ATTACHMENT A
Assembly Bill No. 2081
Passed the Assembly May 16, 2024
Chief Clerk of the Assembly
Passed the Senate August 20, 2024
Secretary of the Senate
This bill w as recei ved by the Go vernor this day
of , 2024, at o’clock m.
Private Secretary of the Governor
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An act to add Section 11831.5 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to substance abuse treatment.
legislative counsel’s digest
AB 2081, Davies. Substance ab use: reco very and treatment programs.
Existing law grants the State Department of Health Care Services the sole authority in state government to license adult alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities. The department is authorized to issue a license to specified types of facilities if certain criteria are met. Existing law requires licensees to report specified events and incidents to the department, including, among others, the death of a resident at a licensed facility. Existing law authorizes the department to investigate allegations of violations of governing law and take action upon a finding of a violation, as specified.
This bill would require an operator of a licensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment f acility or certified alcohol or other drug program to include on its internet website and intak e form paperw ork a disclosure that an indi vidual may check the internet website of the State Department of Health Care Services to confirm whether the facility’s license or program’s certification has been placed in probationary status, been subject to a temporary suspension order, been revoked, or the operator has been gi ven a notice of operation in violation of law. The bill would require the disclosure to include a link to the department’ s internet website that contains the Probationary Status, Temporary Suspension Order, Revoked and Notice of Operation in Violation of La w Program List. The bill w ould authorize a violation of this requirement to be subject to penalty imposed by the department.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 11831.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
11831.5. (a) An operator of a licensed alcoholism or drug abuse reco very or treatment f acility, as defined in Section 96 — 2 — AB 2081
11834.02, or a certified alcohol or other drug program shall include on its internet website and intake form paperwork a disclosure that an individual may check the internet website of the Department of Health Care Services to confirm whether the f acility’s license or program’s certification has been placed in probationary status, been subject to a temporary suspension order , been re voked, or the operator has been gi ven a notice of operation in violation of law. The disclosure shall include a link to the department’s internet website that contains the Probationary Status, Temporary Suspension Order, Revoked and Notice of Operation in Violation of Law Program List.
(b) A violation of subdivision (a) shall be subject to penalty by the department pursuant to Section 11831.7.
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Approved , 2024
Governor