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

Plain English Breakdown

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Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Disclosures

This legislation requires the California Department of Health Care Services to clearly display 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 the department to post detailed summaries of all issued violations.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the Department of Health Care Services to clearly state 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.
• Mandates the department to post detailed summaries of each violation issued to substance abuse treatment facilities and programs on its website.

Who It Names or Affects

• The California Department of Health Care Services
• Operators of licensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities

Terms To Know

Probationary Status

A condition where a facility's license is under review and may be suspended or revoked.

Temporary Suspension Order

An order that temporarily stops a facility from operating due to violations of state laws.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify the exact criteria for which notices are excluded from the list.
• It is unclear how the department will ensure compliance with privacy rights while providing necessary information.

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.

Current Bill Text

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