# Cal. HSC § 131050: Section 131050

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## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. HSC § 131050
- **Heading:** Section 131050
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code hsc / Division 112 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 131050

## Text

(a) As set forth in this article, the State Department of Public Health shall succeed to and be vested with all the duties, powers, purposes, functions, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the former State Department of Health Services as they relate to public health, licensing and certification of health facilities, and any other functions performed immediately preceding the operative date of this section by, or under the supervision of, all of the following:

(1) The Deputy Director for Prevention Services of the former State Department of Health Services, excluding the Office of Clinical Preventive Medicine.

(2) The Deputy Director for Licensing and Certification.

(3) The Deputy Director for Health Information and Strategic Planning.

(4) The Deputy Director for Public Health Emergency Preparedness.

(5) The California Conference of Local Health Officers.

(6) The Deputy Director for Primary Care and Family Health as follows: Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health as set forth in Part 2 excluding Articles 5, 5.5, 6, and 6.5 of Chapter 3, Part 3, Part 5 excluding Articles 1 and 2 of Chapter 2, Part 7 and Part 8, of Division 106.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that, in implementing this article, the duties, powers, purposes, and responsibilities transferred to the State Department of Public Health shall include those formerly performed by the programs of the former State Department of Health Services set forth in this article, provided, however, that nothing in this article shall be construed to require that the State Department of Public Health be organized according to programs described in this article, or to limit the authority or discretion of the State Public Health Officer pursuant to Section 11152 of the Government Code to organize the State Department of Public Health, unless that organization is otherwise required by law. Nothing in this article shall be construed to require that the State Department of Public Health maintain, or refrain from terminating, any program described in this article except to the extent that maintenance of the program is otherwise required by law. Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit or expand the authority of any program described in this article.

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