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California Labor Code Section 50.8

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The department shall develop a long range program for
upgrading and expanding the resources of the State of California in
the area of occupational health and medicine.  The program shall
include a contractual agreement with the University of California for
the creation of occupational health centers affiliated with regional
schools of medicine and public health.  One such occupational health
center shall be situated in the northern part of the state and one
in the southern part.  The primary function of these occupational
health centers shall be the training of occupational physicians and
nurses, toxicologists, epidemiologists, and industrial hygienists.
In addition, the centers shall serve as referral centers for
occupational illnesses and shall engage in research on the causes,
diagnosis, and prevention of occupational illnesses.
   The centers shall also inform the Division of Occupational Safety
and Health Administration of the Department of Industrial Relations,
State Department of Health Services, and the Department of Food and
Agriculture of their clinical and research findings.

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