In the State of California, Department of Public Health Laws and Regulations Relating to Organized Camps, the following reference is made: “An accepted reference for these operating procedures are the following chapters of the Accreditation Standards for Camp Programs and Services” (CA, 2008. p.8). The influence of the ACA is so well known that the State of California has adopted many of its standards into laws. Regarding basic staffing requirements, I found two requirements by law, which are also found in the ACA standards. Citing the California Health and Safety Code, camps must first have a "'Health Supervisor' [i.e.] a person who is a physician, nurse practitioner, registered nurse licensed under Division 2 of the Business and Health Code professions or a person trained in accordance with section 1596.866 of the Health and Safety Code” (CA, 2008 p. 5). Legally camps have four options for administering their health programs: a doctor, a registered nurse, a registered nurse or a nurse trained under the section above. Section 1596.866 of the California Health and Safety Code is a very detailed section of law written primarily for day care centers and regulates that a person has at least 15 hours of first aid training, plus an additional hour of training on pediatric first aid, pediatric CPR and practices for the management of infectious diseases and the prevention of childhood injuries. After January 1, 2016 this individual will also need an additional hour of training in pediatric nutrition. HW.1.1-HW.1.4 of the ACA standards reads similarly, with the exception that the ACA only approves a licensed physician or registered nurse. There is the small exception of a written agreement between a doctor or...... middle of paper ......tion to help them make their fields safer and healthier, but trends will offer opportunities to develop "best practices"'” (2008, p. 270). References: Accreditation Standards for Camp Programs and Services (2012) Martinsville, IN: American Camp Association. Barst, B., Bialeschki, D. M., & Comstock, D. R. (2007). Healthy fields: Initial lessons on disease and injury from a longitudinal study [Electronic version]. Journal of experiential education. 30(3). 267-270. State laws on cardiac arrest and defibrillators. (2013). Retrieved January 15, 2014, from: http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/laws-on-cardiac-arrest-and-defibrillators-aeds.aspxState of California, Department of Public Health. (2008). Laws and regulations relating to organized camps. Sacramento, California: Author. Located at: http://www.acacamps.org/sites/default/files/images/norcal/campcodes-08.08.pdf