CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1696Introduced by Assembly Member SanchezFebruary 17, 2023 An act to add Section 11831.66 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to recovery residences. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1696, as introduced, Sanchez. Sober Living Accountability Act.Existing law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to license and regulate facilities that provide residential nonmedical services to adults who are recovering from problems related to alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug misuse or abuse, and who need alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug recovery treatment or detoxification services. Existing law also requires the department to implement a voluntary certification procedure for alcohol and other drug treatment recovery services. Existing law also defines a recovery residence as a residential dwelling that provides primary housing for individuals who seek a cooperative living arrangement that supports personal recovery from a substance use disorder and that does not require licensure pursuant to those provisions or does not provide licensable services.This bill would require a treatment provider, as defined, that is operated, funded, or licensed by the state to only provide referrals to certified recovery residences, which the bill would define to mean a recovery residence that has been certified by a nonprofit entity approved by the department to certify those residences. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 11831.66 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:11831.66. (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Sober Living Accountability Act.(b) (1) A treatment provider that is operated, funded, or licensed by the state shall only provide referrals to certified recovery residences.(2) The following definitions apply for purposes of this section: (A) Certified recovery residence means a recovery residence, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 11833.05, that is certified by a nonprofit entity approved by the department to certify recovery residences.(B) Treatment provider means a licensed treatment facility or a certified treatment program.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1696Introduced by Assembly Member SanchezFebruary 17, 2023 An act to add Section 11831.66 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to recovery residences. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1696, as introduced, Sanchez. Sober Living Accountability Act.Existing law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to license and regulate facilities that provide residential nonmedical services to adults who are recovering from problems related to alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug misuse or abuse, and who need alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug recovery treatment or detoxification services. Existing law also requires the department to implement a voluntary certification procedure for alcohol and other drug treatment recovery services. Existing law also defines a recovery residence as a residential dwelling that provides primary housing for individuals who seek a cooperative living arrangement that supports personal recovery from a substance use disorder and that does not require licensure pursuant to those provisions or does not provide licensable services.This bill would require a treatment provider, as defined, that is operated, funded, or licensed by the state to only provide referrals to certified recovery residences, which the bill would define to mean a recovery residence that has been certified by a nonprofit entity approved by the department to certify those residences. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1696
Introduced by Assembly Member SanchezFebruary 17, 2023
Introduced by Assembly Member Sanchez
February 17, 2023
An act to add Section 11831.66 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to recovery residences.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1696, as introduced, Sanchez. Sober Living Accountability Act.
Existing law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to license and regulate facilities that provide residential nonmedical services to adults who are recovering from problems related to alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug misuse or abuse, and who need alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug recovery treatment or detoxification services. Existing law also requires the department to implement a voluntary certification procedure for alcohol and other drug treatment recovery services. Existing law also defines a recovery residence as a residential dwelling that provides primary housing for individuals who seek a cooperative living arrangement that supports personal recovery from a substance use disorder and that does not require licensure pursuant to those provisions or does not provide licensable services.This bill would require a treatment provider, as defined, that is operated, funded, or licensed by the state to only provide referrals to certified recovery residences, which the bill would define to mean a recovery residence that has been certified by a nonprofit entity approved by the department to certify those residences.
Existing law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to license and regulate facilities that provide residential nonmedical services to adults who are recovering from problems related to alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug misuse or abuse, and who need alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug recovery treatment or detoxification services. Existing law also requires the department to implement a voluntary certification procedure for alcohol and other drug treatment recovery services. Existing law also defines a recovery residence as a residential dwelling that provides primary housing for individuals who seek a cooperative living arrangement that supports personal recovery from a substance use disorder and that does not require licensure pursuant to those provisions or does not provide licensable services.
This bill would require a treatment provider, as defined, that is operated, funded, or licensed by the state to only provide referrals to certified recovery residences, which the bill would define to mean a recovery residence that has been certified by a nonprofit entity approved by the department to certify those residences.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 11831.66 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:11831.66. (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Sober Living Accountability Act.(b) (1) A treatment provider that is operated, funded, or licensed by the state shall only provide referrals to certified recovery residences.(2) The following definitions apply for purposes of this section: (A) Certified recovery residence means a recovery residence, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 11833.05, that is certified by a nonprofit entity approved by the department to certify recovery residences.(B) Treatment provider means a licensed treatment facility or a certified treatment program.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 11831.66 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:11831.66. (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Sober Living Accountability Act.(b) (1) A treatment provider that is operated, funded, or licensed by the state shall only provide referrals to certified recovery residences.(2) The following definitions apply for purposes of this section: (A) Certified recovery residence means a recovery residence, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 11833.05, that is certified by a nonprofit entity approved by the department to certify recovery residences.(B) Treatment provider means a licensed treatment facility or a certified treatment program.
SECTION 1. Section 11831.66 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
11831.66. (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Sober Living Accountability Act.(b) (1) A treatment provider that is operated, funded, or licensed by the state shall only provide referrals to certified recovery residences.(2) The following definitions apply for purposes of this section: (A) Certified recovery residence means a recovery residence, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 11833.05, that is certified by a nonprofit entity approved by the department to certify recovery residences.(B) Treatment provider means a licensed treatment facility or a certified treatment program.
11831.66. (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Sober Living Accountability Act.(b) (1) A treatment provider that is operated, funded, or licensed by the state shall only provide referrals to certified recovery residences.(2) The following definitions apply for purposes of this section: (A) Certified recovery residence means a recovery residence, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 11833.05, that is certified by a nonprofit entity approved by the department to certify recovery residences.(B) Treatment provider means a licensed treatment facility or a certified treatment program.
11831.66. (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Sober Living Accountability Act.(b) (1) A treatment provider that is operated, funded, or licensed by the state shall only provide referrals to certified recovery residences.(2) The following definitions apply for purposes of this section: (A) Certified recovery residence means a recovery residence, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 11833.05, that is certified by a nonprofit entity approved by the department to certify recovery residences.(B) Treatment provider means a licensed treatment facility or a certified treatment program.
11831.66. (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Sober Living Accountability Act.
(b) (1) A treatment provider that is operated, funded, or licensed by the state shall only provide referrals to certified recovery residences.
(2) The following definitions apply for purposes of this section:
(A) Certified recovery residence means a recovery residence, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 11833.05, that is certified by a nonprofit entity approved by the department to certify recovery residences.
(B) Treatment provider means a licensed treatment facility or a certified treatment program.