California Health and Safety Code 11833.05 – (a) All programs certified by the department pursuant to Chapter …
(a) All programs certified by the department pursuant to Chapter 7.1 (commencing with Section 11832) or facilities licensed by the department pursuant to Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 11834.01) shall disclose to the department the following information:
(1) Ownership or control of, or financial interest in, a recovery residence.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 11833.05
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- department: means the State Department of Health Care Services and "director" means the Director of Health Care Services. See California Health and Safety Code 11752
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
(2) Any contractual relationship with an entity that regularly provides professional services or addiction treatment or recovery services to clients of programs certified or facilities licensed by the department, if the entity is not part of the program certified or facility licensed by the department.
(b) All programs certified or facilities licensed by the department shall make the disclosures pursuant to subdivision (a) upon initial licensure or certification, upon renewal of licensure or certification, and upon a licensed facility or certified program acquiring or starting a relationship that meets paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (a).
(c) The department may suspend or revoke the certification of a program or license of a facility for failing to disclose the information required in subdivision (a).
(d) The department shall take action pursuant to Section 11834.31 against an unlicensed facility that is disclosed as a recovery residence pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a). This subdivision does not require an investigation of a recovery residence that is not alleged to be operating in violation of Section 11834.30.
(e) The department may refer a substantiated complaint against a recovery residence to other enforcement entities as appropriate under state or federal law, including the Department of Insurance, the Department of Managed Health Care, the Attorney General, and the United States Attorney General.
(f) For the purposes of this section, “recovery residence” means a residential dwelling that provides primary housing for individuals who seek a cooperative living arrangement that supports personal recovery from a substance use disorder and that does not require licensure by the department or does not provide licensable services, pursuant to Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 11834.01). A recovery residence may include, but is not limited to, residential dwellings commonly referred to as “sober living homes,” “sober living environments,” or “unlicensed alcohol and drug free residences.”
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 37. (AB 118) Effective July 10, 2023.)