Amended IN Assembly March 26, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1267Introduced by Assembly Member PellerinFebruary 21, 2025 An act to add Chapter 7.7 (commencing with Section 11834.70) to Part 2 of Division 10.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to substance use disorder. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1267, as amended, Pellerin. Consolidated license and certification.Existing law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to license and regulate adult alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities that provide residential nonmedical services, as specified, and further requires the department to certify and regulate alcohol and other drug programs, as specified. Existing law requires the department to charge various fees for a license or certification.This bill would would, beginning January 1, 2027, require the department to offer a consolidated license and certification that allows the holder to operate more than one facility that requires a license, a program that requires a certification, or a combination thereof, that the holder operates within the same geographic location. This bill would define same geographic location as the physical location where clients are generally colocated, intermingle, reside, or receive services in one building or multiple buildings within 1,000 feet of each other. The bill would require a consolidated license and certification to, among other things, impose the same minimum standards as if an applicant had applied and operated under separate licenses and certification for each of its facilities and programs. The bill would authorize the department to promulgate regulations and impose a charge to implement a consolidated license and certification.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. Chapter 7.7 (commencing with Section 11834.70) is added to Part 2 of Division 10.5 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: CHAPTER 7.7. Consolidated License and Certification11834.70. The Beginning January 1, 2027, the department shall offer a consolidated license and certification that allows the holder to operate more than one of a facility that requires a license, pursuant to Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 11834.01), a program that requires a certification, pursuant to Chapter 7.1 (commencing with Section 11832), or a combination thereof, that the holder operates within the same geographic location.11834.71. For purposes of this chapter, same geographic location means the physical location where clients are generally colocated, intermingle, reside, or receive services in one building or multiple buildings within 1,000 feet of each other.11834.72. (a) The department shall provide a process to obtain and operate under a consolidated license and certification that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:(1) Unified, single application to fully license and certify all of the facilities and programs the applicant operates within the same geographic location that require a license or certification.(2) Streamlined process to review an application for a consolidated license and certification.(3) Unified inspection and oversight of all of the facilities and programs operated under a consolidated license and certification.(4) Minimum standards for a consolidated license and certification that are the same as if an applicant had applied and operated under separate licenses and certification for each of its facilities and programs.(5) Phase-in period for facilities and programs operating under different licenses and certifications to obtain a consolidated license and certification.(b) The department may impose any additional requirements to obtain or operate under a consolidated license and certification that the department determines would eliminate redundancy in the licensing and certification of different facilities and programs within the same geographic location.11834.73. The department shall impose a charge for a consolidated license and certification that is equal to the amount an applicant would pay for the applicable individual licenses and certification for their facilities and programs, but that does not exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the state incident to the activities provided for in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution.11834.74. (1)(a) The department shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this chapter. During the rulemaking process, the department shall include opportunities for stakeholder comment and cooperative workgroups aimed at clarifying geographic criteria, regulatory charges, and the logistics of consolidated inspections.(2)(b) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the department may, if it deems appropriate, implement, interpret, or make specific this chapter by means of provider bulletins, written guidelines, or similar instructions from the department, until regulations are adopted.11834.75. This chapter shall not be deemed to require the applicant or holder of more than one license issued pursuant to Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 11834.01), or certification issued pursuant to Chapter 7.1 (commencing with Section 11832), to seek a consolidated license and certification.
Amended IN Assembly March 26, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1267Introduced by Assembly Member PellerinFebruary 21, 2025 An act to add Chapter 7.7 (commencing with Section 11834.70) to Part 2 of Division 10.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to substance use disorder. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1267, as amended, Pellerin. Consolidated license and certification.Existing law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to license and regulate adult alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities that provide residential nonmedical services, as specified, and further requires the department to certify and regulate alcohol and other drug programs, as specified. Existing law requires the department to charge various fees for a license or certification.This bill would would, beginning January 1, 2027, require the department to offer a consolidated license and certification that allows the holder to operate more than one facility that requires a license, a program that requires a certification, or a combination thereof, that the holder operates within the same geographic location. This bill would define same geographic location as the physical location where clients are generally colocated, intermingle, reside, or receive services in one building or multiple buildings within 1,000 feet of each other. The bill would require a consolidated license and certification to, among other things, impose the same minimum standards as if an applicant had applied and operated under separate licenses and certification for each of its facilities and programs. The bill would authorize the department to promulgate regulations and impose a charge to implement a consolidated license and certification.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 26, 2025
Amended IN Assembly March 26, 2025
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1267
Introduced by Assembly Member PellerinFebruary 21, 2025
Introduced by Assembly Member Pellerin
February 21, 2025
An act to add Chapter 7.7 (commencing with Section 11834.70) to Part 2 of Division 10.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to substance use disorder.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1267, as amended, Pellerin. Consolidated license and certification.
Existing law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to license and regulate adult alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities that provide residential nonmedical services, as specified, and further requires the department to certify and regulate alcohol and other drug programs, as specified. Existing law requires the department to charge various fees for a license or certification.This bill would would, beginning January 1, 2027, require the department to offer a consolidated license and certification that allows the holder to operate more than one facility that requires a license, a program that requires a certification, or a combination thereof, that the holder operates within the same geographic location. This bill would define same geographic location as the physical location where clients are generally colocated, intermingle, reside, or receive services in one building or multiple buildings within 1,000 feet of each other. The bill would require a consolidated license and certification to, among other things, impose the same minimum standards as if an applicant had applied and operated under separate licenses and certification for each of its facilities and programs. The bill would authorize the department to promulgate regulations and impose a charge to implement a consolidated license and certification.
Existing law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to license and regulate adult alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities that provide residential nonmedical services, as specified, and further requires the department to certify and regulate alcohol and other drug programs, as specified. Existing law requires the department to charge various fees for a license or certification.
This bill would would, beginning January 1, 2027, require the department to offer a consolidated license and certification that allows the holder to operate more than one facility that requires a license, a program that requires a certification, or a combination thereof, that the holder operates within the same geographic location. This bill would define same geographic location as the physical location where clients are generally colocated, intermingle, reside, or receive services in one building or multiple buildings within 1,000 feet of each other. The bill would require a consolidated license and certification to, among other things, impose the same minimum standards as if an applicant had applied and operated under separate licenses and certification for each of its facilities and programs. The bill would authorize the department to promulgate regulations and impose a charge to implement a consolidated license and certification.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 7.7 (commencing with Section 11834.70) is added to Part 2 of Division 10.5 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: CHAPTER 7.7. Consolidated License and Certification11834.70. The Beginning January 1, 2027, the department shall offer a consolidated license and certification that allows the holder to operate more than one of a facility that requires a license, pursuant to Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 11834.01), a program that requires a certification, pursuant to Chapter 7.1 (commencing with Section 11832), or a combination thereof, that the holder operates within the same geographic location.11834.71. For purposes of this chapter, same geographic location means the physical location where clients are generally colocated, intermingle, reside, or receive services in one building or multiple buildings within 1,000 feet of each other.11834.72. (a) The department shall provide a process to obtain and operate under a consolidated license and certification that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:(1) Unified, single application to fully license and certify all of the facilities and programs the applicant operates within the same geographic location that require a license or certification.(2) Streamlined process to review an application for a consolidated license and certification.(3) Unified inspection and oversight of all of the facilities and programs operated under a consolidated license and certification.(4) Minimum standards for a consolidated license and certification that are the same as if an applicant had applied and operated under separate licenses and certification for each of its facilities and programs.(5) Phase-in period for facilities and programs operating under different licenses and certifications to obtain a consolidated license and certification.(b) The department may impose any additional requirements to obtain or operate under a consolidated license and certification that the department determines would eliminate redundancy in the licensing and certification of different facilities and programs within the same geographic location.11834.73. The department shall impose a charge for a consolidated license and certification that is equal to the amount an applicant would pay for the applicable individual licenses and certification for their facilities and programs, but that does not exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the state incident to the activities provided for in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution.11834.74. (1)(a) The department shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this chapter. During the rulemaking process, the department shall include opportunities for stakeholder comment and cooperative workgroups aimed at clarifying geographic criteria, regulatory charges, and the logistics of consolidated inspections.(2)(b) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the department may, if it deems appropriate, implement, interpret, or make specific this chapter by means of provider bulletins, written guidelines, or similar instructions from the department, until regulations are adopted.11834.75. This chapter shall not be deemed to require the applicant or holder of more than one license issued pursuant to Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 11834.01), or certification issued pursuant to Chapter 7.1 (commencing with Section 11832), to seek a consolidated license and certification.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 7.7 (commencing with Section 11834.70) is added to Part 2 of Division 10.5 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: CHAPTER 7.7. Consolidated License and Certification11834.70. The Beginning January 1, 2027, the department shall offer a consolidated license and certification that allows the holder to operate more than one of a facility that requires a license, pursuant to Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 11834.01), a program that requires a certification, pursuant to Chapter 7.1 (commencing with Section 11832), or a combination thereof, that the holder operates within the same geographic location.11834.71. For purposes of this chapter, same geographic location means the physical location where clients are generally colocated, intermingle, reside, or receive services in one building or multiple buildings within 1,000 feet of each other.11834.72. (a) The department shall provide a process to obtain and operate under a consolidated license and certification that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:(1) Unified, single application to fully license and certify all of the facilities and programs the applicant operates within the same geographic location that require a license or certification.(2) Streamlined process to review an application for a consolidated license and certification.(3) Unified inspection and oversight of all of the facilities and programs operated under a consolidated license and certification.(4) Minimum standards for a consolidated license and certification that are the same as if an applicant had applied and operated under separate licenses and certification for each of its facilities and programs.(5) Phase-in period for facilities and programs operating under different licenses and certifications to obtain a consolidated license and certification.(b) The department may impose any additional requirements to obtain or operate under a consolidated license and certification that the department determines would eliminate redundancy in the licensing and certification of different facilities and programs within the same geographic location.11834.73. The department shall impose a charge for a consolidated license and certification that is equal to the amount an applicant would pay for the applicable individual licenses and certification for their facilities and programs, but that does not exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the state incident to the activities provided for in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution.11834.74. (1)(a) The department shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this chapter. During the rulemaking process, the department shall include opportunities for stakeholder comment and cooperative workgroups aimed at clarifying geographic criteria, regulatory charges, and the logistics of consolidated inspections.(2)(b) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the department may, if it deems appropriate, implement, interpret, or make specific this chapter by means of provider bulletins, written guidelines, or similar instructions from the department, until regulations are adopted.11834.75. This chapter shall not be deemed to require the applicant or holder of more than one license issued pursuant to Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 11834.01), or certification issued pursuant to Chapter 7.1 (commencing with Section 11832), to seek a consolidated license and certification.
SECTION 1. Chapter 7.7 (commencing with Section 11834.70) is added to Part 2 of Division 10.5 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
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CHAPTER 7.7. Consolidated License and Certification11834.70. The Beginning January 1, 2027, the department shall offer a consolidated license and certification that allows the holder to operate more than one of a facility that requires a license, pursuant to Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 11834.01), a program that requires a certification, pursuant to Chapter 7.1 (commencing with Section 11832), or a combination thereof, that the holder operates within the same geographic location.11834.71. For purposes of this chapter, same geographic location means the physical location where clients are generally colocated, intermingle, reside, or receive services in one building or multiple buildings within 1,000 feet of each other.11834.72. (a) The department shall provide a process to obtain and operate under a consolidated license and certification that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:(1) Unified, single application to fully license and certify all of the facilities and programs the applicant operates within the same geographic location that require a license or certification.(2) Streamlined process to review an application for a consolidated license and certification.(3) Unified inspection and oversight of all of the facilities and programs operated under a consolidated license and certification.(4) Minimum standards for a consolidated license and certification that are the same as if an applicant had applied and operated under separate licenses and certification for each of its facilities and programs.(5) Phase-in period for facilities and programs operating under different licenses and certifications to obtain a consolidated license and certification.(b) The department may impose any additional requirements to obtain or operate under a consolidated license and certification that the department determines would eliminate redundancy in the licensing and certification of different facilities and programs within the same geographic location.11834.73. The department shall impose a charge for a consolidated license and certification that is equal to the amount an applicant would pay for the applicable individual licenses and certification for their facilities and programs, but that does not exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the state incident to the activities provided for in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution.11834.74. (1)(a) The department shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this chapter. During the rulemaking process, the department shall include opportunities for stakeholder comment and cooperative workgroups aimed at clarifying geographic criteria, regulatory charges, and the logistics of consolidated inspections.(2)(b) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the department may, if it deems appropriate, implement, interpret, or make specific this chapter by means of provider bulletins, written guidelines, or similar instructions from the department, until regulations are adopted.11834.75. This chapter shall not be deemed to require the applicant or holder of more than one license issued pursuant to Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 11834.01), or certification issued pursuant to Chapter 7.1 (commencing with Section 11832), to seek a consolidated license and certification.
CHAPTER 7.7. Consolidated License and Certification11834.70. The Beginning January 1, 2027, the department shall offer a consolidated license and certification that allows the holder to operate more than one of a facility that requires a license, pursuant to Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 11834.01), a program that requires a certification, pursuant to Chapter 7.1 (commencing with Section 11832), or a combination thereof, that the holder operates within the same geographic location.11834.71. For purposes of this chapter, same geographic location means the physical location where clients are generally colocated, intermingle, reside, or receive services in one building or multiple buildings within 1,000 feet of each other.11834.72. (a) The department shall provide a process to obtain and operate under a consolidated license and certification that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:(1) Unified, single application to fully license and certify all of the facilities and programs the applicant operates within the same geographic location that require a license or certification.(2) Streamlined process to review an application for a consolidated license and certification.(3) Unified inspection and oversight of all of the facilities and programs operated under a consolidated license and certification.(4) Minimum standards for a consolidated license and certification that are the same as if an applicant had applied and operated under separate licenses and certification for each of its facilities and programs.(5) Phase-in period for facilities and programs operating under different licenses and certifications to obtain a consolidated license and certification.(b) The department may impose any additional requirements to obtain or operate under a consolidated license and certification that the department determines would eliminate redundancy in the licensing and certification of different facilities and programs within the same geographic location.11834.73. The department shall impose a charge for a consolidated license and certification that is equal to the amount an applicant would pay for the applicable individual licenses and certification for their facilities and programs, but that does not exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the state incident to the activities provided for in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution.11834.74. (1)(a) The department shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this chapter. During the rulemaking process, the department shall include opportunities for stakeholder comment and cooperative workgroups aimed at clarifying geographic criteria, regulatory charges, and the logistics of consolidated inspections.(2)(b) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the department may, if it deems appropriate, implement, interpret, or make specific this chapter by means of provider bulletins, written guidelines, or similar instructions from the department, until regulations are adopted.11834.75. This chapter shall not be deemed to require the applicant or holder of more than one license issued pursuant to Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 11834.01), or certification issued pursuant to Chapter 7.1 (commencing with Section 11832), to seek a consolidated license and certification.
CHAPTER 7.7. Consolidated License and Certification
CHAPTER 7.7. Consolidated License and Certification
11834.70. The Beginning January 1, 2027, the department shall offer a consolidated license and certification that allows the holder to operate more than one of a facility that requires a license, pursuant to Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 11834.01), a program that requires a certification, pursuant to Chapter 7.1 (commencing with Section 11832), or a combination thereof, that the holder operates within the same geographic location.
11834.70. The Beginning January 1, 2027, the department shall offer a consolidated license and certification that allows the holder to operate more than one of a facility that requires a license, pursuant to Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 11834.01), a program that requires a certification, pursuant to Chapter 7.1 (commencing with Section 11832), or a combination thereof, that the holder operates within the same geographic location.
11834.71. For purposes of this chapter, same geographic location means the physical location where clients are generally colocated, intermingle, reside, or receive services in one building or multiple buildings within 1,000 feet of each other.
11834.71. For purposes of this chapter, same geographic location means the physical location where clients are generally colocated, intermingle, reside, or receive services in one building or multiple buildings within 1,000 feet of each other.
11834.72. (a) The department shall provide a process to obtain and operate under a consolidated license and certification that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:(1) Unified, single application to fully license and certify all of the facilities and programs the applicant operates within the same geographic location that require a license or certification.(2) Streamlined process to review an application for a consolidated license and certification.(3) Unified inspection and oversight of all of the facilities and programs operated under a consolidated license and certification.(4) Minimum standards for a consolidated license and certification that are the same as if an applicant had applied and operated under separate licenses and certification for each of its facilities and programs.(5) Phase-in period for facilities and programs operating under different licenses and certifications to obtain a consolidated license and certification.(b) The department may impose any additional requirements to obtain or operate under a consolidated license and certification that the department determines would eliminate redundancy in the licensing and certification of different facilities and programs within the same geographic location.
11834.72. (a) The department shall provide a process to obtain and operate under a consolidated license and certification that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Unified, single application to fully license and certify all of the facilities and programs the applicant operates within the same geographic location that require a license or certification.
(2) Streamlined process to review an application for a consolidated license and certification.
(3) Unified inspection and oversight of all of the facilities and programs operated under a consolidated license and certification.
(4) Minimum standards for a consolidated license and certification that are the same as if an applicant had applied and operated under separate licenses and certification for each of its facilities and programs.
(5) Phase-in period for facilities and programs operating under different licenses and certifications to obtain a consolidated license and certification.
(b) The department may impose any additional requirements to obtain or operate under a consolidated license and certification that the department determines would eliminate redundancy in the licensing and certification of different facilities and programs within the same geographic location.
11834.73. The department shall impose a charge for a consolidated license and certification that is equal to the amount an applicant would pay for the applicable individual licenses and certification for their facilities and programs, but that does not exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the state incident to the activities provided for in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution.
11834.73. The department shall impose a charge for a consolidated license and certification that is equal to the amount an applicant would pay for the applicable individual licenses and certification for their facilities and programs, but that does not exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the state incident to the activities provided for in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution.
11834.74. (1)(a) The department shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this chapter. During the rulemaking process, the department shall include opportunities for stakeholder comment and cooperative workgroups aimed at clarifying geographic criteria, regulatory charges, and the logistics of consolidated inspections.(2)(b) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the department may, if it deems appropriate, implement, interpret, or make specific this chapter by means of provider bulletins, written guidelines, or similar instructions from the department, until regulations are adopted.
11834.74. (1)(a) The department shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this chapter. During the rulemaking process, the department shall include opportunities for stakeholder comment and cooperative workgroups aimed at clarifying geographic criteria, regulatory charges, and the logistics of consolidated inspections.
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(b) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the department may, if it deems appropriate, implement, interpret, or make specific this chapter by means of provider bulletins, written guidelines, or similar instructions from the department, until regulations are adopted.
11834.75. This chapter shall not be deemed to require the applicant or holder of more than one license issued pursuant to Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 11834.01), or certification issued pursuant to Chapter 7.1 (commencing with Section 11832), to seek a consolidated license and certification.
11834.75. This chapter shall not be deemed to require the applicant or holder of more than one license issued pursuant to Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 11834.01), or certification issued pursuant to Chapter 7.1 (commencing with Section 11832), to seek a consolidated license and certification.