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AB 1267

Authors

Pellerin

Subject

Consolidated license and certification.

Relating To

relating to substance use disorder.

Title

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.

Last Action Dt

2025-04-24

State

Amended Assembly

Status

In Floor Process

Active?

Vote Required

Majority

Appropriation

Fiscal Committee

Yes

Local Program

Substantive Changes

None

Urgency

Tax Levy

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2025-09-08		Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Menjivar.
2025-08-29		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29		From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-07-14		In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-03		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-11		Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-06-03		In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02		Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 8. Page 1885.)
2025-05-27		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23		From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (May 23).
2025-05-14		In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-28		Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-24		Read second time and amended.
2025-04-23		From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (April 22).
2025-03-27		Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-03-26		From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-13		Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-02-24		Read first time.
2025-02-22		From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21		Introduced. To print.

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Amended Assembly		2025-04-24
Amended Assembly		2025-03-26
Introduced		2025-02-21

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									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
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									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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									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
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Last Version Text Digest

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, 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 in areas not zoned exclusively for residential use under local zoning ordinances. 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.