care center and family day care home licensees and staff selected by the principal investigator of the pilot project, to be known as the Access Project, or his or her staff shall be authorized to undertake gastrostomy tube feeding or the administration of medication through nebulizers on children enrolled in their facilities.

(c)For the purposes of the pilot project, the following precautions shall be taken:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 124, Sec. 51. Effective January 1, 1997. Repealed on date prescribed by its own provisions.