{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-120580","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 120580","heading":"","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person employed by a public health department may perform venipuncture or skin puncture for the purpose of withdrawing blood for test purposes, upon specific authorization from a licensed physician and surgeon, even though he or she is not otherwise licensed to withdraw blood; provided that the person meets all of the following requirements:\n(1) He or she works under the direction of a licensed physician and surgeon.\n(2) He or she has been trained by a licensed physician and surgeon or by a licensed clinical laboratory scientist or bioanalyst in the proper procedures to be employed when withdrawing blood, in accordance with training requirements established by the department, and has a statement signed by the instructing physician and surgeon that the training has been successfully completed.\n(b) Any person employed by a public health department to perform venipuncture or skin puncture shall hold a valid and current certification after the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 1246 of the Business and Professions Code.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 105. COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL [120100. - 122476.]","PART 3. SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE [120500. - 120750.]","CHAPTER 1. Prevention and Control [120500. - 120605.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"9f1cdb0da8c3c4d4b299443fec7979d19487cc1c66b1fc1c0fb6fd6db88b42d7","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-120575","next":"us-ca/hsc-120582"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}