CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2081Introduced by Assembly Member DaviesFebruary 05, 2024 An act to add Section 11831.10 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to substance abuse treatment. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2081, as introduced, Davies. Substance abuse: recovery and treatment programs.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. The department is authorized to issue a license to specified types of facilities if certain criteria are met. Existing law requires licensees to report specified events and incidents to the department, including, among others, the death of a resident at a licensed facility. Existing law authorizes the department to investigate allegations of violations of governing law and take action upon a finding of a violation, as specified.This bill would require an operator of a licensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility or certified alcohol or other drug program to include a disclosure on its internet website if a legal, disciplinary, or other enforcement action has been brought by the department and the facility or program was determined to be in violation. The bill would require the internet website disclosure to include the date and nature of the violation. The bill would impose a $2,500 civil penalty for failure to comply with the internet website posting requirement.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 11831.10 is added to the Health and Safety Code, immediately following Section 11831.9, to read:11831.10. (a) An operator of a licensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility, as defined in Section 11834.02, or a certified alcohol or other drug program shall include a disclosure on its internet website if a legal, disciplinary, or other enforcement action has been brought by the department and the facility or program has been determined through that action to be in violation of this chapter. The disclosure shall include the date of the violation and nature of the violation.(b) A violation of subdivision (a) shall be subject to a two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) civil penalty.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2081Introduced by Assembly Member DaviesFebruary 05, 2024 An act to add Section 11831.10 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to substance abuse treatment. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2081, as introduced, Davies. Substance abuse: recovery and treatment programs.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. The department is authorized to issue a license to specified types of facilities if certain criteria are met. Existing law requires licensees to report specified events and incidents to the department, including, among others, the death of a resident at a licensed facility. Existing law authorizes the department to investigate allegations of violations of governing law and take action upon a finding of a violation, as specified.This bill would require an operator of a licensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility or certified alcohol or other drug program to include a disclosure on its internet website if a legal, disciplinary, or other enforcement action has been brought by the department and the facility or program was determined to be in violation. The bill would require the internet website disclosure to include the date and nature of the violation. The bill would impose a $2,500 civil penalty for failure to comply with the internet website posting requirement.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2081
Introduced by Assembly Member DaviesFebruary 05, 2024
Introduced by Assembly Member Davies
February 05, 2024
An act to add Section 11831.10 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to substance abuse treatment.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2081, as introduced, Davies. Substance abuse: recovery and treatment programs.
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. The department is authorized to issue a license to specified types of facilities if certain criteria are met. Existing law requires licensees to report specified events and incidents to the department, including, among others, the death of a resident at a licensed facility. Existing law authorizes the department to investigate allegations of violations of governing law and take action upon a finding of a violation, as specified.This bill would require an operator of a licensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility or certified alcohol or other drug program to include a disclosure on its internet website if a legal, disciplinary, or other enforcement action has been brought by the department and the facility or program was determined to be in violation. The bill would require the internet website disclosure to include the date and nature of the violation. The bill would impose a $2,500 civil penalty for failure to comply with the internet website posting requirement.
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. The department is authorized to issue a license to specified types of facilities if certain criteria are met. Existing law requires licensees to report specified events and incidents to the department, including, among others, the death of a resident at a licensed facility. Existing law authorizes the department to investigate allegations of violations of governing law and take action upon a finding of a violation, as specified.
This bill would require an operator of a licensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility or certified alcohol or other drug program to include a disclosure on its internet website if a legal, disciplinary, or other enforcement action has been brought by the department and the facility or program was determined to be in violation. The bill would require the internet website disclosure to include the date and nature of the violation. The bill would impose a $2,500 civil penalty for failure to comply with the internet website posting requirement.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 11831.10 is added to the Health and Safety Code, immediately following Section 11831.9, to read:11831.10. (a) An operator of a licensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility, as defined in Section 11834.02, or a certified alcohol or other drug program shall include a disclosure on its internet website if a legal, disciplinary, or other enforcement action has been brought by the department and the facility or program has been determined through that action to be in violation of this chapter. The disclosure shall include the date of the violation and nature of the violation.(b) A violation of subdivision (a) shall be subject to a two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) civil penalty.
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 11831.10 is added to the Health and Safety Code, immediately following Section 11831.9, to read:11831.10. (a) An operator of a licensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility, as defined in Section 11834.02, or a certified alcohol or other drug program shall include a disclosure on its internet website if a legal, disciplinary, or other enforcement action has been brought by the department and the facility or program has been determined through that action to be in violation of this chapter. The disclosure shall include the date of the violation and nature of the violation.(b) A violation of subdivision (a) shall be subject to a two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) civil penalty.
SECTION 1. Section 11831.10 is added to the Health and Safety Code, immediately following Section 11831.9, to read:
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11831.10. (a) An operator of a licensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility, as defined in Section 11834.02, or a certified alcohol or other drug program shall include a disclosure on its internet website if a legal, disciplinary, or other enforcement action has been brought by the department and the facility or program has been determined through that action to be in violation of this chapter. The disclosure shall include the date of the violation and nature of the violation.(b) A violation of subdivision (a) shall be subject to a two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) civil penalty.
11831.10. (a) An operator of a licensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility, as defined in Section 11834.02, or a certified alcohol or other drug program shall include a disclosure on its internet website if a legal, disciplinary, or other enforcement action has been brought by the department and the facility or program has been determined through that action to be in violation of this chapter. The disclosure shall include the date of the violation and nature of the violation.(b) A violation of subdivision (a) shall be subject to a two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) civil penalty.
11831.10. (a) An operator of a licensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility, as defined in Section 11834.02, or a certified alcohol or other drug program shall include a disclosure on its internet website if a legal, disciplinary, or other enforcement action has been brought by the department and the facility or program has been determined through that action to be in violation of this chapter. The disclosure shall include the date of the violation and nature of the violation.(b) A violation of subdivision (a) shall be subject to a two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) civil penalty.
11831.10. (a) An operator of a licensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility, as defined in Section 11834.02, or a certified alcohol or other drug program shall include a disclosure on its internet website if a legal, disciplinary, or other enforcement action has been brought by the department and the facility or program has been determined through that action to be in violation of this chapter. The disclosure shall include the date of the violation and nature of the violation.
(b) A violation of subdivision (a) shall be subject to a two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) civil penalty.