California Health and Safety Code 11758.03 – For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following …
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Coroner” means a person whose responsibilities include those described in Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 27460) of Part 3 of Division 2 of Title 3 of the Government Code.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 11758.03
- department: means the State Department of Health Care Services and "director" means the Director of Health Care Services. See California Health and Safety Code 11752
- Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Health and Safety Code 19
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
(b) “Department” means the State Department of Public Health.
(c) “Medical examiner” means a person who exercises the powers and performs the duties of a coroner, as provided for in § 24010 of the Government Code.
(d) “Overdose” means a condition, including extreme physical illness, decreased level of consciousness, respiratory depression, coma, or death, resulting from the consumption or use of any controlled dangerous substance that requires medical attention, assistance, or treatment, and clinical suspicion for drug overdose, including respiratory depression, unconsciousness, or altered mental state, without other conditions to explain the clinical condition.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 859, Sec. 2. (SB 67) Effective January 1, 2024.)