Section 1648 Of Chapter 4.75. Human Milk From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 4.75.
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. (a) A hospital that collects, processes, stores, or
distributes human milk collected from a mother exclusively for her
own child shall comply with the most current standards established
for the collection, processing, storage, or distribution of human
milk by the Human Milk Banking Association of North America until or
unless the department approves alternative standards.
(b) A hospital shall be exempt from the requirements of Chapter
4.1 (commencing with Section 1635) for the purpose of collecting,
processing, storing, or distributing human milk collected from a
mother exclusively for her own child.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no screening tests
shall be required to be performed on human milk collected from a
mother exclusively for her own child.
(d) The department shall assess hospital processes for collecting,
processing, storing, or distributing human milk pursuant to its
current practice, as required by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section
1250).
(e) This section does not apply to any hospital that collects,
processes, stores, or distributes milk from human milk banks or other
outside sources.