Health & Saf. Code, § 120500 · Chapter 1. Prevention and Control

Health & Saf. Code, § 120500

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As used in the Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Act (Section 27) “venereal diseases” means syphilis, gonorrhea, chancroid, lymphopathia venereum, granuloma inguinale, and chlamydia.

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History

Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 835, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.

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Health and Safety Code

Health & Saf. Code, § 27Printed as Section 27

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