(a) The county alcohol and drug program administrator, or the advisory board acting through the county alcohol and drug program administrator, shall inform the board of supervisors immediately if it is determined that any program is not meeting the regulations adopted by the department. The department shall be notified in writing by the county alcohol and drug program administrator of any program that is not in compliance with applicable statutes and regulations.

(b) The department, the county alcohol and drug program administrator, the chief probation officer, or their authorized representatives may enter, in a nondisruptive manner, any class, lecture, group discussion, or any other program element to observe these activities.

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Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 11837.7

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
  • 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
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • program: means any firm, partnership, association, corporation, local governmental entity, agency, or place that has been initially recommended by the county board of supervisors, subject to any limitation imposed pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d), and that is subsequently licensed by the department to provide alcohol or drug recovery services in that county to any of the following:

    California Health and Safety Code 11836

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 11837.6, the department may audit, or contract for the auditing of, any licensed program.

(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 110. Effective January 1, 2005.)