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AB-1158 Alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities: recovery residence: insurance coverage.(2021-2022)

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Date Published: 02/18/2021 09:00 PM
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 1158

Introduced by Assembly Member Petrie-Norris

February 18, 2021

An act to amend Section 11834.10 of, and to add Section 11853.5 to, the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 10087 of, and to add Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 679.76) to Part 1 of Division 1 of, the Insurance Code, relating to alcoholism or drug abuse.


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AB 1158, as introduced, Petrie-Norris. Alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities: recovery residence: insurance coverage.
Existing law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to license and regulate alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities serving adults. Existing law restricts a licensee from operating an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license. Existing law also defines a “recovery residence” as 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 pursuant to those provisions or does not provide licensable services.
This bill would require a licensee operating an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility to maintain specified insurance coverages, including, among others, commercial general liability insurance and employer’s liability insurance. The bill would require any contract between a government entity and an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility, or between a government entity and a recovery residence, to include a requirement that the contractor maintain those specified insurance coverages. The bill would also require those contracts to include a requirement that the contractor submit a report with specified information to the government entity within 7 days of a death or incident requiring hospitalization occurring at the recovery residence or alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility. The bill would make these provisions applicable to contracts entered into, renewed, or amended on and after January 1, 2022.
Existing law creates the Department of Insurance, headed by the Insurance Commissioner, and prescribes the department’s powers and duties, including various duties to regulate the business of insurance in this state.
This bill would require an insurer providing insurance coverage to an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility, or to a recovery residence, to require the facility or residence to comply with specified requirements, including a requirement to comply with the insurance coverage provisions described above and a requirement to submit compliance reports to the insurer and the commissioner. The bill would require the insurer, if the facility or residence does not comply with those requirements, to notify the director of the facility and the commissioner of the deficiencies and, if the deficiencies are not corrected within 60 days, to cancel the contract. The bill would make these provisions applicable to policies issued, renewed, or amended on and after January 1, 2022.
Existing law prohibits a policy of residential property insurance from being issued or delivered unless the named insured is offered coverage for loss or damage caused by an earthquake, and specifies the minimum coverage that is required to be offered. Existing law defines a “policy of residential property insurance” for the purposes of these provisions to include a policy insuring, among other property, residential structures and their contents.
This bill would specify that a “policy of residential property insurance” does not include a policy that provides, or is construed to provide, any coverage or indemnity for the payment of any fine, penalty, or restitution in any criminal, civil, or administrative action or proceeding, or any coverage or indemnity for the payment of any loss or liability, arising from the operation of either a recovery residence or an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility. The bill would make this provision applicable to policies issued, renewed, or amended on and after January 1, 2022.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 11834.10 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

11834.10.
 (a) A licensee shall not operate an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license.
(b) Licensed services offered or provided by a licensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility, including, but not limited to, incidental medical services as defined in Section 11834.026, shall be specified on the license and provided exclusively:
(1) Within the licensed facility; or facility.
(2) Within any facilities identified on a single license by street address.
(c) Only residents of the licensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility shall receive licensed services.
(d) A licensee shall, at all times, maintain all of the following insurance coverages, which shall include as an additional insured any government entity with which the licensee has a contract, and which shall be obtained from an admitted insurer:
(1) Commercial general liability insurance that includes coverage for premises liability, products and completed operations, contractual liability, personal injury and advertising liability, abuse, molestation, sexual actions, and assault and battery, with minimum coverage amounts for bodily injury or property damage of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence.
(2) Commercial or business automobile liability insurance covering all owned vehicles, hired or leased vehicles, nonowned vehicles, and borrowed and permissive uses, with minimum coverage amounts for bodily injury or property damage of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence.
(3) Workers’ compensation insurance, as required by law. Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 3700 of the Labor Code, self-insurance does not satisfy this requirement.
(4) Employer’s liability insurance, with minimum coverage amounts for bodily injury or disease of not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per occurrence.
(5) Professional liability and errors and omissions insurance that includes an endorsement for contractual liability, with minimum coverage amounts of one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and two million dollars ($2,000,000) aggregate. If applicable, the contract shall include an endorsement for defense and indemnification of any government entity with which the licensee has contracted.

(d)

(e) The department may adopt regulations to implement this section in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).

(e)

(f) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, the department may implement, interpret, or make specific this section by means of provider bulletins, written guidelines, or similar instructions.

SEC. 2.

 Section 11853.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:

11853.5.
 (a) Any government entity that contracts with a privately owned recovery residence or alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility shall require that the contract include both of the following:
(1) That the contractor shall, at all times, maintain all of the following insurance coverages, which shall include the government entity as an additional insured and shall be obtained from an admitted insurer:
(A) Commercial general liability insurance that includes coverage for premises liability, products and completed operations, contractual liability, personal injury and advertising liability, abuse, molestation, sexual actions, and assault and battery, with minimum coverage amounts for bodily injury or property damage of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence.
(B) Commercial or business automobile liability insurance covering all owned vehicles, hired or leased vehicles, nonowned vehicles, and borrowed and permissive uses, with minimum coverage amounts for bodily injury or property damage of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence.
(C) Workers’ compensation insurance, as required by law. Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 3700 of the Labor Code, self-insurance does not satisfy this requirement.
(D) Employer’s liability insurance, with minimum coverage amounts for bodily injury or disease of not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per occurrence.
(E) Professional liability and errors and omissions insurance that includes an endorsement for contractual liability, with minimum coverage amounts of one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and two million dollars ($2,000,000) aggregate. The contract shall include an endorsement for defense and indemnification of the government entity with which the licensee has contracted.
(2) (A) That the contractor report to the government entity within seven days of any deaths or incidents requiring hospitalization that occur at the recovery residence or alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility.
(B) If the reporting entity is a recovery residence, the report shall include all of the following information:
(i) A description of the event or incident, including the time, location, and nature of the event or incident.
(ii) A list of immediate actions that were taken, including persons contacted.
(iii) A description of the followup action that is planned, including, but not limited to, steps taken to prevent a future death or hospitalization.
(C) If the reporting entity is an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility, the report shall include all of the information required to be reported by Section 10561 of Title 9 of the California Code of Regulations.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) “Alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility” has the same meaning as in Section 11834.02.
(2) “Government entity” means the state and any political subdivision of the state, including counties, joint powers authorities, and any other unit of local government.
(3) “Recovery residence” has the same meaning as in Section 11833.05.
(c) This section shall apply to contracts entered into, renewed, or amended on and after January 1, 2022.

SEC. 3.

 Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 679.76) is added to Part 1 of Division 1 of the Insurance Code, to read:
CHAPTER  13. Contracts for Insurance Covering Recovery Residences or Alcoholism or Drug Abuse Recovery or Treatment Facilities

679.76.
 (a) To reduce underwriting risk and ensure solvency, an insurer providing insurance coverage to a recovery residence, as defined in Section 11833.05 of the Health and Safety Code, shall require all of the following:
(1) That the recovery residence fully comply with all of the standards set forth in the most recent version of the NARR Standards developed by the National Alliance for Recovery Residences. The insurer shall require that the recovery residence provide the insurer, and the commissioner, with an initial compliance report within 60 days of obtaining coverage and provide biennial compliance updates thereafter.
(2) That the recovery residence fully comply with the insurance coverage requirements of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 11853.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
(3) That a recovery residence make all reports required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 11853.5 of the Health and Safety Code and that the recovery residence contemporaneously provide the insurer with a copy of the report.
(4) That the recovery residence provide the insurer, and the commissioner, with an initial compliance report within 60 days of obtaining coverage and provide biennial compliance updates thereafter. The reports required by this paragraph shall provide compliance detail with respect to each of the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).
(b) To reduce underwriting risk and ensure solvency, any insurer providing insurance coverage to an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility, as defined in Section 11834.02 of the Health and Safety Code, shall require all of the following:
(1) That the facility fully comply with all applicable regulations.
(2) That the facility fully comply with the insurance coverage requirements of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 11853.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
(3) That the facility make all reports required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 11853.5 of the Health and Safety Code, and that the facility contemporaneously provide the insurer with a copy of the report.
(4) That the facility provide the insurer, and the commissioner, with an initial compliance report within 60 days of obtaining coverage and provide biennial compliance updates thereafter. The reports required by this paragraph shall provide compliance detail with respect to each of the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).
(c) If the insured is not in compliance with the requirements of subdivision (a) or (b), as applicable, the insurer shall notify the director of the facility, and the commissioner, of the deficiencies and that the insurance contract will be canceled if the specified deficiencies are not corrected within 60 days. The insurance contract shall be canceled if the specified deficiencies are not corrected within the time period described above.
(d) Within 15 days of receiving any report pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) or paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), an insurer shall provide the commissioner with copies of the reports. Other than the name of the injured or deceased individual or individuals, all other personal information, as defined by Section 1798.3 of the Civil Code, shall be redacted from the reports prior to submission to the commissioner.
(e) The commissioner shall work closely with the Attorney General and State Department of Health Care Services to investigate insurance complaints pertaining to recovery residences and alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities.
(f) This section shall apply to policies issued, renewed, or amended on and after January 1, 2022.

SEC. 4.

 Section 10087 of the Insurance Code is amended to read:

10087.
 (a) (1) As used in this chapter chapter, “policy of residential property insurance” shall mean means a policy insuring individually owned residential structures of not more than four dwelling units, individually owned condominium units, or individually owned mobilehomes, and their contents, located in this state and used exclusively for residential purposes or a tenant’s policy insuring personal contents of a residential unit located in this state. “Policy
(2) “Policy of residential property insurance,” as defined, shall not include insurance does not include any of the following:
(A) Insurance for real property or its contents used for any commercial, industrial or business purpose, except a structure of not more than four dwelling units rented for individual residential purposes. A
(B) A policy that does not include any of the perils insured against in a standard fire policy shall not be included in the definition of “policy of residential property insurance.” policy.
(C) A policy that provides, or is construed to provide, any coverage or indemnity for the payment of any fine, penalty, or restitution in any criminal, civil, or administrative action or proceeding, or any coverage or indemnity for the payment of any loss or liability, arising from the operation of either a recovery residence, as defined in Section 11833.05 of the Health and Safety Code, or an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility, as defined in Section 11834.02 of the Health and Safety Code. This subparagraph shall apply to policies issued, renewed, or amended on and after January 1, 2022.
(b) Proof of mailing of any offer, disclosure, or document required to be delivered by this chapter by first-class mail addressed to a named insured or applicant at the mailing address shown on the policy or application shall create a conclusive presumption that the offer was made or that the disclosure or document was delivered as required. If an offer, disclosure, or document required to be delivered by this chapter is not mailed, but is hand delivered to the insured, the insured’s signed receipt creates a conclusive presumption that the offer was provided or that the disclosure or document was delivered as required.

(c)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2019.