How to use it
The box at the top searches 161 documents listed by California's Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), formerly OSHPD: 45 code application notices, 52 policy intent notices, 8 advisory guides and manuals, 25 forms and applications, and 31 testing, fire and life safety, plan review and clinic lists. Results appear as you type, closest match first, and each one links to the document on HCAI's own website.
- a policy intent notice
- a code application notice
- a form number, old or new style
- a topic
- a topic
- a pasted comment
- A number can be typed loosely:
CAN 2-108,can 2 108andCAN2-108all find the same notice. - When a pasted comment names a notice or a form, that document is listed first.
- Leave the box empty to browse the whole list by type.
What it does and does not do
It suggests where to look. It does not interpret a regulation, answer a plan review comment or tell you what HCAI will accept. Open the document, read it, and decide with your project's reviewer.
Matching is by the words in each document's number and title, plus common trade terms for the same thing, so ACD finds the amended construction document notices and form. It does not search inside the documents.
The kinds of document
- Code Application Notices are numbered
CAN, then the part of Title 24 and the section they apply:CAN 2-108is about section 108 of Part 2, the building code. Many are reissued for each code edition, and each edition is linked separately. - Policy Intent Notices are numbered
PINand state HCAI's policy on one subject. - Forms are numbered
HCAI-OSH. The olderOSH-FDnumbers find the same forms. - Advisory guides, TIO packages and reminder lists have no numbers of their own and are found by topic.
Questions
Is this an official HCAI or OSHPD website?
No. Calcitect is an independent site and is not affiliated with the Department of Health Care Access and Information or the State of California. It is an index: every link opens the document on the HCAI website.
Is OSHPD the same as HCAI?
Yes. The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) became the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI). Many documents and form numbers still carry the OSHPD name, so both are searched here.
Will it tell me how to respond to a plan review comment?
No. It suggests which HCAI notices, guides and forms are likely to be relevant so you know where to start reading. The answer is in the documents and with your reviewer.
Why does one notice have several links?
HCAI reissues many code application notices for each code edition. Each link is labelled with the edition it is listed under.
Why are rescinded notices listed?
Older comments, drawings and letters still cite them. They are marked with the date HCAI gives, and where HCAI points to a replacement it is shown.
Is what I type or paste sent anywhere?
No. The search runs in your browser against a list that loads with the page. Nothing you type is sent to Calcitect or anyone else.
Reference finders
- DSA forms & publications finderType a topic or a number, or paste a plan check comment, and see which DSA documents to open.
Calculators
- Feet & inches calculatorAdd, subtract, multiply and divide feet, inches and fractions. Free, nothing to install.
- Decimal feet to feet & inches converterType a length in any one box: decimal feet, feet and inches, inches or millimeters. The other three fill in.
- Roof pitch & rafter length calculatorEnter any two of pitch, rise, run and diagonal. The other two fill in.
- Stair calculatorEnter the floor-to-floor rise to get risers, treads, total run and stringer length.
- Circle & arc calculatorEnter a diameter for circumference and area. Add an angle for arc length and chord.
- Square footage & volume calculatorEnter length and width for area. Add a height for volume, cubic yards and wall area.
- Stud & on-center spacing calculatorEnter a length and a spacing to get the member count, the last bay and the equal spacing.
- Concrete calculatorPick slab, footing, wall or round column, type the size in feet and inches, and get cubic yards and bags.
- Slope converterType a slope as inches per foot, percent, degrees or a ratio. The other three fill in.
- Gravel, sand, soil & mulch calculatorPick the material, type the length, width and depth, and get cubic yards and approximate tons.
- Drawing scale calculatorEnter a scale and a length to convert it, or a drawn length and its real size to find the scale.