Health Policy
The governor also signed:
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SB 1379 by Senate Pro Tempore Don Perata (D-Oakland), which will create a statewide program to test volunteers' blood, urine and other bodily fluids for pesticides, mercury, lead, flame retardants and other chemicals. The Department of Health Services will administer the program (Bill text, 9/29); and
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SB 1661 by Sen. Dave Cox (R-Roseville), under which state regulators can grant extensions of up to two years for hospitals to comply with state seismic safety standards in some cases (Bill text, 9/8).