Section 12996.5 Of Article 12. Penalties And Injunctive Relief From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 12.
12996.5
. (a) For the purposes of this chapter:
(1) "Office" means the Office of Environmental Health Hazard
Assessment.
(2) "Department" means the Department of Pesticide Regulation.
(3) "Certified Unified Program Agency" or "CUPA" means the agency
certified by the Secretary for Environmental Protection to implement
the unified program specified in Chapter 6.11 (commencing with
Section 25404) of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code within a
jurisdiction.
(4) "Agency" means the California Environmental Protection Agency.
(5) "Nonoccupational" means that the person exposed to the
pesticide was not at the time of the exposure performing work as an
employee.
(6) "Acute" means a medical condition that involves a sudden onset
of symptoms due to an illness, injury, or other medical problem that
requires prompt medical attention and that has a limited duration.
(7) "Uncompensated medical care" means the cost of care not
covered by any other program, including, but not limited to
copayments for medical insurance, Healthy Families Program, or
Medi-Cal. Reimbursed medical costs shall not exceed 125 percent of
the Medi-Cal reimbursement rates.
(b) The exposure of each person to a pesticide resulting from the
violation of Section 12972 or 12973, or any regulation adopted
pursuant to Section 12976, 12981, or 14005, that causes acute
illnesses or injury, shall constitute a separate violation of the
statute or regulation.