Plain English Breakdown
The official summary contains conflicting phrasing ('facilities, programs, and residences' vs 'facilities and programs'), but both versions are present in the source text.
AB-1879: Reporting Data for Substance Use Treatment and Housing
This law requires certain substance use treatment facilities, programs, and recovery residences to send yearly data about their clients to the state starting in January 2028.
What This Bill Does
- Requires licensed alcohol or drug treatment facilities, certified programs, and recovery residences to submit annual reports by January 1, 2028.
- Asks these entities to report the number of people receiving services or living there and how long they stay.
- Mandates that reported data match existing state systems for tracking treatment outcomes and availability.
- Requires the Department of Health Care Services to collect this information and publish an annual summary online.
- States that all reports must remove any details that could identify specific individuals.
Who It Names or Affects
- Licensed alcohol or drug recovery facilities in California.
- Certified substance use treatment programs not already under state contract.
- Recovery residences, such as sober living homes, connected to these providers.
- The State Department of Health Care Services.
Terms To Know
- Department
- The California Department of Health Care Services that oversees treatment programs.
- Recovery residences
- Housing facilities, like sober living homes, for people recovering from substance use.
- California Outcomes Measurement System Treatment (COMST)
- An existing state system that collects data on treatment results and capacity.
Limits and Unknowns
- The law does not apply to entities already contracted with the department or providing Medi-Cal services.
- It clarifies that facilities already reporting through COMST do not have new reporting duties added by this bill.
- The text does not specify penalties for failing to submit the required data.