AB 395, as amended, Fox. Alcoholism and drug abuse treatment facilities.
Existing law requires the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs to license adult alcoholism and drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities, as defined.
This bill would include in the definition of alcoholism and drug abuse recovery and treatment facilities a premises, place, or building that does not require a health facility license and that provides a program, accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting organization, that uses a multidisciplinary teambegin insert, as specified,end insert to provide 24-hour residential medical services to adults who are recovering from problems related to alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug misuse or abuse and who need alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug recovery treatment or detoxification services.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 11834.02 of the Health and Safety Code
2 is amended to read:
(a) As used in this chapter, “alcoholism or drug
4abuse recovery or treatment facility” or “facility” means either of
5the following:
6(1) A premises, place, or building that provides 24-hour
7residential nonmedical services to adults who are recovering from
8problems related to alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug misuse or
9abuse, and who need alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug recovery
10treatment or detoxification services.
11(2) A premises, place, or building that does not require a health
12facility license and that provides a program, accredited by a
13nationally recognized accrediting
organization, that uses a
14multidisciplinary teambegin insert, which includes a physician knowledgeable
15about addiction medicine,end insert to provide 24-hour residential medical
16services to adults who are recovering from problems related to
17alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug misuse or abuse and who need
18alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug recovery treatment or
19detoxification services.
20(b) As used in this chapter, “adults” includes, but is not limited
21to, all of the following:
22(1) Mothers over 18 years of age and their children.
23(2) Emancipated minors, which may include, but is not limited
24to, mothers under 18 years of age and their children.
25(c) As used in this chapter, “emancipated minors” means
26persons under 18 years of age who have acquired emancipation
27status pursuant to Section 7002 of the Family Code.
28(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), an alcoholism or drug
29abuse recovery or treatment facility may serve adolescents upon
30the issuance of a waiver granted by the department pursuant to
31regulations adopted under subdivision (c) of Section 11834.50.
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