Cal. Code Regs. tit. 17 § 51000

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 44, November 1, 2024

Section 51000 - End of Life Option Act

(a) All terminally ill individuals residing in a developmental center or state-operated facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Developmental Services shall receive appropriate and necessary medical care for their terminal condition, including counseling, hospice, and palliative care, as deemed appropriate by the individual's interdisciplinary team.

(b) Except as provided in section 51002, the Department of Developmental Services shall not provide aid-in-dying drugs under the End of Life Option Act, part 1.85 (commencing with section 443) of division 1 of the Health and Safety Code, to any terminally ill resident in a developmental center or state-operated facility, and shall not permit its employees, independent contractors, or other persons to provide the end-of-life option on the premises of any Department facility or while acting within the course and scope of any employment by, or contract with, the Department.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 51000

1. New subchapter 10 (article 1, sections 51000-51002) and section filed 7-25-2016 as an emergency; operative 7-25-2016 (Register 2016, No. 31). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-23-2017 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New subchapter 10 (article 1, sections 51000-51002), article 1 (sections 51000-51002) and section refiled 1-23-2017 as an emergency; operative 1-23-2017 (Register 2017, No. 4). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-24-2017 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. New subchapter 10 (article 1, sections 51000-51002), article 1 (sections 51000-51002) and section refiled 4-24-2017 as an emergency; operative 4-24-2017 (Register 2017, No. 17). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-24-2017 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-24-2017 order transmitted to OAL 4-3-2017 and filed 5-10-2017 (Register 2017, No. 19).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 4441 and 4449, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 443.1, 443.2, 443.3, 443.4, 443.14 and 443.15, Health and Safety Code; and Sections 4484, 4485 and 4486, Welfare and Institutions Code.

1. New subchapter 10 (article 1, sections 51000-51002) and section filed 7-25-2016 as an emergency; operative 7/25/2016 (Register 2016, No. 31). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-23-2017 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New subchapter 10 (article 1, sections 51000-51002) , article 1 (sections 51000-51002) and section refiled 1-23-2017 as an emergency; operative 1-23-2017 (Register 2017, No. 4). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-24-2017 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. New subchapter 10 (article 1, sections 51000-51002) , article 1 (sections 51000-51002) and section refiled 4-24-2017 as an emergency; operative 4-24-2017 (Register 2017, No. 17). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-24-2017 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-24-2017 order transmitted to OAL 4-3-2017 and filed 5-10-2017 (Register 2017, No. 19).