Alcohol and drug recovery: licensed treatment facilities and certified programs: investigations.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
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Overview
This bill changes how the California Department of Health Care Services investigates complaints about alcohol and drug recovery or treatment facilities. It requires the department to assign complaints to an analyst within 10 days and to complete investigations within 60 days, unless additional resources or assistance are needed. If the department cannot complete an investigation within the specified timeframe, it must notify the complainant in writing explaining the reason for the delay.
Key provisions
- The Department of Health Care Services must assign complaints to an analyst within 10 days of receipt.
- The Department must complete investigations within 60 days.
- The Department can request assistance from other agencies to complete investigations.
- The Department can request additional resources to complete investigations.
- The Department must notify complainants in writing if it cannot complete an investigation within 60 days.
- The bill adds a new section to the Health and Safety Code outlining these requirements.
- The Department must notify complainants of non-investigatable complaints in writing.
Who is affected
- Alcohol and drug recovery or treatment facilities
- Individuals who file complaints against these facilities
- The California Department of Health Care Services
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