CC - Item IV F - AB 2317 (CHU) - Substance Abuse: Adult Recovery Maintenance Facilities - Support`y8
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS
ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL
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FROM: FRANK G. TRIPEPI, CITY MANAGER
DATE: APRIL 9, 2002
RE: AB 2317 (CHU) - SUBSTANCE ABUSE: ADULT RECOVERY MAINTENANCE
FACILITIES - SUPPORT
Attached for the City Council's review are copies of AB 2317 (Chu), current bill status, and the
complete bill history. This legislation requires the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
(DADP) to administer licenses and regulate adult recovery maintenance facilities. These facilities
provide alcohol-free or drug-free housing and structured programs for individuals seeking to
maintain a sober lifestyle.
Currently, California does not have licensing requirements for these facilities. The state should have
oversight authority over adult recovery maintenance facilities to ensure the safety of facility clients
and the surrounding neighborhood.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council take a position in support of AB 2317 and authorize the
Mayor to sign letters of support.
APR .;n,.9 2002
ITEM No; -CC-F
AB 2317 Assembly Bill - INTRODUCED
BILL NUMBER: AS 2317 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Chu
FEBRUARY 21, 2002
An act to amend Sections 11834.01, 11834.02, 11834.09, 11834.10,
11834.15, 11834.17, 11834.18, 11834.20, 11834.21, 11834.22, 11834.23,
11834.24, 11834.25, 11834.26, 11834.29, 11834.30, 11834.31,
11834.32, 11834.36, and 11834.50 of, and to add Sections 11834.04,
11834.11, and 11834.265 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to
substance abuse.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AS 2317, as introduced, Chu. Substance abuse: adult recovery
maintenance facilities.
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of
alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities serving
adults, administered by the State Department of Alcohol and Drug
Programs.
This bill would also require the department to administer the
licensure and regulation of adult recovery maintenance facilities, as
defined.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 11834.01 of the Health and Safety Code is
amended to read:
11834.01. (a) The department has the sole authority in
state government to license adult alcoholism or drug abuse recovery
or treatment facilities and adult recovery maintenance
facilities.
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(b) In administering this chapter, the department shall
issue new licenses for a period of two years to those programs that
meet the criteria for licensure set forth in Section 11834.03.
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(c) Onsite program visits for compliance shall be conducted
at least once during the license period.
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(d) The department may conduct announced or unannounced site
visits to facilities licensed pursuant to this chapter for the
purpose of reviewing for compliance with all applicable statutes and
regulations.
(e) Except where otherwise directly stated or necessarily implied,
all provisions of this chapter shall apply to adult alcoholism or
drug abuse recovery treatment facilities, and to adult recovery
maintenance facilities.
(f) On or before July 1, 2003, the department, in consultation
with providers of alcohol and other drug recovery, treatment,
detoxification, and adult recovery maintenance services, county
alcohol and drug program administrators, local government
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jurisdictions, funding and referral organizations and agencies, and
appropriate state agencies, shall develop and adopt emergency
regulations governing the licensing and operation of adult recovery
maintenance facilities.
SEC. 2. Section 11834.02 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
11834.02. (a) As used in this chapter, "
the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) ""Alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility"
mar "fa"4!ty" means any premises, place, or
building that provides 24-hour residential nonmedical services to
adults who are recovering from problems related to alcohol, drug, or
alcohol and drug misuse or abuse, and who -nee4
receive alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug recovery
treatment or detoxification services.
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(2) "Adult recovery maintenance facility" means any facility,
place, or building that provides alcohol- or drug-free housing whose
rules, peer-led groups, staff activities, or other structured
operations are directed toward maintenance of sobriety for adults in
early recovery from substance abuse or who recently have completed
alcoholism or drug-abuse recovery or treatment services who may be
required by the licensee to receive those treatment services at
another facility. This facility is designed to promote independent
living in a supervised setting, but does not require staff onsite on
a 24-hour-a-day basis, and does not provide professional recovery and
treatment services onsite.
(3) "Adults" may include, but is not limited to, all of the
following:
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(A) Persons 18 years of age or older and their
minor children.
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(B) Emancipated minors, which may include, but is not
limited to,-ere- persons under 18
years of age and their minor children.
(4) "Emancipated minors" means persons under 18 years of age
who have acquired emancipation status pursuant to Section 7002 of
the Family Code.
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(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision
(a), an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility
or an adult recovery maintenance facility may serve adolescents
upon the issuance of a waiver granted by the department pursuant to
regulations adopted under subdivision (c) of Section 11834.50.
SEC. 3. Section 11834.04 is added to the Health and Safety Code,
to read:
11834.04. (a) Sober living homes are exempt from licensing.
(b) As used in this section, "sober living homes" means homes that
provide room or board, or both, and that require residents to
abstain from using alcohol or illicit drugs but do not provide or
require participation in any recovery maintenance activities nor
maintain case management files as a condition of residency.
SEC. 4. Section 11834.09 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
11834.09. (a) Upon receipt of a completed written application,
fire clearance, and licensing fee from the prospective licensee, and
subject to the department's review and determination that the
prospective licensee can comply with this chapter and regulations
adopted pursuant to this chapter, the department may issue --a.
the following licenses:
(1) A single license to the following types of alcoholism or
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drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities:
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(A) A residential facility.
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(B) A facility wherein separate buildings or portions of a
residential facility are integral components of a single alcoholism
or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility and all of the
components of the facility are managed by the same licensee.
(2) A single license to,an adult recovery maintenance facility.
The department shall commence the licensure of adult recovery
maintenance facilities only after the development and adoption of~
regulations pursuant to Section 11834.01. However, the licensing
activity shall in no event commence later than January 1, 2004.
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(b) Failure to submit a completed written application, fire
clearance, and payment of the required licensing fee in a timely
manner shall result in termination of the department's licensure
review and shall require submission of a new application by the
prospective licensee.
(c) Failure of the prospective licensee to demonstrate the ability
to comply with this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant to
this chapter shall result in departmental denial of the prospective
licensee's application for licensure.
SEC. 5. Section 11834.10 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
11834.10. A licensee shall not operate an alcoholism or drug
abuse recovery or treatment facility or an adult recovery
maintenance facility beyond the conditions and limitations
specified on the license.
SEC. 6. Section 11834.11 is added to the Health and Safety Code,
to read:
11834.11. On and after January 1, 2004, no state or local social
services, law enforcement, or corrections agency, or court, probation
officer, or parole officer may refer any person to an alcoholism or
drug abuse recovery or treatment facility or-an adult recovery
maintenance facility that is not licensed.
SEC. 7. Section 11834.15 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
11834.15. (a) The department shall calculate and establish the
fee for initial licensure and for extension of the period of
licensure. The nonrefundable licensing fee shall be calculated every
two years
based upon the department's cost in administering the licensure
under this chapter for other than nonprofit organizations and local
governmental entities. No fee shall be levied for licensure of
nonprofit organizations or local governmental entities.
(b) The license fee proceeds for adult alcoholism or drug
abuse recovery or treatment facilities shall equal the department's
cost in administering the licensure of these facilities.
(c) The license fee proceeds for adult recovery maintenance
facilities shall be sufficient to cover the department's cost in
administering the licensure of these facilities, except to the extent
that money appropriated for this purpose is provided in the annual
Budget Act.
(d) The department may assess civil penalties in accordance
with Sections 11834.31 and 11834.34.
SEC. S. Section 11834.17 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
11834.17. No city, county, city and county, or district shall
adopt or enforce any building ordinance or local rule or
regulation relating to the subject
of fire and life safety in alcoholism and drug abuse recovery
facilities w"_` or adult recovery
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maintenance facilities that is more restrictive than those
standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal.
SEC. 9. Section 11834.18 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
11834.18. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall authorize the
imposition of rent regulations or controls for licensed alcoholism or
drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities or adult recovery
maintenance facilities.
(b) Licensed alcoholism and drug abuse recovery or treatment
facilities and adult recovery maintenance facilities shall not
be subject to controls on rent imposed by any state or local agency
or other local government or entity.
SEC. 10. Section 11834.20 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
11834.20. The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy
of this state that each county and city shall permit and encourage
the development of sufficient numbers and types of alcoholism or drug
abuse recovery or treatment facilities and adult recovery
maintenance facilities as are commensurate with local need.
The provisions of this article apply equally to any chartered
city, general law city, county, city and county, district, and any
other local public entity.
For the purposes of this article, "six or fewer persons" does not
include the licensee,
members of the licensee's family -ems- ,
persons employed as facility staff or minor dependents of the
resident .
SEC. 11. Section 11834.21 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
11834.21. Any person licensed under this chapter who operates or
proposes to operate an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment
facility or an adult recovery maintenance facility, the
department or other public agency authorized to license such a
facility, or any public or private agencywlim~eA
that uses or may use the services of the facility to place
its clients, may invoke the provisions of this article.
This section shall-not be construed to prohibit any interested
party from bringing suit to invoke the provisions of this article.
SEC. 12. Section 11834.22 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
11834.22. An alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment
facility` or an adult recovery
maintenance facility that serves six or fewer persons shall not
be subject to any business taxes, local registration fees, use
permit fees, or other fees to which other single-family dwellings are
not likewise subject. Nothing in this section shall be construed to
forbid the imposition of local property taxes, fees for water
service and garbage collection, fees for inspections not prohibited
by Section 11834.23, local bond assessments, and other fees, charges,
and assessments to which other single-family dwellings are likewise
subject. Neither the State Fire Marshal nor any local public entity
shall charge any fee for enforcing fire inspection regulations
pursuant to state law or regulation or local ordinance, with respect
to alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities or
adult recovery maintenance facilities which serve six or fewer
persons.
SEC. 13. Section 11834.23 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
11834.23. Whether or not unrelated persons are living together,
an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility
or an adult recovery maintenance facility that
serves six or fewer persons shall be considered a residential
use of property for the purposes of this article. In addition, the
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residents and operators of the
facility shall be considered a family for the purposes of any law or
zoning ordinance wia-si that relates to
the residential use of property pursuant to this article.
For the purpose of all local ordinances, an alcoholism or drug
abuse recovery or treatment facility w"914 or
an adult recovery maintenance facility that serves six or
fewer persons shall not be included within the definition of a
boarding house, rooming house, institution or home for the care of
minors, the aged, or the mentally infirm, foster care home, guest
home, rest home, sanitarium, mental hygiene home, or other similar
term w"ei that implies that the
alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment home or the adult
recovery maintenance facility is a business run for profit or
differs in any other way from a single-family residence.
This section shall not be construed to forbid any city, county, or
other local public entity from placing restrictions on building
heights, setback, lot dimensions, or placement of signs of an
alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility
or an adult recovery maintenance facility that
serves six or fewer•persons as long as the restrictions are
identical to those applied to other single-family residences.
This section shall not be construed to forbid the application to
an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility or an
adult recovery maintenance facility of any local ordinance
'_h that deals with health and '
safety, building standards, environmental impact standards, or any
other matter within the jurisdiction of a local public entity.
However, the ordinance shall not distinguish alcoholism or drug abuse
recovery or treatment facilities or
adult recovery maintenance facilities that serve six or fewer
persons from other single-family dwellings or distinguish residents
of alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities or
adult recovery maintenance facilities from persons who reside
in other single-family dwellings.
No conditional use permit, zoning variance, or other zoning
clearance shall be required of an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery
or treatment facilitywAingr or an adult
recovery maintenance facility that serves six or fewer persons
that is not required of a single-family residence in the same zone.
Use of a single-family dwelling for purposes of an alcoholism or
drug abuse recovery facility or an adult recovery maintenance
facility serving six or fewer persons shall not constitute a
change of occupancy for purposes of Part 1.5 (commencing with Section
17910) of Division 13 or local building codes. However, nothing in
this section is intended to supersede Section 13143 or 13143.6, to
the extent those sections are applicable to alcoholism or drug abuse
recovery or treatment facilities or adult recovery maintenance
facilities serving'six or fewer residents.
SEC. 14. Section 11834.24 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
11834.24. No fire inspection clearance or other permit, license,
clearance, or similar authorization shall be denied to an alcoholism
or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility or an adult
recovery maintenance facility because of a failure to comply
with local ordinances from which the facility is exempt under Section
11834.23, if the applicant otherwise qualifies for a fire clearance,
license,.permit, or similar authorization.
SEC. 15. Section 11834.25 of the Health and Safety•Code is amended
to read:
11834.25. (a) For the purposes of any contract, deed,
or covenant for the transfer of real property executed on or after
January 1, 1979, an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment
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facility wiii9h that serves six or fewer
persons shall be considered a residential use of property and a use
of property by a single family, notwithstanding any disclaimers to
the contrary.
(b) For the purposes of any contract, deed, or covenant for the
transfer of real property executed on or after January 1, 2003, an
adult recovery maintenance facility that serves six or fewer
persons shall be considered a residential use of property and a use
of property by a single family, notwithstanding any disclaimers to
the contrary.
SEC. 16. Section 11834.26 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
11834.26. (a) Ti; p. An alcoholism
or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility shall provide at
least one of the following nonmedical services:
(1) Recovery services.
(2) Treatment services.
(3) Detoxification services.
(b) The department shall adopt regulations requiring records and
procedures that are appropriate for each of the services specified in
subdivision (a). The records and procedures may include all of the
following:
(1) Admission criteria.
(2) Intake process.
(3) Assessments.
(4) Recovery, treatment, or detoxification planning.
(5) Referral.
(6) Documentation of provision of recovery, treatment or
detoxification services.
(7) Discharge and continuing care planning.
(8) Indicators of recovery, treatment, or detoxification outcomes.
(c) In the development of regulations implementing this section,
the written record requirements shall be modified or adapted for
social model programs.
(d) This section shall not apply to adult recovery maintenance
facilities.
SEC. 17. Section 11834.265 is added to the Health and Safety Code,
to read:
11834.265. (a) An adult recovery maintenance facility shall
provide, but not be limited to providing, any of the following
recovery maintenance services:
(1) Aftercare.
(2) Referral to community recovery resources.
(3) Peer-led groups.
(4) Vocational guidance.
(5) Referral to offsite alcoholism or other drug treatment
services.
(6) Documentation on progress made or services received from
referral agencies.
(b) The adult recovery maintenance facility may require, or
provide, or both, drug and alcohol testing and self-help groups on or
off the premises.
(c) The facility shall maintain records in order to document the
services provided.
SEC. 18. Section 11834.29 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
11834.29. Any licensee that provides Eeee~e,-y,
tEeatffient, - a-~- recovery maintenance
services, that is not in compliance with the requirements of
this article, shall have one year from the effective date of the
regulations adopted by the department pursuant to this article and
pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 11834.50) to comply.
In the event that the licensee fails to comply, the department shall
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take action against the licensee pursuant to Article 4 (commencing
with Section 11834.36).
SEC. 19. Section 11634.30 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
11834.30. No person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
or local governmental entity shall operate, establish, manage,.
conduct, or maintain an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or
treatment facility or an adult recovery maintenance facility
to provide recovery, treatment, ge#eii-
detoxification, or recovery maintenance services
within this state without first obtaining a current valid license
issued pursuant to this chapter.
SEC. 20. Section 11834.31 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
11834.31. If a facility is alleged to be in violation of Section
11834.30, the department shall conduct a site visit to investigate
the allegation. If the department's employee or agent finds evidence
that the facility is providing alcoholism or drug abuse recovery,
treatment, detoxification,
or recovery maintenance services without a license, the
employee or agent shall take the following actions:
(a) Submit the findings of the investigation to the department.
(b) Upon departmental authorization, issue a written notice to the
facility stating that the facility is operating in violation of
Section 11834.30. The notice shall include all of the following:
(1) The date by which the facility shall cease providing services.
(2) Notice that the department will assess against the facility a
civil penalty of two hundred dollars ($200) per day for every day the
facility continues to provide services beyond the date specified in
the notice.
(3) Notice that the case will be referred for civil proceedings
pursuant to Section 11834.32 in the event the facility continues to
provide services beyond the date specified in the notice.
(c) Inform the facility of the licensing requirements of this
chapter.
SEC. 21. Section 11834.32 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
11834.32. (a) The director may bring an action to enjoin the
violation of Section 11834.30 in the superior court in and for the
county in which the violation occurred. Any proceeding under this
section shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 3 (commencing
with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil
Procedure, except that the director shall not be required to allege
facts necessary to show or tending to show lack of adequate remedy at
law or irreparable damage or loss.
(b) With respect to any and all actions brought pursuant to this
section alleging actual violation of Section 11834.30, the court
shall, if it finds the allegations to be true, issue its order
enjoining the alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility
or the adult recovery maintenance facility from
continuance of the violation.
SEC. 22. Section 11834.36 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
11834.36. (a) The director may suspend or revoke any license
issued under this chapter, or deny an application for licensure, for
extension of the licensing period, or to modify the terms and
conditions of a license, upon any of the following grounds and in the
manner provided in this chapter:
(1) Violation by the licensee of any provision of this chapter or
regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.
(2) Repeated violation by the licensee of any of the provisions of
this chapter or regulations adopted pursuant tolthis chapter.
(3) Aiding, abetting, or permitting the violation of, or any
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repeated violation of, any of the provisions described in paragraph
(1) or (2).
(4) Conduct in the operation of an alcoholism or drug abuse
recovery or treatment facility or an adult recovery maintenance
facility that is inimical to the health, morals, welfare, or
safety of either an individual in, or receiving services from, the
facility or to the people of the State of California.
(5) Misrepresentation of any material fact in obtaining the
alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility license
or the adult recovery maintenance facility license.
(6) Failure to pay any civil penalties assessed by the department.
(b) The director may temporarily suspend any license prior to any
hearing when, in the opinion of the director, the action is necessary
to protect residents of the alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or
treatment facility or the adult recovery maintenance facility
from physical or mental abuse,. abandonment, or any other
substantial threat to health or safety. The director shall notify
the licensee of the temporary suspension and the effective date of
the temporary suspension and at the same time shall serve the
provider with an accusation. Upon receipt of a notice of defense to
the accusation by the licensee, the director shall, within 15 days,
set the matter for hearing, and the hearing shall be held as soon as
possible. The temporary suspension shall remain in effect until the
time the hearing is completed and the director has made a final
determination on the merits. However, the temporary suspension shall
be deemed vacated if the director fails to make a final
determination on the merits within 30 days after the department
receives the proposed decision from the Office of Administrative
Hearings.
SEC. 23. Section 11834.50 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
11834.50. The department shall adopt regulations to implement
this chapter in accordance with the purposes required by Section .
11835. These regulations shall be adopted only after consultation
with appropriate groups affected by the proposed regulations. The
regulations shall include, but not be limited to, all of the
following:
(a) Provision for a formal appeal process for the denial,
suspension, or revocation of a license.
(b) Establishment of requirements for compliance, procedures for
issuance of deficiency notices and civil penalties for
noncompliance.
(c) Provision for the issuance of a waiver for an alcoholism or
drug abuse recovery or treatment facility or an adult recovery
maintenance facility to serve not more than three adolescents,
or 10 percent of the total licensed capacity, whichever is less, age
14 years and older, when a need exists and services specific to
adolescents are otherwise unavailable. The regulations shall specify
the procedures and criteria for granting the waiver. The procedures
shall include, but not be limited to, criminal record reviews and
fingerprinting.
(d) Establishment of the elements and minimum requirements for
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recovery, treatment, 4;.J
detoxification, and recovery maintenance services.
(e) Provision for an expedited process for reviewing an
application for licensure when a license is terminated pursuant to
subdivision (c) of Section 11834.40.
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CURRENT BILL STATUS
MEASURE A.B. No. 2317
AUTHOR(S) Chu.
TOPIC Substance abuse: adult recovery maintenance facilities.
HOUSE LOCATION ASM
TYPE OF BILL :
Active
Non-Urgency
Non-Appropriations
Majority Vote Required
Non-State-Mandated Local Program
Fiscal
Non-Tax Levy
LAST HIST. ACT. DATE: 03/07/2002
LAST HIST. ACTION Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
COMM. LOCATION ASM HEALTH
COMM. ACTION DATE 04/02/2002
COMM. ACTION Hearing postponed by committee.
HEARING DATE 04/02/2002
TITLE An act
11834.10,
11834.21,
11834.26,
11834.36,
11834.11,
relating
to amend Sections 11834.01, 11834.02, 11834.09,
11834.15,- 11834.17, 11834.18, 11834.20,
11834.22, 11834.23, 11834.24, 11834.25,
11834.29, 11834.30, 11834.31, 11834.32,
and 11834.50 of, and to add Sections 11834.04,
and 11834.265 to, the Health and Safety Code,
to substance abuse.
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COMPLETE BILL HISTORY
BILL NUMBER : A.B. No. 2317
AUTHOR Chu
TOPIC Substance abuse: adult recovery maintenance facilities.
TYPE OF BILL :
Active
Non-Urgency
Non-Appropriations
Majority Vote Required
Non-State-Mandated Local Program
Fiscal
Non-Tax Levy
BILL HISTORY
2002
Mar. 7 Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Feb. 22 From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
Feb. 21 Read first time. To print.
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ASSEMBLYMEMBER JUDY CHU
AB 2317 LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF ADULT RECOVERY
MAINTENANCE FACILITIES
THEPROBLEM
Adult recovery maintenance facilities provide alcohol- or drug-free housing and
structured programs for individuals seeking to maintain a sober lifestyle. California
doesn't have licensing requirements for these facilities. The state should have oversight
authority of these facilities to ensure the safety of its clients and surrounding
communities.
THE BILL
This legislation.requires the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (DADP) to
administer licenses and regulate adult recovery maintenance facilities.
BACKGROUND
In California, there are a variety of residential facilities designed to help individuals
become or continue being sober and drums free. DADP licenses recovery or treatment
facilities which are typically staffed 24-hours per day and are frequently based on a
variety of social and medical models of treatment.
In contrast, adult recovery maintenance facilities do not have a clear state mandate for the
quality of their services or facilities. AB 2317 will ensure a safe environment for
recovering addicts in their transition to sober living.
Sponsor: California Association of Addiction Recovery Resources, Joe Yocca
(916) 446-7505.
This bill is scheduled to be heard in its first committee in mid April. If you support
this legislation please send letters to:
The Chair of the Assembly Health Committee, Assemblymember Helen Thompson,
State Capitol 6005, Sacramento, CA 95814
Assemblymember Judy Chu, State Capitol 5126, Sacramento, CA 95814
For more information contact Julio Martinez (916) 319-2049