Amended IN Assembly March 19, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 424Introduced by Assembly Member DaviesFebruary 05, 2025An act to add Section 11834.33 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to alcohol and other drug programs. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 424, as amended, Davies. Alcohol and other drug programs: complaints.Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities serving adults by the State Department of Health Care Services, as prescribed. Existing law prohibits the operation, establishment, management, conduct, or maintenance of an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility to provide recovery, treatment, or detoxification services within this state without first obtaining a current valid license.This bill would, when the department receives a complaint against a licensed alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility, or a complaint alleging that a facility is unlawfully operating without a license, from a member of the public, require the department to provide, within 30 10 days of the date of the complaint, notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been received and to provide, upon closing the complaint, notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been closed and whether the department found the facility to be in violation of the provisions governing facility licensure and regulation.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 11834.33 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:11834.33. When the department receives a complaint against an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility licensed pursuant to this chapter, or against a facility alleged to be in violation of Section 11834.30, from a member of the public, the department shall do both of the following:(a) Within 30 10 days of the date of the complaint, provide notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been received.(b) Upon closing the complaint, provide notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been closed and whether the department found the facility to be in violation of this chapter.
Amended IN Assembly March 19, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 424Introduced by Assembly Member DaviesFebruary 05, 2025An act to add Section 11834.33 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to alcohol and other drug programs. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 424, as amended, Davies. Alcohol and other drug programs: complaints.Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities serving adults by the State Department of Health Care Services, as prescribed. Existing law prohibits the operation, establishment, management, conduct, or maintenance of an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility to provide recovery, treatment, or detoxification services within this state without first obtaining a current valid license.This bill would, when the department receives a complaint against a licensed alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility, or a complaint alleging that a facility is unlawfully operating without a license, from a member of the public, require the department to provide, within 30 10 days of the date of the complaint, notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been received and to provide, upon closing the complaint, notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been closed and whether the department found the facility to be in violation of the provisions governing facility licensure and regulation.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 19, 2025
Amended IN Assembly March 19, 2025
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 424
Introduced by Assembly Member DaviesFebruary 05, 2025
Introduced by Assembly Member Davies
February 05, 2025
An act to add Section 11834.33 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to alcohol and other drug programs.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 424, as amended, Davies. Alcohol and other drug programs: complaints.
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities serving adults by the State Department of Health Care Services, as prescribed. Existing law prohibits the operation, establishment, management, conduct, or maintenance of an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility to provide recovery, treatment, or detoxification services within this state without first obtaining a current valid license.This bill would, when the department receives a complaint against a licensed alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility, or a complaint alleging that a facility is unlawfully operating without a license, from a member of the public, require the department to provide, within 30 10 days of the date of the complaint, notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been received and to provide, upon closing the complaint, notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been closed and whether the department found the facility to be in violation of the provisions governing facility licensure and regulation.
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities serving adults by the State Department of Health Care Services, as prescribed. Existing law prohibits the operation, establishment, management, conduct, or maintenance of an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility to provide recovery, treatment, or detoxification services within this state without first obtaining a current valid license.
This bill would, when the department receives a complaint against a licensed alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility, or a complaint alleging that a facility is unlawfully operating without a license, from a member of the public, require the department to provide, within 30 10 days of the date of the complaint, notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been received and to provide, upon closing the complaint, notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been closed and whether the department found the facility to be in violation of the provisions governing facility licensure and regulation.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 11834.33 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:11834.33. When the department receives a complaint against an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility licensed pursuant to this chapter, or against a facility alleged to be in violation of Section 11834.30, from a member of the public, the department shall do both of the following:(a) Within 30 10 days of the date of the complaint, provide notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been received.(b) Upon closing the complaint, provide notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been closed and whether the department found the facility to be in violation of this chapter.
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 11834.33 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:11834.33. When the department receives a complaint against an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility licensed pursuant to this chapter, or against a facility alleged to be in violation of Section 11834.30, from a member of the public, the department shall do both of the following:(a) Within 30 10 days of the date of the complaint, provide notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been received.(b) Upon closing the complaint, provide notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been closed and whether the department found the facility to be in violation of this chapter.
SECTION 1. Section 11834.33 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
11834.33. When the department receives a complaint against an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility licensed pursuant to this chapter, or against a facility alleged to be in violation of Section 11834.30, from a member of the public, the department shall do both of the following:(a) Within 30 10 days of the date of the complaint, provide notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been received.(b) Upon closing the complaint, provide notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been closed and whether the department found the facility to be in violation of this chapter.
11834.33. When the department receives a complaint against an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility licensed pursuant to this chapter, or against a facility alleged to be in violation of Section 11834.30, from a member of the public, the department shall do both of the following:(a) Within 30 10 days of the date of the complaint, provide notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been received.(b) Upon closing the complaint, provide notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been closed and whether the department found the facility to be in violation of this chapter.
11834.33. When the department receives a complaint against an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility licensed pursuant to this chapter, or against a facility alleged to be in violation of Section 11834.30, from a member of the public, the department shall do both of the following:(a) Within 30 10 days of the date of the complaint, provide notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been received.(b) Upon closing the complaint, provide notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been closed and whether the department found the facility to be in violation of this chapter.
11834.33. When the department receives a complaint against an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility licensed pursuant to this chapter, or against a facility alleged to be in violation of Section 11834.30, from a member of the public, the department shall do both of the following:
(a) Within 30 10 days of the date of the complaint, provide notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been received.
(b) Upon closing the complaint, provide notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been closed and whether the department found the facility to be in violation of this chapter.