Amended
IN
Senate
May 01, 2017 |
Amended
IN
Senate
April 20, 2017 |
Amended
IN
Senate
April 17, 2017 |
Amended
IN
Senate
March 16, 2017 |
Introduced by Senator Bates (Coauthor: Assembly Member Brough) |
December 05, 2016 |
Existing law, the California Community Care Facilities Act (the act), provides for the licensing and regulation of community care facilities, as defined, by the State Department of Social Services. A violation of the act is a misdemeanor.
(a)The State Department of Health Care Services shall report to the Legislature regarding the effect of the concentration of residential alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities in a community on the health and recovery of residents of those facilities. If the department determines that the concentration of residential alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities has a negative effect on the residents of the facilities, the report shall provide recommendations on how to mitigate the effect and address the concentration of those facilities. The report shall be completed and submitted to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2019.
(b)Commencing January 1, 2019, the department shall annually post all of the following information on its Internet Web site:
(1)The number and nature of complaints submitted to the department regarding the concentration of residential alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities.
(2)The findings of completed investigations by the department regarding the complaints described in paragraph (1).
(3)The methods used by the department to investigate the complaints described in paragraph (1).
(4)The efforts taken by the department to mitigate the negative effects, if any, on the residents of residential alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or
treatment facilities.
(c)The report submitted to the Legislature pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.