Plain English Breakdown
The official text states that stakeholder input is required before using bulletins to enforce rules, which was added for clarity in the 'what_it_does' section.
Suicide Prevention Plans for Drug and Alcohol Recovery Facilities
This law requires licensed recovery facilities and certified programs in California to create written plans to prevent suicide.
What This Bill Does
- Requires licensed alcohol or drug treatment facilities to develop a suicide prevention plan.
- Requires certified alcohol or drug programs to include a suicide prevention plan in their operation manual.
- Allows the Department of Health Care Services to use letters or bulletins to enforce these rules while waiting for formal regulations, after getting input from stakeholders.
- Sets a deadline of January 1, 2031, for the department to create official regulations on this topic.
- Makes a technical change to existing laws about how long it takes to reinstate a suspended facility license.
Who It Names or Affects
- Licensed adult alcohol or drug recovery and treatment facilities providing residential nonmedical services.
- Certified alcohol or other drug programs regulated by the state.
- The State Department of Health Care Services, which must create rules to enforce these plans.
Terms To Know
- Licensed facility
- A residential building that provides nonmedical recovery services and holds a government license to operate.
- Certified program
- An alcohol or drug treatment service approved by the state department, which must keep policies in an operation manual.
- Promulgate regulations
- The official process of creating and publishing formal rules that everyone must follow.
Limits and Unknowns
- The specific details of the suicide prevention plans are not listed in this text.
- Formal written rules will not be finished until January 1, 2031 at the latest.
- This bill does not change how medical services or hospitals handle these issues.