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(a) “County board of supervisors” includes county boards of supervisors in the case of counties acting jointly.

(b) “Agency” means the California Health and Human Services Agency.

(c) “Secretary” means the Secretary of California Health and Human Services.

(d) “Advisory board” means the county advisory board on alcohol and other drug problems established at the sole discretion of the county board of supervisors pursuant to Section 11805. If a county does not establish an advisory board, any provision of this chapter relative to the activities, duties, and functions of the advisory board shall be inapplicable to that county.

(e) “Alcohol and drug program administrator” means the county program administrator designated pursuant to Section 11800.

(f) “State alcohol and other drug program” includes all state alcohol and other drug projects administered by the department and all county alcohol and other drug programs funded under this division.

(g) “Health systems agency” means the health planning agency established pursuant to Public Law 93-641.

(h) “Alcohol and other drug problems” means problems of individuals, families, and the community that are related to the misuse or inappropriate use of alcohol and other drugs.

(i) “Individual with an alcohol disorder” means anyone who has a problem related to the consumption of alcoholic beverages whether or not it is of a periodic or continuing nature. These problems may be evidenced by substantial impairment to the person’s physical, mental, or social well-being in a manner that adversely affects their ability to function in the community.

(j) “Individual with a substance use disorder” means anyone who has a problem related to the consumption of illegal, legal, or prescription drugs or over-the-counter medications in a manner other than prescribed, whether or not it is of a periodic or continuing nature. The drug-consumption-related problems of these persons may be evidenced by substantial impairment to the person’s physical, mental, or social well-being in a manner that adversely affects their ability to function in the community.

(k) “Alcohol and other drug service” or “substance use disorder service” means a service that is designed to encourage recovery from the misuse of, or addiction to, alcohol and other drugs with a goal to alleviate or preclude problems in the individual, their family, and the community.

(l) “Alcohol and other drug program” or “substance use disorder program” means a collection of alcohol and other drug services that are coordinated to achieve the specified objectives of this part.

(m) “Driving-under-the-influence program,” “DUI program,” or “licensed program” means an alcohol and other drug service that has been issued a valid license by the department to provide services pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 11836) of Part 2.

(n) “Clients-participants” means recipients of alcohol and other drug prevention, treatment, and recovery program services.

(o) “Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration” means that agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 1. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)


kind: section

code: HSC

text:
(a) The department shall be the single state agency authorized to receive any federal funds payable directly to the state by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to implement programs that provide services to alleviate the problems related to alcohol and other drug use.

(b) The department may receive other federal funds and expend them pursuant to this division, the Budget Act, or other statutes.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2005.)

division: 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS

part: 1. CREATION OF DUTIES

chapter: 1. General Provisions

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text:
The department shall do all of the following:

(a) Adopt regulations pursuant to Section 11152 of the Government Code.

(b) Employ administrative, technical, and other personnel as may be necessary for the performance of its powers and duties.

(c) Do or perform any of the acts that may be necessary, desirable, or proper to carry out the purpose of this division.

(d) Provide funds to counties for the planning and implementation of local programs to alleviate problems related to alcohol and other drug use.

(e) Review and execute contracts for drug and alcohol services submitted for funds allocated or administered by the department.

(f) Provide for technical assistance and training to local alcohol and other drug programs to assist in the planning and implementation of quality services.

(g) Review research in, and serve as a resource to provide information relating to, alcohol and other drug programs.

(h) In cooperation with the Department of Human Resources, encourage training in other state agencies to assist the agencies to recognize employee problems relating to alcohol and other drug use that affects job performance and encourage the employees to seek appropriate services.

(i) Assist and cooperate with the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development in the drafting and adoption of the state health plan to ensure inclusion of appropriate provisions relating to alcohol and other drug problems.

(j) In the same manner and subject to the same conditions as other state agencies, develop and submit annually to the Department of Finance a program budget for the alcohol and other drug programs, which budget shall include expenditures proposed to be made under this division, and may include expenditures proposed to be made by any other state agency relating to alcohol and other drug problems, pursuant to an interagency agreement with the department.

(k) Review and certify alcohol and other drug programs meeting state standards pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 11830) and Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 11847) of Part 2.

(l) Develop standards for ensuring minimal statewide levels of service quality provided by alcohol and other drug programs.

(m) Review and license narcotic treatment programs.

(n) Develop and implement, in partnership with the counties, alcohol and other drug prevention strategies especially designed for youth.

(o) Develop and maintain a centralized indicator data collection system that shall gather and obtain information on the status of the alcohol and other drug problems in the state. This information shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) The number and characteristics of persons receiving recovery or treatment services from alcohol and other drug programs providing publicly funded services or services licensed by the state.

(2) The location and types of services offered by these programs.

(3) The number of admissions to hospitals on both an emergency room and inpatient basis for treatment related to alcohol and other drugs.

(4) The number of arrests for alcohol and other drug violations.

(5) The number of Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities, commitments for drug violations.

(6) The number of Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation commitments for drug violations.

(7) The number or percentage of persons having alcohol or other drug problems as determined by survey information.

(8) The amounts of illicit drugs confiscated by law enforcement in the state.

(9) The statewide alcohol and other drug program distribution and the fiscal impact of alcohol and other drug problems upon the state.

Providers of publicly funded services or services licensed by the department to clients-participants shall report data in a manner, in a format, and under a schedule prescribed by the department.

(p) Issue an annual report that portrays the drugs used inappropriately, populations affected, user characteristics, crime-related costs, socioeconomic costs, and other related information deemed necessary in providing a problem profile of alcohol and other drug use in the state.

(q) (1) Require any individual, public or private organization, or government agency, receiving federal grant funds, to comply with all federal statutes, regulations, guidelines, and terms and conditions of the grants. The failure of the individual, public or private organization, or government agency, to comply with the statutes, regulations, guidelines, and terms and conditions of grants received may result in the department’s disallowing noncompliant costs, or the suspension or termination of the contract or grant award allocating the grant funds.

(2) Adopt regulations implementing this subdivision in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. For the purposes of the Administrative Procedure Act, the adoption of the regulations shall be deemed necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, or general welfare. Subsequent amendments to the adoption of emergency regulations shall be deemed an emergency only if those amendments are adopted in direct response to a change in federal statutes, regulations, guidelines, or the terms and conditions of federal grants. This paragraph does not prohibit the department from adopting subsequent amendments on a nonemergency basis or as emergency regulations in accordance with the standards set forth in Section 11346.1 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 2. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)


text:
(a) The department may implement a program for the establishment of group homes for alcohol and other drug abusers as provided for in Section 300x-4a of Title 42 of the United States Code.

(b) The department may establish the Resident-Run Housing Revolving Fund for the purpose of making loans to group resident-run homes in conformance with federal statutes and regulations. Any program for the purpose of making loans to group resident-run homes shall be a part of the Resident-Run Housing Revolving Fund. Any unexpended balances in a current program shall be transferred to the Resident-Run Housing Revolving Fund and be available for expenditure during the following fiscal year. Appropriations for subsequent fiscal years shall be provided in the annual Budget Act. All loan payments received from previous loans shall be deposited in the Resident-Run Housing Revolving Fund, as well as all future collections. The Resident-Run Housing Revolving Fund shall be invested in the Pooled Money Investment Fund. Interest earned shall accrue to the Resident-Run Housing Revolving Fund and may be made available for future group resident-run home loans.

(c) The department may adopt regulations as are necessary to implement this section.

(d) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2013.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 29. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Amending action operative July 1, 2013, by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 110. Section inoperative July 1, 2013, by its own provisions from this amendment.)


text:
The department relative to the statewide alcohol and other drug program, in addition to the duties provided for in Section 11755, shall do all of the following:

(a) Cooperate with other governmental agencies and the private sector in establishing, conducting, and coordinating alcohol and other drug programs and projects pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11775) of Part 2.

(b) Cooperate with other state agencies to encourage appropriate health facilities to recognize, without discrimination, persons with alcohol and other drug problems who also require medical care and to provide them with adequate and appropriate services.

(c) Encourage counties to coordinate alcohol and other drug services, where appropriate, with county health and social service programs, or with regional health programs pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 11820) of Chapter 5 of Part 2.

(d) Encourage the utilization, support, assistance, and dedication of interested persons in the community in order to increase the number of persons with alcohol and other drug problems who voluntarily seek appropriate services to alleviate those problems.

(e) Evaluate or require the evaluation, including the collection of appropriate and necessary information, of alcohol and other drug programs pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11825) of Part 2.

(f) Review and license driving-under-the-influence programs.

(g) Perform all other duties specifically required pursuant to this part.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2005.)


text:
(a) An alcoholism or substance use disorder recovery or treatment facility licensed under this division or an alcohol or other drug program certified by the department in accordance with the alcohol or other drug certification standards established pursuant to Section 11830.1 shall assess each patient or client for use of all tobacco products at the time of the initial intake. This assessment shall include questions recommended in the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders under tobacco use disorder, or similar evidence-based guidance, for determining that an individual has a tobacco use disorder.

(b) For a patient or client with tobacco use disorder, a licensed facility or certified program, as described in subdivision (a), shall do all of the following:

(1) Provide information to the patient or client on how continued use of tobacco products could affect their long-term success in recovery from substance use disorder.

(2) Recommend treatment for tobacco use disorder in the treatment plan.

(3) Offer either treatment, subject to the limitation of the license or certification issued by the department, or a referral for treatment for tobacco use disorder.

(c) For purposes of this section, “tobacco products” has the same meaning as in Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 150, Sec. 2. (AB 541) Effective January 1, 2022.)


text: This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alcohol and Drug Affected Mothers and Infants Act of 1990.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1688, Sec. 1. Effective September 30, 1990.)

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text:
The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(a) Many infants affected by alcohol or other drugs require neonatal intensive care because of low birth weight, prematurity, withdrawal symptoms, serious birth defects, and other medical problems. Alcohol or other drug affected infants are increasingly being placed in neonatal intensive care units and this care is very expensive.

(b) Alcohol and other drug affected infants result in increased need for resources and additional costs for the foster care system, regional centers, the public and private health care systems, and the public school system.

(c) The appropriate response to this crisis is prevention, through expanded resources for recovery from alcohol and other drug dependency. The only sure effective means of protecting the health of these infants is to provide the services needed by mothers to address a problem that is the result of a medical condition, not chosen.

(d) California has women of childbearing age who use alcohol or other drugs. Current resources are not adequate to meet the treatment needs of these women. California cannot delay addressing the serious need in this area. California taxpayers and health care consumers currently offset costs related to care of alcohol and other drug affected infants and those costs can only be contained through expansion of treatment services for women who have an alcohol or other drug dependency and prevention services for women at risk of developing an alcohol or other drug dependency.

(e) Comprehensive prevention and treatment services for both mothers and infants need to be provided in a multidisciplinary, multispecialist, and multiagency fashion, necessitating coordination by both state and local governments.

(f) Intervention strategies for women at risk of developing an alcohol or other drug dependency have proven effective and programs are currently operating that can be expanded and modified to meet the critical need in this area.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 3. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)

chapter: 2. Alcohol and Drug Affected Mothers and Infants


text:
(a) The Office of Perinatal Substance Abuse is hereby established within the State Department of Health Care Services. For purposes of this chapter, “office” means the Office of Perinatal Substance Abuse.

(b) The office may do any of the following:

(1) Coordinate pilot projects and planning projects funded by the state which are related to perinatal substance use.

(2) Provide technical assistance to counties, public entities, and private entities that are attempting to address the problem of perinatal substance use.

(3) Serve as a clearinghouse of information regarding strategies and programs that address perinatal substance use.

(4) Encourage innovative responses by public and private entities that are attempting to address the problem of perinatal substance use.

(5) Review proposals of, and develop proposals for, state agencies regarding the funding of programs relating to perinatal substance use.

(c) The office shall adopt, amend, or repeal any reasonable rules, regulations, or standards as necessary or proper to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter and to enable the office and the department to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred upon it by this chapter.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 4. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)


text:
(a) The office may provide or contract for training regarding alcohol and other drug dependency to providers of health, social, educational, and support services to women of childbearing age and their children.

(b) The purpose of any training provided pursuant to subdivision (a) may be to facilitate the taking of appropriate and thorough medical and social histories of women of childbearing age in order to identify those in special need of alcohol or other drug treatment services and to identify skills for providing case management services to women using alcohol and other drugs and their infants. Additional training topics may be covered, including, but not limited to, how to develop procedures for referring those in need of alcohol and other drug treatment services and how to provide appropriate social and emotional support to, as well as developmental monitoring of, drug affected infants and children and their families.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 5. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)


text:
(a) Funds distributed under this chapter shall be used by counties to fund residential and nonresidential alcohol and other drug treatment programs for pregnant women, postpartum women, and their children and to fund other support services directed at bringing pregnant and postpartum women into treatment and caring for alcohol and other drug exposed infants. Funds may also be used to provide case management services to women using alcohol and other drugs and their children and special recruitment, training, and support services for foster care parents of substance exposed infants.

(b) In carrying out its responsibilities under this chapter, the office may include in its guidelines the special needs of pregnant women and postpartum women who are chemically dependent and who are in need of treatment services. These special needs include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) Provision for medical services, which may include, but are not limited to, the following:

(A) Low-risk and high-risk prenatal care.

(B) Pediatric followup care, including preventive infant health care.

(C) Developmental followup care.

(D) Nutrition counseling.

(E) Methadone.

(F) Testing and counseling relating to AIDS.

(G) Monthly visits with a physician and surgeon who specializes in treating persons with chemical dependencies.

(2) Provision for nonmedical services, which may include, but are not limited to, the following:

(A) Case management.

(B) Individual or group counseling sessions, which occur at least once a week.

(C) Family counseling, including, but not limited to, counseling services for partners and children of the women.

(D) Health education services, including perinatal chemical dependency classes, addressing topics that include, but are not limited to, the effects of drugs on infants, AIDS, addiction in the family, child development, nutrition, self-esteem, and responsible decisionmaking.

(E) Parenting classes.

(F) Adequate childcare for participating women.

(G) Encouragement of active participation and support by spouses, domestic partners, family members, and friends.

(H) Opportunities for a women-only treatment environment.

(I) Transportation to outpatient treatment programs.

(J) Followup services, which may include, but are not limited to, assistance with transition into housing in a drug-free environment.

(K) Child development services.

(L) Educational and vocational services for women.

(M) Weekly urine testing.

(N) Special recruitment, training, and support services for foster care parents of substance exposed infants.

(O) Outreach that reflects the cultural and ethnic diversity of the population served.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 6. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)


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(a) A county that receives funds distributed under this chapter may establish a perinatal coordinating council that consists of persons who are experts in the areas of alcohol and other drug treatment, client outreach and intervention with women using alcohol and other drugs, child welfare services, maternal and child health services, and developmental services, and representatives from other community-based organizations.

(b) The coordination efforts provided through the council may include the following:

(1) The identification of the extent of the perinatal alcohol and other drug problem in the county based on existing data.

(2) The development of coordinated responses by county health and social service agencies and departments, which responses shall address the problem of perinatal alcohol and other drug use in the county.

(3) The definition of the elements of an integrated alcohol and other drug use recovery system for pregnant women, postpartum women, and their children.

(4) The identification of essential support services to be included in the integrated recovery system defined pursuant to paragraph (3).

(5) The promotion of communitywide understanding of the perinatal alcohol and other drug use problem in the county and appropriate responses to the problem.

(6) The communication with policymakers at both the state and federal level about prevention and treatment needs for pregnant women, postpartum women, and their children for alcohol and other drug use that need to be addressed.

(7) The utilization of services that emphasize coordination of treatment services with other health, child welfare, child development, and education services.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 7. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)


text:
(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares both of the following:

(1) The state has an interest in the women and children’s residential treatment services (WCRTS) program.

(2) In 2012, there were eight local WCRTS programs established through grants from the federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Residential Women and Children, and Pregnant and Postpartum Women Demonstration Program. WCRTS programs pursue the following four primary goals:

(A) Demonstrate that alcohol and other drug treatment services delivered in a residential setting and coupled with primary health, mental health, and social services for women and children, can improve overall treatment outcomes for women, children, and the family unit as a whole.

(B) Demonstrate the effectiveness of 6-month or 12-month stays in a comprehensive residential treatment program.

(C) Develop models of effective comprehensive service delivery for women and their children that can be replicated in similar communities.

(D) Provide services to promote safe and healthy pregnancies and perinatal outcomes.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature for the following outcomes to be achieved through the WCRTS program:

(1) Preserving family unity.

(2) Promoting healthy pregnancies.

(3) Enabling children to thrive.

(4) Reduce or eliminate the distress caused by the symptoms of a substance use disorder for women and their families.

(c) It is also the intent of the Legislature for the State Department of Health Care Services to work collaboratively with counties and the eight WCRTS programs receiving funds from the Women’s and Children’s Residential Treatment Services Special Account under the 2011 realignment to develop reporting requirements. It is the intent of the Legislature that, to the extent that WCRTS programs report to the counties, the counties annually report data on the outcomes achieved by the WCRTS program to the department, and for the department to annually report to the appropriate budget committees of the Legislature on the fiscal and programmatic status of the WCRTS program.

(d) Any county may establish a WCRTS program designed to meet the goals and produce the same outcomes as described in this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 8. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)

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text: The definitions contained in this chapter shall govern the construction of this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 194. Effective January 1, 2005.)

chapter: 2.5. Fatal Drug Overdose Information

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text: It is the intent of the Legislature that the overdose information gathered pursuant to this chapter shall be used for the purpose of making decisions regarding the allocation of public health and educational resources to communities adversely impacted by the use of drugs that lead to overdoses.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 859, Sec. 1. (SB 67) Effective January 1, 2024.)


text:
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Coroner” means a person whose responsibilities include those described in Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 27460) of Part 3 of Division 2 of Title 3 of the Government Code.

(b) “Department” means the State Department of Public Health.

(c) “Medical examiner” means a person who exercises the powers and performs the duties of a coroner, as provided for in Section 24010 of the Government Code.

(d) “Overdose” means a condition, including extreme physical illness, decreased level of consciousness, respiratory depression, coma, or death, resulting from the consumption or use of any controlled dangerous substance that requires medical attention, assistance, or treatment, and clinical suspicion for drug overdose, including respiratory depression, unconsciousness, or altered mental state, without other conditions to explain the clinical condition.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 859, Sec. 2. (SB 67) Effective January 1, 2024.)


text:
(a) A coroner or medical examiner who evaluates an individual who died, in the coroner or medical examiner’s expert opinion, as the result of an overdose as a contributing factor, shall report the incident to the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program managed by the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program.

(b) The coroner or medical examiner shall make the report as soon as possible, but not later than 120 hours after examining the individual. If the cause of death is still preliminary and pending toxicology screens, the coroner or medical examiner shall report the overdose as a preliminary report, and shall update the report when the cause of death is confirmed.

(c) Overdose information reported to the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program by a coroner or medical examiner, or shared with the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program by the Emergency Medical Services Authority, shall not be used for a criminal investigation or prosecution.

(d) A person who in good faith makes a report under this section shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for making the report.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 859, Sec. 3. (SB 67) Effective January 1, 2024.)


text:
(a) The department shall use best efforts to utilize all of its relevant data regarding overdoses in the state to monitor and identify current trends of fentanyl-related deaths of children zero to five years of age, inclusive.

(b) The department shall develop guidance and spread awareness of the trends to protect and prevent children from fentanyl exposure.

(c) On or before January 1, 2026 the department shall annually distribute its findings and guidance to local health departments, county boards of supervisors, and the Legislature.

(d) A local health department or county board of supervisors may, but is not required to, adhere to guidance distributed by the department pursuant to this section.

(e) A report to be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(f) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section shall remain in effect until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 867, Sec. 1. (SB 908) Effective January 1, 2025. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, by its own provisions.)


text:
(a) Within 60 days after notification of the final allocation of each fiscal year pursuant to Section 11814, the board of supervisors of each county requesting to contract for federal funding from the state to provide alcohol and other drug prevention, treatment, and recovery services shall submit to the department, in accordance with Section 11798, a contract for these services.

(b) The executed contract shall remain in effect to provide the basis for advance payment until the next year’s contract is executed. The purpose of these county contracts shall be to provide the basis for reimbursements pursuant to this division and to coordinate services pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 11760) in a manner that avoids fragmentation of services and unnecessary expenditures.

(c) A contract for alcohol and other drug services shall not become final until executed by both the contracting county and the department. The contract shall be executed by September 30 of the fiscal year in which the contract will be effective, and shall cover the fiscal year period from July 1 to June 30, inclusive.

(d) The payments shall be based on appropriations made by the Legislature, and monthly payments shall be adjusted to reflect reductions and deletions made by the Legislature. The department shall have the option to either terminate or amend the contract to reflect the reduced funding. The payments shall continue at the adjusted level until the contract is amended to reflect the final Budget Act enacted for the fiscal year and the final allocation to the counties.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 9. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)

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text:
(a) The department shall negotiate contracts with each county that requests to enter into a contract to provide alcohol and other drug services.

(b) The department shall allocate funds for the purpose of establishing a contract with each contracting county in accordance with Sections 11814 and 11817.3.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 10. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)

chapter: 3. County Plans and Negotiated Net Amount Contracts


text: This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Treatment and Recovery Program Act of 1998.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 866, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999. Inoperative July 1, 2013, pursuant to Section 11759.5.)

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text: The department, in collaboration with counties and providers of alcohol and other drug services, shall establish community-based nonresidential and residential recovery programs to intervene and treat the problems of alcohol and other drug use among youth.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 38. Effective January 1, 2005. Inoperative July 1, 2013, pursuant to Section 11759.5.)

chapter: 4. Alcohol and Drug Treatment for Adolescents


text: The department, in collaboration with counties and providers of alcohol and other drug services, shall establish criteria for participation, programmatic requirements, and terms and conditions for funding. These criteria shall include, but not be limited to, local match requirements of 10 percent, either in-kind or in cash. The criteria shall also include consideration of indicators of alcohol and other drug use among youth so that funds are targeted to localities with the highest need.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2005. Inoperative July 1, 2013, pursuant to Section 11759.5.)


text: Nothing in this chapter shall preclude regional approaches to service delivery by counties, including the utilization of community-based nonresidential and residential programs.


text: Not later than January 1 of each year, the department, in collaboration with the counties and providers of alcohol and other drug services, shall report to the Legislature during budget hearings regarding the status of the implementation of this chapter.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 40. Effective January 1, 2005. Inoperative July 1, 2013, pursuant to Section 11759.5.)


text: This chapter shall become inoperative on July 1, 2013.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 35. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22. Note: Termination clause affects Chapter 4, commencing with Section 11759.)


text:
The Legislature finds and declares that problems related to the inappropriate use of alcoholic beverages and other drug use adversely affect the general welfare of the people of California. These problems include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a) Substantial fatalities, permanent disability, and property damage resulting from driving under the influence. Crimes involving alcohol and other drug use are a drain on law enforcement, the courts, and the penal system.

(b) Alcoholism in the individual, which is an addiction to the drug alcohol, with its attendant deterioration of physical and emotional health and social well-being.

(c) Alcoholism and other drug use in the family with its attendant deterioration of all relationships and the well-being of family members.

(d) A risk of increased susceptibility to serious illnesses and other major health problems that ultimately create additional costs and use of resources from both public and private health facilities and entities.

(e) A risk of fetal alcohol syndrome.

(f) Losses in production and tax revenues due to absenteeism, unemployment, and industrial accidents.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 11. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)

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text:
The Legislature recognizes that any efforts to address the problems related to inappropriate alcohol use and other drug use are greatly hindered by:

(a) The stigmatization of persons who have alcohol and other drug problems.

(b) Denial by the individual and the community, especially among members of the professional community, sometimes referred to as gatekeepers, regarding the nature and scope of alcohol and other drug problems.

(c) Services that, if uncoordinated, often are conflicting, inappropriate, ineffective, duplicative, and wasteful of limited public and private resources.

(d) Actions and attitudes that encourage consumption of alcoholic beverages in California, which consumption leads to alcohol problems.

(e) Actions and attitudes that encourage illicit drug use.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 46. Effective January 1, 2005.)

part: 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE

article: 1. Statement of Problems Related to the Inappropriate Use of Alcoholic Beverages and Other Drug Use and the Reasons for and Limitations on State Government’s Role


text: The Legislature finds that state government has an affirmative role in alleviating problems related to the inappropriate use of alcoholic beverages and other drug use and that its major objective is protection of the public health and safety, particularly where problems related to inappropriate alcohol use and other drug use are likely to cause harm to individuals, families, and the community.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 47. Effective January 1, 2005.)


text:
(a) The Legislature recognizes that substance use disorder should be viewed and treated as a health problem, as well as a public safety problem. The substance use problem has significant public impact and must, in addition to public safety, be given community, education, social, and health attention if prevention and amelioration are to be achieved. These approaches should be coordinated into a multiagency and multifaceted program for alcohol and other drug prevention and treatment in the counties of the state.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that community alcohol and other drug services shall be organized through locally administered and locally controlled community alcohol and other drug programs. The community alcohol and other drug programs shall operate under the principle that services are designed to be equally accessible to all persons, including persons who because of differences in language, cultural differences in language, cultural traditions, or physical disabilities, confront barriers to knowing about or to using the alcohol and other drug services that are offered.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 12. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)

article: 2. Coordination of Services

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text: It is the intent of the Legislature that the department encourage the development of high quality, cost-effective services. It is further the intent of the Legislature that poor quality, underutilized, duplicative, or marginal services be disapproved by the county.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 50. Effective January 1, 2005.)

article: 2. Coordination of Services


text:
(a) (1) The department may enter into agreements and contracts with any person or public or private agency, corporation, or other legal entity, including contracts to pay these entities in advance or reimburse them for alcohol and other drug services provided to individuals experiencing substance use disorders and their families and communities.

(2) The department may make grants to public and private entities that are necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers. The department may pay these entities in advance or reimburse them for services provided.

(3) The Legislature directs the department to contract with any person or public or private agency, corporation, or other legal entity to perform its duties whenever that expertise is available and appropriate to utilize.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the department may not contract directly for the provision of alcohol and other drug services except as follows:

(1) For demonstration programs of limited duration and scope, which programs, whenever possible, shall be administered through the counties, and which shall be specifically authorized and funded by the Budget Act or other statutes.

(2) To provide supportive services, such as technical assistance, on a statewide basis, or management and evaluation studies to help ensure more effective implementation of this part.

(3) When a county decides not to enter into a contract to provide alcohol and drug services or programs, or both, the department shall determine the need for the services or programs, or both, and provide the services or programs, or both, directly or through contract.

(c) (1) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department may implement, interpret, or make specific the amendments to this section made by the act that added this subdivision by means of all-county letters, plan letters, plan or provider bulletins, or similar instructions from the department until regulations are adopted pursuant to that chapter of the Government Code.

(2) The department shall adopt emergency regulations no later than July 1, 2014. The department may subsequently readopt any emergency regulation authorized by this subdivision that is the same as or is substantially equivalent to an emergency regulation previously adopted pursuant to this section.

(3) The initial adoption of emergency regulations and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this subdivision shall be deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare. Initial emergency regulations and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this subdivision shall be exempt from review by the Office of Administrative Law. The initial emergency regulations and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this subdivision shall be submitted to the Office of Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State and each shall remain in effect for no more than 180 days, by which time final regulations may be adopted.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 13. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)

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text:
(a) Subject to Section 11773.1, the department shall develop and implement a statewide prevention campaign designed to deter the abuse of methamphetamine in California.

(b) (1) The department may design the campaign to deter initial and continued use of methamphetamine.

(2) The department may also design the campaign to target communities or populations that use methamphetamine at a greater rate than the general population, communities or populations in which the transmission and contraction of HIV and AIDS, hepatitis C, and other diseases is significantly related to methamphetamine use, communities or populations in which the use of methamphetamine is likely to have a negative effect on children, communities or populations at risk due to the environmental damage caused by the methamphetamine production, and any other community or population that is at a high risk of methamphetamine use or addiction.

(3) In determining the intended audience of the campaign, the department shall give priority to communities or populations in which the use of methamphetamine is most likely to be deterred by the campaign. In determining which communities or populations to include in the audience of the campaign, the department shall rely on evidence from published reports, the experience of other drug abuse prevention programs, and other relevant sources.

(c) (1) The department shall, in the implementation of the program, use a variety of media to convey its messages to its intended audiences. This media may include, but need not be limited to, television, radio, billboards, print media, and the Internet.

(2) The department may use a variety of marketing and community outreach programs to convey its message, including, but not limited to, programs at schools, fairs, conventions, and other venues.

(3) The department shall conduct and base the development of its messages on market research, including, but not limited to, opinion polling and focus groups, to determine which messages would be most effective in deterring methamphetamine use within particular communities or populations.

(d) The department may incorporate information regarding drug addiction treatment programs into messages meant for individuals who are addicted to methamphetamine.

(e) In implementing the campaign, the department shall work with public and private organizations to extend its message to a wide range of venues and media outlets.

(f) The department may contract with private or public organizations for the development and implementation of the campaign.

(g) The department shall conduct research to measure the effect of the prevention campaign and shall annually report its findings to the chairpersons of the appropriate Senate and Assembly Health committees.

(h) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2013.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 36. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Amending action operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22. Section inoperative July 1, 2013, by its own provisions from this amendment.)

article: 4. Methamphetamine Deterrence Program

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text:
(a) The department may accept voluntary contributions, in cash or in-kind, to pay for the costs of implementing the program under this article. Voluntary contributions shall be deposited into the California Methamphetamine Abuse Prevention Account, which is hereby created in the State Treasury. Only private moneys, donated for the purposes of this article, may be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account are hereby appropriated to the department for the purposes of this article for the 2006–07 fiscal year. The Legislature may appropriate moneys in the account for subsequent fiscal years in the annual Budget Act or any other act.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), during the 2006–07 fiscal year, the department shall develop and implement the campaign established under this article only upon a determination by the Director of Finance that sufficient private donations have been collected and deposited into the California Methamphetamine Abuse Prevention Account. If sufficient funds are collected and deposited, the Director of Finance shall file a written notice thereof with the Secretary of State.

(c) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 11773.2, for purposes of this article, “sufficient private donations” means funds in the amount of at least twelve million dollars ($12,000,000).

(d) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2013.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 37. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Amending action operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22. Section inoperative July 1, 2013, by its own provisions from this amendment.)

article: 4. Methamphetamine Deterrence Program


text:
(a) Notwithstanding Section 11773.1, during the 2006–07 fiscal year, the department may develop and implement a limited campaign to deter the abuse of methamphetamine by limiting the intended audience of the campaign in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 11773, only upon a determination by the Director of Finance that sufficient private donations have been collected and deposited into the California Methamphetamine Abuse Prevention Account. If sufficient funds are collected and deposited in the account, the Director of Finance shall file a written notice thereof with the Secretary of State.

(b) For purposes of this section, “sufficient private donations” means funds in the amount of at least five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the department to implement a campaign where the cost of the campaign would exceed the private donations available for the campaign in the California Methamphetamine Abuse Prevention Account.

(c) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2013.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 38. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Amending action operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22. Section inoperative July 1, 2013, by its own provisions from this amendment.)

article: 4. Methamphetamine Deterrence Program


text:
(a) Any funds that are not expended or encumbered for purposes of this article 730 days after being deposited into the California Methamphetamine Abuse Prevention Account shall be returned to the private donor.

(b) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2013.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 39. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Amending action operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22. Section inoperative July 1, 2013, by its own provisions from this amendment.)

article: 4. Methamphetamine Deterrence Program


text:
(a) Each year the department shall apply for federal block grant funds from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and may expend those funds only upon appropriation of, and approval by, the Legislature pursuant to the Budget Act.

(b) Whenever the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration conditions its allocation of funds to the department in a manner which would conflict with any provision of this part, the department shall specifically describe the conflict in its application for federal funds.

(c) The department may receive other federal funds and expend them, upon appropriation by the Legislature, pursuant to this division.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 36, Sec. 20. (SB 1014) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 36.)

article: 1. Federal Government

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text: The department shall confer and cooperate with other state agencies whose responsibilities include alleviating the problems related to inappropriate alcohol use and other drug use in order to maximize the state’s effectiveness and limited resources in these efforts. These agencies shall include, but are not limited to, the Departments of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Corrections and Rehabilitation, Industrial Relations, Motor Vehicles, and Rehabilitation, the State Departments of Developmental Services, Education, Public Health, and Social Services, the Employment Development Department, and the Office of Traffic Safety.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 40. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22.)

article: 2. Other State Agencies

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text: The Legislature, subject to the Governor’s approval, has the sole authority under Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution to appropriate any funds, including federal funds, to the department pursuant to the Budget Act. Each year the Legislature shall review the Governor’s proposed budget for the department and conduct public hearings on the proposed use and distribution of federal block grant funds as required by Section 1915(b) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-35).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 17.)

article: 3. The Legislature

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text: It is the intent of the Legislature that the department and the counties maintain a cooperative partnership to assure effective implementation of the provisions of this division as described in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11795) of this part.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 679.)

article: 4. Counties

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text: It is the intent of the Legislature that the department cooperate closely with individuals and organizations concerned with alleviating problems related to inappropriate alcohol use and other drug use. The Legislature recognizes the wealth of experience and commitment that many individuals and organizations in the community have to offer and that can enhance the effectiveness of the programs funded by the department through counties.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 55. Effective January 1, 2005.)

article: 5. Private Sector

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text:
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) Federal, state, and local governments have the responsibility and the expressed intent to provide and ensure the accessibility of alcohol and other drug treatment, recovery, intervention, and prevention services to all individuals, with specific emphasis on women, ethnic minorities, and other disenfranchised segments of the population.

(b) The effects of inappropriate alcohol use by ethnic populations in California are increasing. Concurrently, the use of available recovery services by these populations is not in keeping with the increase of problems experienced by these populations.

(c) There is a great shortage of treatment programs available to pregnant women and their children. African Americans have an infant mortality rate twice that of the general population, and substance use only exacerbates the problem.

(d) Barriers to accessing the services available specifically include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) Lack of educational materials appropriate to the community.

(2) Geographic isolation or remoteness.

(3) Institutional and cultural barriers.

(4) Language differences.

(5) Lack of representation by affected groups employed by public and private service providers and policymakers.

(6) Insufficient research information regarding problems and appropriate strategies to resolve the problems of access to services.

(e) While current law requires the department to develop and implement a statewide plan to alleviate problems related to inappropriate alcohol use and other drug use and to overcome the barriers to their solution, these attempts have been ineffective due to the magnitude of the task.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 14. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)

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text:
The department shall provide direction to counties and to public and private organizations serving the target populations to increase access to alcohol and other drug use prevention and recovery programs in all of the following ways:

(a) Assume responsibility to increase the knowledge within state agencies and the Legislature of problems affecting the target populations.

(b) Determine, compile, and disseminate information and resource needs of the counties and constituent service providers to better serve the target populations.

(c) Ensure that established state and county standards, policies, and procedures are not discriminatory and do not contribute to service accessibility barriers.

(d) Promote an understanding of ethnic and gender differences, approaches to problems, and strategies for increasing voluntary access to services by the target populations.

(e) Affirmatively coordinate with the counties for the provision of services to the target populations and to assure accountability that necessary services are actually provided.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 15. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)

chapter: 2. Relationship of the Department to Other Governmental Agencies and the Private Sector

article: 7. Accessing Alcohol and Drug Recovery Programs for the Disenfranchised


text:
The Legislature recognizes the importance of encouraging research to study the biological aspects of, and the social factors contributing to, problems related to the inappropriate use of alcoholic beverages and other drug use.

The Legislature further recognizes the value of interpreting and applying research results through changes in public policy.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 59. Effective January 1, 2005.)

chapter: 3. Research

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text: The department may enter into contracts for special studies and research to develop the information needed for formulating policies that will reduce the incidence of alcohol and other drug use problems through promising and innovative approaches in prevention, intervention, and treatment.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 60. Effective January 1, 2005.)


text: The department may coordinate task forces and committees of subject-matter experts to assess and document successful practical applications suggested by research.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 21.)


text: The department, with the approval of the Secretary of the Health and Human Services Agency, may contract with any public or private agency for the performance of any of the functions vested in the department by this chapter. Any department of the state is authorized to enter into such a contract.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 61. Effective January 1, 2005.)

chapter: 3.5. Resources and Information

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text:
(a) The department shall be a central information resource on alcohol and other drug use prevention and treatment programs and on research projects with respect to alcohol and other drug use.

(b) The department shall collect, and act as an information exchange for, information on research and service projects completed or in progress relating to alcohol and other drug use, provide, to any person, institution, or public agency proposing any research or service project on that subject, information with respect to the areas in which research is needed, and evaluate programs of research, treatment, and education with respect to alcohol and other drug use.

(c) A state agency shall not conduct a research or service project on alcohol and other drug problems, including substance use disorders, until it has provided the department with a description of its proposed project and until the department has responded with a written description of how the research or service project relates with other completed, concurrently operating, or pending research or service projects. If the department fails to provide the agency with the written description within 60 days from the date of receipt of the proposed project, the state agency may proceed to conduct the research or service project as described in the agency’s proposal.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 16. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)


text: The department, at the request of the county alcohol and drug program administrator, may assist local community organizations in initiating effective programs to prevent and treat alcohol and other drug use. The department may charge a fee for this assistance.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 17. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)


text: The department may develop and implement a mass media alcohol and other drug education program involving newspapers, radio, and television in order to provide community education, develop public awareness, and motivate community action in alcohol and other drug use prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 18. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)


text:
(a) The department, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health, shall distribute informational materials on the care and treatment of infants under the age of six months who have been exposed to alcohol and other drugs. The informational materials shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) The signs and symptoms of an infant who has been exposed to alcohol and other drugs.

(2) The health problems of infants who have been exposed to alcohol and other drugs.

(3) The special feeding needs of infants who have been exposed to alcohol and other drugs.

(4) The special care needs of infants who have been exposed to alcohol and other drugs, such as not overstimulating those infants who have been exposed to cocaine.

(b) The informational materials developed pursuant to subdivision (a) may be distributed through hospitals, public health nurses, child protective services, alcohol and other drug facilities, educational networks, foster parent groups, medical professional offices, Medi-Cal programs, and county interagency task force groups, as well as any other agency that the department selects.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 36, Sec. 22. (SB 1014) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 36.)


text: The department may develop an objective program evaluation device or methodology and evaluate state-supported alcohol and other drug use prevention and treatment programs.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 19. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)


text: The department shall, in consultation with the State Department of Education, screen and evaluate books, pamphlets, literature, movies, and other audiovisual aids related to the misuse of substances, including substance use disorders, and may prepare and disseminate lists of recommended materials to schools, public libraries, alcohol and other drug information centers, and other public and private agencies. The department may charge a fee, not exceeding actual costs, for providing the materials.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 20. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)


text: It is the intent of the Legislature that the department, in collaboration with the State Department of Public Health and stakeholders in the medical and treatment provider communities, work to identify methods for better informing medical doctors and other health professionals of the benefits of diagnosing and treating alcohol misuse and substance use among their patient population, including, but not limited to, improved outreach efforts at the state and local levels and the use of information dissemination strategies, where appropriate.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 36, Sec. 23. (SB 1014) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 36.)


text:
(a) (1) On or before July 1, 2023, the State Department of Health Care Services shall develop a statewide substance use disorder (SUD) workforce needs assessment report that evaluates the current state of the SUD workforce, determines barriers to entry into the SUD workforce, and assesses the state’s systems for regulating and supporting the SUD workforce. The evaluation shall include an assessment of existing tuition, scholarship, and grant programs available to students, with a particular focus on those students who represent vulnerable populations, and provide recommendations for expanding these programs. The department shall submit this report to the Legislature and post the report on its internet website.

(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(b) (1) The department may contract with a qualified individual, organization, or entity to implement subdivision (a).

(2) Contracts entered into or amended pursuant to this section may be entered into on a noncompetitive bid basis, and are exempt from Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 14825) of Part 5.5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, the State Administrative Manual, and from the review or approval of any division of the Department of General Services.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 7, Sec. 3. (AB 666) Effective January 1, 2023.)

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text:
(a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information may implement SUD workforce development programming, including, but not limited to, any of the following elements:

(1) Paid tuition for students attending vocational education programs related to substance use disorders approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education.

(2) Stipends to cover costs related to testing, registration, and certification for individuals who are seeking registration and certification with a certifying organization approved by the department pursuant to Section 11833.

(3) Stipends to cover costs of portfolio review for individuals who are seeking registration and certification with a certifying organization approved by the department pursuant to Section 11833.

(4) Tuition reimbursement for undergraduate and graduate students who complete coursework in programs related to SUDs.

(5) Tuition reimbursement for licensed mental health and medical professionals to complete SUD-specific courses.

(6) Grants for behavioral health organizations to recruit and train individuals representing vulnerable populations.

(b) This section shall become operative only upon appropriation. Upon an appropriation by the Legislature for these purposes, the department shall make reasonable efforts to implement the program elements specified in subdivision (a), so that SUD services can be expanded to meet the needs of those individuals seeking those services.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 7, Sec. 3. (AB 666) Effective January 1, 2023. Conditionally operative as prescribed by its own provisions.)

chapter: 3.6. Substance Use Disorder Workforce Development


text:
(a) The board of supervisors of each county may apply to the department for funds for the purpose of alleviating problems in its county related to alcohol abuse and other drug use. This part applies only to counties receiving state or federal funds allocated by the department under this part.

(b) The department shall coordinate state and local alcohol and other drug use prevention, including care, treatment, and rehabilitation programs, for individuals with substance use disorders. It is the intent of the Legislature that the department and the counties maintain a cooperative partnership to ensure effective implementation of this chapter.

(c) The Legislature grants responsibility to the county to administer and coordinate all county alcohol and other drug programs funded under this part. County alcohol and other drug programs shall account to the board of supervisors and to the state for their effective implementation. The county shall establish its own priorities for alcohol and other drug programs funded under this part, except with respect to funds that are allocated to the county for federally required programs and services.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 21. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)

chapter: 4. State-County Partnership

article: 1. General Provisions

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text:
(a) (1) Two or more counties may jointly establish county alcohol and other drug programs pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

(2) Any county may, by contract, furnish alcohol and other drug services to another county.

(b) Unless otherwise expressly provided for or required by the context, this part relating to county alcohol and other drug programs shall apply to alcohol and other drug programs operated jointly by two or more counties.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 36, Sec. 24. (SB 1014) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 36.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text: Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 11812, nothing in this part shall prevent any city or combination of cities from financing and administering directly an alcohol or other drug program or providing service by contracting with the county to provide and be reimbursed for services provided pursuant to the county alcohol and other drug program under Article 4 (commencing with Section 11810). In addition, where appropriate, any county may contract with a city, or combination of cities, to administer contracts with privately operated agencies to alleviate problems related to inappropriate alcohol use and other drug use.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 64. Effective January 1, 2005.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text:
(a) Funds allocated to the county pursuant to this part shall be used exclusively for county alcohol and other drug services as identified in the contract for alcohol and other drug services and shall be separately identified and accounted for.

(b) The funds contained in each county’s Behavioral Health Subaccount of the Support Services Account of the Local Revenue Fund 2011 established pursuant to Section 30025 of the Government Code shall be considered state funds distributed by the principle state agency for the purposes of receipt of the federal block grant funds for prevention and treatment of substance use disorders described in Subchapter XVII of Chapter 6A of Title 42 of the United States Code to the extent that these funds are used for authorized alcohol and drug prevention and treatment activities.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 22. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text:
(a) Counties that apply for funds to provide alcohol and other drug services shall prepare and submit a contract for alcohol and other drug services to the department. The contract shall include a budget for all funds sources to be used to provide alcohol and other drug services. The funds identified in the contract shall be used exclusively for county alcohol and other drug services to the extent that the activities meet the requirements for receipt of the federal block grant funds for prevention and treatment of substance use disorders described in Subchapter XVII of Chapter 6A of Title 42 of the United States Code and shall be separately identified and accounted for. The county shall report utilization of those funds in an annual cost report pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 11798.1.

(b) The contract shall include provisions to ensure both of the following:

(1) The appropriate expenditures of funds necessary to meet the requirements for receipt of federal block grant funds for prevention and treatment of substance use disorders described in Subchapter XVII of Chapter 6A of Title 42 of the United States Code and other applicable federal provisions for funds.

(2) The provision of information necessary for the department to meet its oversight function, including, but not limited to, any required auditing, reporting, and data collection.

(c) The contract shall specify the type, scope, and cost of the services to be provided.

(d) The department, after consultation with county alcohol and drug program administrators, shall develop standardized forms to be used by the counties in the development and submission of the contracts. The forms shall include terms and conditions relative to county compliance with applicable laws.

(e) Performance requirements shall be included within the terms of the contract and shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:

(1) A provision for an adequate quality and quantity of service.

(2) A provision for access to services for at-risk populations.

(3) A provision requiring that all funds allocated by the state for alcohol and other drug programs shall be used exclusively for the purpose for which those funds are distributed.

(4) A provision requiring that performance be in compliance with applicable state and federal laws, regulations, and standards.

(5) Estimated numbers and characteristics of clients-participants by type of service.

(f) The contract shall include a provision that allows the department access to financial and service records of the county and contractors of the county for the purpose of auditing the requirements in the contract and establishing the data necessary to meet federal auditing and reporting requirements.

(g) The contract shall include a provision for resolution of disputed audit findings.

(h) Where two or more counties jointly establish substance use programs or where a county contracts to provide services in another county pursuant to Section 11796, information regarding the arrangement shall be included in the contract for alcohol and other drug services.

(i) The contract shall include a provision requiring the county to ensure the security of client records as required by state and federal law.

(j) The contract shall be presented for public input, review, and comment, and the final contract shall be posted on the county’s internet website.

(k) (1) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department may implement, interpret, or make specific this section by means of all-county letters, plan letters, plan or provider bulletins, or similar instructions from the department until regulations are adopted pursuant to that chapter of the Government Code.

(2) The department shall adopt emergency regulations no later than July 1, 2014. The department may subsequently readopt any emergency regulation authorized by this section that is the same as or is substantially equivalent to an emergency regulation previously adopted pursuant to this section.

(3) The initial adoption of emergency regulations implementing this section and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this subdivision shall be deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare. Initial emergency regulations and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this section shall be exempt from review by the Office of Administrative Law. The initial emergency regulations and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this section shall be submitted to the Office of Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State and each shall remain in effect for no more than 180 days, by which time final regulations may be adopted.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 23. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text:
(a) A county with an approved contract for alcohol and other drug services shall bear the financial risk in providing any alcohol or other drug services to the population described and enumerated in the approved contract.

(b) The county shall not be precluded from contracting to purchase all or part of the delivery of alcohol and other drug services from noncounty providers.

(c) Counties receiving funds shall submit to the department statistical data, as required in the contract, and end-of-year cost data no later than November 1 following the close of the fiscal year.

(d) Whenever a county receives funds under a grant program for alcohol and other drug services, as well as under the county contract from either the federal or state government, or from any other grantor, public or private, and fails to include that grant program in the county budget for its alcohol and other drug program, the director shall not thereafter approve any, or provide, advance payment claims submitted by the county for state reimbursement under this part until the contract and county budget for its alcohol and other drug program has been reviewed to include that grant program, and the revised contract and budget are approved by the director.

(e) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), regulations adopted by the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs pursuant to former Section 11758.29 shall remain in effect unless amended or repealed by regulation adopted pursuant to this section.

(2) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department may implement, interpret, or make specific this section to the extent that this section differs from former Section 11758.29 by means of all-county letters, plan letters, plan or provider bulletins, or similar instructions from the department until regulations are adopted pursuant to that chapter of the Government Code.

(3) (A) The department shall adopt emergency regulations no later than July 1, 2014. The department may subsequently readopt any emergency regulation authorized by this section that is the same as or is substantially equivalent to an emergency regulation previously adopted pursuant to this section.

(B) The initial adoption of emergency regulations implementing the article and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this subdivision shall be deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare. Initial emergency regulations and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this section shall be exempt from review by the Office of Administrative Law. The initial emergency regulations and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this section shall be submitted to the Office of Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State and each shall remain in effect for no more than 180 days, by which time final regulations may be adopted.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 24. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text: The department shall review each county’s contract for alcohol and other drug services to determine that the contract complies with this division and with the standards adopted under this division. The department shall approve a contract that is in compliance.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 25. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text:
(a) The board of supervisors shall designate a health-related county agency or department that shall administer the county alcohol and other drug program. The board of supervisors or the head of the designated health-related agency or department shall appoint an alcohol and drug program administrator, who shall report to the head of the agency or department through administrative channels designated by the board of supervisors. The county alcohol and other drug program shall be placed at the same administrative level and have responsibility and authority similar to other major health programs in the county.

(b) In accordance with regulations adopted by the department, the alcohol and drug program administrator shall be qualified by his or her ability, training, and experience to administer or coordinate and monitor the county alcohol and other drug program.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 68. Effective January 1, 2005.)

article: 2. County Administration

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text:
The alcohol and drug program administrator, acting through administrative channels designated pursuant to Section 11795, shall do all of the following:

(a) Coordinate and be responsible for the preparation of the county contract.

(b) Ensure compliance with applicable laws relating to discrimination against any person because of any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code.

(c) Submit an annual report to the board of supervisors reporting all activities of the alcohol and other drug program, including a financial accounting of expenditures, number of persons served, and a forecast of anticipated needs for the upcoming year.

(d) Be directly responsible for the administration of all alcohol or other drug program funds allocated to the county under this part, administration of county operated programs, and coordination and monitoring of programs that have contracts with the county to provide alcohol and other drug services.

(e) Ensure the evaluation of alcohol and other drug programs, including the collection of appropriate and necessary client data and program information, pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11825).

(f) Ensure program quality in compliance with appropriate standards pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 11830).

(g) Participate and represent the county in meetings of the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California pursuant to Section 11811.5 for the purposes of representing the counties in their relationship with the state with respect to policies, standards, and administration for alcohol and other drug services.

(h) Perform any other acts that may be necessary, desirable, or proper to carry out the purposes of this part.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 26. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)

article: 2. County Administration


text:
(a) Money deposited in the county alcohol abuse education and prevention fund pursuant to Section 1463.25 of the Penal Code shall be jointly administered by the administrator of the county’s alcohol and other drug program and the county office of education subject to the approval of the board of supervisors and the county office of education. A minimum of 33 percent of the fund shall be allocated to primary prevention programs in the schools and community. Primary prevention programs developed and implemented under this section shall emphasize cooperation in planning and program implementation of alcohol abuse education and prevention among schools and community alcohol and other drug abuse agencies. Coordination shall be demonstrated through an interagency agreement among county offices of education, school districts, and the county alcohol and drug program administrator.

(b) Programs funded, planned, and implemented under this section shall emphasize a joint school-community primary education and prevention program that may include:

(1) School and classroom-oriented programs, including, but not limited to, programs designed to encourage sound decisionmaking, an awareness of values, an awareness of alcohol and its effects, enhanced self-esteem, social and practical skills that will assist students toward maturity, enhanced or improved school climate and relationships among all school personnel and students, and furtherance of cooperative efforts of school- and community-based personnel.

(2) School- or community-based nonclassroom alternative programs, or both, including, but not limited to, positive peer group programs, programs involving youth and adults in constructive activities designed as alternatives to alcohol use, and programs for special target groups, such as women, ethnic minorities, and other high-risk, high-need populations.

(3) Family-oriented programs, including, but not limited to, programs aimed at improving family relationships and involving parents constructively in the education and nurturing of their children, as well as in specific activities aimed at preventing alcohol abuse.

(c) The money deposited under subdivision (a) shall supplement and not supplant any local funds made available to support the county’s alcohol abuse education and prevention efforts.

(d) If the county has a drug abuse primary prevention program, it may choose to combine or coordinate its drug and alcohol abuse education and prevention programs.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 70. Effective January 1, 2005.)

article: 2. County Administration


text:
If the county has an alcohol and other drug advisory board, the alcohol and drug program administrator, acting through administrative channels designated pursuant to Section 11795, may do either or both of the following:

(a) Provide reports and information periodically to the advisory board regarding the status of alcohol and other drug programs in the county and keep the advisory board informed regarding changes in relevant state, federal, and local laws or regulations or improvements in program design and services that may affect the county alcohol and other drug program.

(b) Provide for the orientation of the members of the advisory board, including, but not limited to, the provision of information and materials on alcohol and other drug problems and programs, planning, procedures, and site visits to local programs.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 36, Sec. 32. (SB 1014) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 36.)

article: 2. County Administration


text: Each county may have an advisory board on alcohol and other drug problems appointed by the board of supervisors. The advisory board may be independent, be under the jurisdiction of another health-related or human services advisory board established pursuant to any provision of state law, or have the same membership as that other advisory board.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 71. Effective January 1, 2005.)

article: 3. County Advisory Board

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text: It is the intent of the Legislature to provide maximum flexibility in the use of federal and state alcohol and other drug program funds. County government is therefore given broad authority in determining the methods for encouragement of citizen participation, the scope of problem analysis, and the methods of planning for alcohol and other drug program services.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 73. Effective January 1, 2005.)

path: 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS > 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE > 4. State-County Partnership > 4. County Alcohol and Other Drug Program


text: Counties shall have broad discretion in the choice of services they utilize to alleviate the alcohol and other drug problems of specific population groups and the community. Those services shall include services for alcohol and other drug use prevention and treatment.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 27. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)

article: 4. County Alcohol and Other Drug Program


text:
(a) The major purpose of prevention and early intervention activities includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(1) To facilitate positive change in community and individual understanding, values, attitudes, environmental factors, and behavior concerning alcohol and its inappropriate use and other drug use.

(2) To reduce the likelihood of the inappropriate use of alcohol and other drugs by developing and implementing public policies designed to reduce or limit alcohol and other drug consumption.

(3) To lessen the stigmatization of persons who seek help for problems related to inappropriate alcohol use and other drug use.

(4) To provide information so that the public may make informed personal and public policy decisions regarding the inappropriate use and nonuse of alcoholic beverages and other drugs.

(5) To enlighten the “helping professions” to recognize persons with alcohol and other drug problems and to offer them appropriate services.

(6) To encourage persons to seek early help for their alcohol or other drug problems.

(b) The Legislature recognizes that the effective provision of the activities specified in subdivision (a) will result in an increased demand upon, and utilization of, existing services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families. However, the Legislature believes that provision of effective prevention and early intervention activities over the next decade will result in saving taxpayers funds that might otherwise have to be expended for higher health and safety costs.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 28. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)


text:
In addition to the services described in Section 11811, a county may provide other services or programs pursuant to this section, including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) (1) Occupational programs for county employees designed to help recognize employees with alcohol and other drug problems that affect their job performance and to encourage these employees to seek services to alleviate those problems.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage every county to institute a program described in paragraph (1) for its own employees in order to set an example for the community regarding local government’s attitude toward alcohol and other drug problems.

(b) (1) Counties may use funds allocated to them by the department for any other services authorized in Section 11811 or this section.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that counties make maximum utilization of vocational rehabilitation services, where reasonable and appropriate to do so. A county, pursuant to a resolution by the board of supervisors, may utilize funds for other authorized services pursuant to Section 11811.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 76. Effective January 1, 2005.)


text:
To the extent the activities meet the provisions for receipt of the federal block grant funds for prevention and treatment of substance use disorders described in Subchapter XVII of Chapter 6A of Title 42 of the United States Code and other applicable federal provisions for funds, a county may also utilize funds for the following:

(a) Planning, program development, and administration by the county. The department shall establish uniform definitions of the elements of county alcohol and other drug program administration and shall set the minimum and maximum levels of administrative services, taking into account the total funds expended pursuant to the contract.

(b) In conducting planning, evaluation, and research activities to develop and implement the county alcohol and other drug program, counties may contract with appropriate public or private agencies.

(c) Actual and necessary expenses incurred by the alcohol and drug program administrator relating to attendance at not more than four meetings each year of the administrators, any other meetings called by the director, and reasonable dues for any related activities and meetings. Each administrator of a county who receives funds under this part shall attend each quarterly meeting, unless a waiver is provided for by the department.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 29. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)


text: The department shall consult with county behavioral health directors, alcohol and drug program administrators, or both, in establishing standards pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 11830) and regulations pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 11835), shall consult with alcohol and drug program administrators on matters of major policy and administration, and may consult with alcohol and drug program administrators on other matters affecting persons with alcohol and other drug problems. The administrators shall consist of all legally appointed alcohol and drug administrators in the state as designated pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 11800.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 455, Sec. 2. (SB 804) Effective January 1, 2016.)


text:
Services financed under this part shall:

(a) Be provided on a voluntary basis only, except as provided in Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 5170) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(b) Encourage persons utilizing services, and members of their family, to participate in community self-help groups providing ongoing support to individuals with substance use disorders and their family members.

(c) Encourage individuals experiencing a substance use disorder to abstain from the use of alcohol and illegal drugs.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 30. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.)


text:
The following costs shall not be eligible for state funding pursuant to this part:

(a) The costs involved in a peace officer bringing a person in for 72-hour treatment and evaluation.

(b) The costs of court proceedings or court-ordered evaluation pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5225) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and the apprehension of the person ordered to evaluation when necessary.

(c) The costs of court proceedings in cases of appeal on 14-day intensive treatment.

(d) The costs of legal proceedings in conservatorship.

(e) The court costs in postcertification proceedings.

(f) The cost of providing a public defender or other court-appointed attorneys in proceedings for those unable to afford this assistance.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1328, Sec. 38.)