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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Patel</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title> An act to amend Section 11832.6 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to substance use disorder. </ns0:Title>
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<ns0:Subject>Certification: alcohol and other drug programs.</ns0:Subject>
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<html:p>Existing law provides for certification and regulation, by the State Department of Health Care Services, of alcohol or other drug programs. Existing law provides that a certification is valid for a period of 2 years from the date of issuance. </html:p>
<html:p>This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions. </html:p>
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<ns0:Preamble>The people of the State of California do enact as follows:</ns0:Preamble>
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Section 11832.6 of the
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(a)
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A certification shall be valid for a period of two years from the date of issuance.
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(b)
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The department may renew a certification for subsequent two-year periods if, before the expiration date on the certification, an alcohol or other drug program submits a completed written application for renewal, pays the required fees, and remains in compliance with this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, as determined by the department.
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(c)
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Failure to submit to the department the
required written application for renewal, or failure to submit to the department the required fees
before the expiration date on the certification, shall result in the automatic expiration of the certification at the end of the two-year period.
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