CA SB1495

Excludes certain therapies from "stem cell therapy" definition under FDA regulation, requiring practitioners to only provide FDA-approved notices for unregulated stem cell therapies not meeting federal exemption criteria.

Changes local health emergency review requirements from every 14 days to every 30 days for board of supervisors or city council oversight.

Establishes Deputy Director of Office of Protective Services at State Department of State Hospitals with law enforcement oversight, and creates chief of police services position at each state hospital to handle security and peace-keeping duties.

Replaces annual county mental health services performance contracts with three-year contracts with two possible one-year extensions, allowing department to amend contracts during the contract term.

Authorizes State Department of Public Health to issue licenses to accredited hospices meeting specific criteria, with authority to conduct selective surveys and investigate complaints for substantial noncompliance.