BILL ANALYSIS
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Date of Hearing: May 12, 2010
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Felipe Fuentes, Chair
AB 2221 (Beall) - As Amended: April 27, 2010
Policy Committee: Health Vote:18 -
0
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable:
SUMMARY
This bill expands the types of facilities licensed by the
Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (DADP) to include any
facility, which does not have a health facility license, but is
nationally accredited and uses a multidisciplinary team,
including physicians, to provide residential treatment services
for people with substance abuse problems.
FISCAL EFFECT
Costs associated with this legislation should be minor and
absorbable within existing resources.
COMMENTS
1)Purpose . DADP discovered that it lacked the statutory
authority to license residential facilities where a physician
was available to provide care. Because of this lack of
authority, the author notes, that DADP began informing these
facilities that they would lose their licenses if they
continued to provide any medical services. This bill is
intended to provide DADP with the necessary expanded licensing
authority.
2)DADP licensure authority . DADP licenses residential treatment
facilities to provide nonmedical services to individuals who
are working to overcome their addiction to alcohol or other
drugs. According to DADP, these services include education,
group, or individual sessions, recovery or treatment planning,
and, detoxification services. In addition, a licensed
treatment facility may offer individualized services, such as
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vocational and employment search training, community volunteer
opportunities, new skills training, peer support, social and
recreational activities, and information about and referral to
appropriate community services.
3)Related Legislation . AB 1055 (Chesbro), in 2009, proposed
expanding the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (DADP)
licensure authority for alcohol and drug treatment facilities
to include 24-hour facilities that do not require a health
facility license. That bill was held on this committee's
Suspense File.
Analysis Prepared by : Julie Salley-Gray / APPR. / (916)
319-2081