Plain English Breakdown
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Setting Care Standards for Certified Drug Programs
This law requires the state health department to set minimum care standards based on medical guidelines for certified alcohol and drug programs.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the Department of Health Care Services to adopt ASAM treatment criteria or an equal evidence-based standard as the minimum level of care for certified programs.
- Mandates that certified programs must maintain these standards for all levels of care they provide.
- Allows the department to use bulletins and instructions to explain rules before formal regulations are written.
- Sets a deadline requiring the adoption of official regulations by January 1, 2027.
Who It Names or Affects
- The State Department of Health Care Services
- Alcohol or other drug programs certified by the state
Terms To Know
- ASAM treatment criteria
- Guidelines created by the American Society of Addiction Medicine that define how to treat substance use disorders.
- Evidence-based standard
- A rule or method supported by scientific research and proven results.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official effective date is not listed in the provided text.
- Specific details of how programs must meet these standards will be defined later through regulations due January 1, 2027.