2005 California Health and Safety Code Sections 120100-120115 CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS

120100.  "Health officer," as used in the Communicable Disease
Prevention and Control Act (Section 27) includes county, city, and
district health officers, and city and district health boards, but
does not include advisory health boards.
120105.  Whenever in the Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
Act (Section 27), service or notice of any order or demand is
provided for, it shall be sufficient to do so by registered or
certified mail if a receipt therefor signed by the person to be
served or notified is obtained.  The receipt shall be prima facie
evidence of the service or notice in any civil or criminal action.
120110.  As used in the Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
Act (Section 27) a person has "active tuberculosis disease" when
either one of the following occur:
   (a) A smear or culture taken from any source in the person's body
has tested positive for tuberculosis and the person has not completed
the appropriate prescribed course of medication for active
tuberculosis disease.
   (b) There is radiographic, current clinical, or laboratory
evidence sufficient to support a medical diagnosis of tuberculosis
for which treatment is indicated.
120115.  As used in the Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
Act (Section 27) the following terms have the following meanings,
unless the context indicates otherwise:
   (a) "Infectious tuberculosis disease" means active or suspected
active tuberculosis disease in an infectious state.
   (b) "Tuberculosis infection" means the latent phase of
tuberculosis, during which the infected person cannot spread
tuberculosis to others.
   (c) "Heightened risk of tuberculosis exposure" means likely
exposure to persons with infectious tuberculosis disease.
   (d) "The appropriate prescribed course of medication for
tuberculosis disease" means that course recommended by the health
officer, the most recent guidelines of the department, the most
recent guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
or the most recent guidelines of the American Thoracic Society.
   (e) "Directly observed therapy" means the appropriately prescribed
course of treatment for tuberculosis disease in which the prescribed
antituberculosis medications are administered to the person or taken
by the person under direct observation of a health care provider or
a designee of the health care provider approved by the local health
officer.
   (f) An "examination" for tuberculosis infection or disease means
conducting tests, including, but not limited to, Mantoux tuberculin
skin tests, laboratory examination, and X-rays, as recommended by any
of the following:
   (1) The local health officer.
   (2) The most recent guidelines of the state department.
   (3) The most recent guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
   (4) The most recent guidelines of the American Thoracic Society.
   (g) "State correctional institution" means a prison, institution,
or other facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of
Corrections or the Department of the Youth Authority.
   (h) "Local detention facility" is defined in Section 6031.4 of the
Penal Code.
   (i) "Penal institution" means either a state correctional
institution or a local detention facility.
   (j) "Health facility" means a licensed health facility as defined
in Sections 1250, 1250.2, and 1250.3.
   (k) "Health officer" or "local health officer" includes his or her
designee.