Body The purpose of BHS Practice Guidelines is to aid in the development and support of a standard of care that is guided by research and evidenced based practices. It is the policy of BHS to maintain a process to develop, adopt and implement Practice Guidelines in order to continuously improve...

Body The purpose of the UST program is to ensure that hazardous materials stored in underground tanks are not released into the environment. The Hazardous Materials Surveillance Section of the Environmental Health Division oversees the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Program in most cities in Orange County, with the exception of Anaheim...

Body LPS Outpatient Designation Process Training In-Person Process For Outpatient BHS Programs, please read the instructions first. 5150/5585 Initial LPS Outpatient Designation Instructions OR 5150/5585 Re-Designation LPS Outpatient Designation Instructions Mock vignettes for 5150 and 5585 if needed as part of Re-Designation process For Correctional Health Services (CHS), please read the...

Body Orange County Immunization Coalition (OCIC) meets bi-monthly on the 2nd Wednesday every other month from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m via webinar. Meetings / Presentations as of February 2, 2026 January 14, 2026 From Pregnancy to Protection: Community - Led Perinatal Immunization Education & Perinatal Hepatitis B and the Hepatitis...

Body About Pulmonary Disease Services (Tuberculosis Control) Healthcare providers and laboratories are required to report confirmed or suspected active TB disease in an Orange County resident to Orange County TB Control within one (1) working day. Orange County Tuberculosis (TB) Control also has a full-service clinic in Santa Ana for TB...

Body Behavioral Health Services General Policies and Procedures Care and Treatment Policy Client Rights Human Resources Administration Information Management Quality Improvement Compliance Plans Medi-Cal Managed Care I. Care and Treatment Policy Title Number Last Revised Access to Specialty Mental Health Services for out of County Beneficiaries 01.01.01 8/3/16 Presumptive Transfer (AB...

Body All County clients have certain rights with respect to their privacy. Your Protected Health Information, or PHI, is covered by HIPAA, and a variety of other state and federal laws. These laws require us to provide clients with a copy of our Notice of Privacy Practices if we are your...

Body Program Description We are a Public Health Nurse visitation program for prenatal and parenting women, focused on women who have substance use disorder and/or HIV infection. The program also provides nurse visits to Medically High-Risk Newborns (MHRN).  Program Goals To address pregnancy concerns To educate about managing health conditions To...

Body ***OCEMS Does not offer on-site / in-person appointments for EMT Certification / Licensing*** ***The entire EMT application process can be completed online*** ***Any questions may be directed to the EMS Licensing Desk at emslicensing@ochca.com *** Online Licensing Orange County EMS provides applications for each of the licensing levels through our...