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SB-83 • 2026

State Department of Health Care Services: substance abuse treatment: disclosures.

State Department of Health Care Services: substance abuse treatment: disclosures.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Umberg
Last action
2025-10-06
Official status
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 402, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Disclosures

This law requires the Department of Health Care Services to clearly mark on its website that certain notices given to recovery residences for specific violations are not included in a list of probationary statuses, temporary suspensions, revocations, and violation notices. It also mandates posting summaries of each violation issued by the department.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Department of Health Care Services to clearly mark on its website that certain notices given to recovery residences for specific violations are not included in a list of probationary statuses, temporary suspensions, revocations, and violation notices.
  • Requires the Department to post summaries of each violation issued by the department on its website.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The State Department of Health Care Services
  • Operators and residents of alcoholism or drug abuse recovery facilities

Terms To Know

Probationary Status
A condition where a facility's license is under review due to potential issues.
Temporary Suspension Order
An order that temporarily stops a facility from operating while an investigation takes place.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact font or location on the website where notices must be marked.
  • It is unclear how summaries of violations will be formatted and presented on the department's website.

Bill History

  1. 2025-10-06 California Legislative Information

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 402, Statutes of 2025.

  2. 2025-10-06 California Legislative Information

    Approved by the Governor.

  3. 2025-09-22 California Legislative Information

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

  4. 2025-09-11 California Legislative Information

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2879.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. 2025-09-10 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. 2025-09-10 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3175.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. 2025-09-02 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. 2025-08-29 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29).

  9. 2025-07-16 California Legislative Information

    July 16 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  10. 2025-07-03 California Legislative Information

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. 2025-07-02 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 1).

  12. 2025-06-05 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  13. 2025-05-28 California Legislative Information

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  14. 2025-05-27 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1240.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  15. 2025-05-06 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. 2025-05-05 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  17. 2025-04-25 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing May 5.

  18. 2025-04-24 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 868.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. 2025-04-03 California Legislative Information

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  20. 2025-04-02 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 23.

  21. 2025-04-01 California Legislative Information

    April 9 hearing postponed by committee.

  22. 2025-03-28 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 9.

  23. 2025-03-26 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  24. 2025-03-17 California Legislative Information

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  25. 2025-01-29 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

  26. 2025-01-21 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 17.

  27. 2025-01-17 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 83, Umberg.
State Department of Health Care Services: substance abuse treatment: disclosures.
Existing law grants the State Department of Health Care Services the sole authority in state government to license adult alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities and authorizes the department to issue a license to specified types of facilities if certain criteria are met. Existing law requires an operator of a licensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility or certified alcohol or other drug program to include on its internet website and intake form paperwork a disclosure that an individual may check the internet website of the department to confirm whether the facility’s license or program’s certification has been placed in probationary status, been subject to a temporary suspension order, been revoked, or the operator has been given a notice of operation in violation of law. Existing law requires the disclosure to include a link to the department’s
internet website that contains the Probationary Status, Temporary Suspension Order, Revoked and Notice of Operation in Violation of Law Program List.
This bill would require the department to indicate on its internet website containing the above-described list, in a location and font that is easy to see and read, that notices to recovery residences issued for a specified violation are not included in that list. The bill would also require the department to post on its internet website, in a specified manner, an identification and summary of each violation the department has issued for the above-described facilities and programs. The bill would require the department to implement this requirement to protect the public it serves by providing sufficient information regarding those who violate the state laws it administers without posting information that violates privacy rights and protections provided by state or federal law.

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