1797.191
. (a) The authority shall establish minimum standards for
the training in pediatric first aid, pediatric cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR), and preventive health practices required by
Section 1596.866.
(b) (1) The authority shall establish a process for the ongoing
review and approval of training programs in pediatric first aid,
pediatric CPR, and preventive health practices as specified in
paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1596.866 to ensure that
those programs meet the minimum standards established pursuant to
subdivision (a). The authority shall charge fees equal to its costs
incurred for the pediatric first aid and pediatric CPR training
standards program and for the ongoing review and approval of these
programs.
(2) The authority shall establish, in consultation with experts in
pediatric first aid, pediatric CPR, and preventive health practices,
a process to ensure the quality of the training programs, including,
but not limited to, a method for assessing the appropriateness of
the courses and the qualifications of the instructors.
(c) (1) The authority may charge a fee equal to its costs incurred
for the preventive health practices program and for the initial
review and approval and renewal of approval of the program.
(2) If the authority chooses to establish a fee process based on
the use of course completion cards for the preventive health
practices program, the cost shall not exceed seven dollars ($7) per
card for each training participant until January 1, 2001, at which
time the authority may evaluate its administrative costs. After
evaluation of the costs, the authority may establish a new fee scale
for the cards so that revenue does not exceed the costs of the
ongoing review and approval of the preventive health practices
training.
(d) For the purposes of this section, "training programs" means
programs that apply for approval by the authority to provide the
training in pediatric first aid, pediatric CPR, or preventive health
practices as specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section
1596.866. Training programs include all affiliated programs that
also provide any of the authority-approved training required by this
division. "Affiliated programs" means programs that are overseen by
persons or organizations that have an authority-approved training
program in pediatric first aid, pediatric CPR, or preventive health
practices. Affiliated programs also include programs that have
purchased an authority-approved training program in pediatric first
aid, pediatric CPR, or preventive health practices. Training programs
and their affiliated programs shall comply with this division and
with the regulations adopted by the authority pertaining to training
programs in pediatric first aid, pediatric CPR, or preventive health
practices.
(e) The director of the authority may, in accordance with
regulations adopted by the authority, deny, suspend, or revoke any
approval issued under this division or may place any approved program
on probation, upon the finding by the director of the authority of
an imminent threat to the public health and safety as evidenced by
the occurrence of any of the actions listed in subdivision (f).
(f) Any of the following actions shall be considered evidence of a
threat to the public health and safety, and may result in the
denial, suspension, probation, or revocation of a program's approval
or application for approval pursuant to this division.
(1) Fraud.
(2) Incompetence.
(3) The commission of any fraudulent, dishonest, or corrupt act
that is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, and
duties of training program directors and instructors.
(4) Conviction of any crime that is substantially related to the
qualifications, functions, and duties of training program directors
and instructors. The record of conviction or a certified copy of the
record shall be conclusive evidence of the conviction.
(5) Violating or attempting to violate, directly or indirectly, or
assisting in or abetting the violation of, or conspiring to violate,
this division or the regulations promulgated by the authority
pertaining to the review and approval of training programs in
pediatric first aid, pediatric CPR, and preventive health practices
as specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1596.866.
(g) In order to ensure that adequate qualified training programs
are available to provide training in the preventive health practices
course to all persons who are required to have that training, the
authority may, after approval of the Commission on Emergency Medical
Services pursuant to Section 1799.50, establish temporary standards
for training programs for use until permanent standards are adopted
pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of
Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(h) Persons who, prior to the date on which the amendments to this
section enacted in 1998 become operative, have completed a course or
courses in preventive health practices as specified in subparagraph
(C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1596.866, and have
a certificate of completion card for a course or courses in
preventive health practices, or certified copies of transcripts that
identify the number of hours and the specific course or courses taken
for training in preventive health practices shall be deemed to have
met the requirement for training in preventive health practices.