DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROGRAMS 11750-11975›PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE 11760-11856.5›CHAPTER 7.5. Licensing 11834.01-11834.50›ARTICLE 1. General Provisions 11834.01-11834.18
§ 11834.015
California Health and Safety Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
(a) The department shall adopt the American Society of Addiction Medicine treatment criteria, or an equivalent evidence-based standard, as the minimum standard of care for licensed facilities and shall require a licensee to maintain those standards with respect to the level of care to be provided by the licensee.
(b) The department may implement, interpret, or make specific this section by means of plan or provider bulletins or similar instructions until regulations are adopted. The department shall adopt regulations by January 1, 2023.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 781, Sec. 1. (SB 823) Effective January 1, 2019.)
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