CaliforniaCalifornia would set complaint deadlines and track recovery home payments
The department would get deadlines for complaints about unlicensed treatment facilities, and certified providers would report payments tied to recovery homes.
What it does
The department would assign complaints about unlicensed treatment facilities within 10 days and generally finish investigations within 120 days. It must explain delays and, when feasible, tell people if it cannot investigate their complaint.
When the department acts against an unlicensed recovery residence, it would also visit a licensed or certified provider that disclosed an interest in that home.
Certified programs and licensed facilities would report money transfers with recovery homes each year. The department would review the reports and develop guidance on allowed and disallowed transfers.
In counties that run the Drug Medi-Cal delivery system and offer optional recovery housing, the county could seek approval to visit a contracted recovery home alleged to be operating without a license.
Argument forYearly reports and department review could help spot payment arrangements that may steer patients or harm them.
Argument againstYearly reports of every money transfer could add recordkeeping work for licensed and certified providers, including those with few transfers.
More detail
The department would assign complaints it can investigate to an analyst within 10 days and generally finish each investigation within 120 days. These rules cover allegations that an adult treatment facility is operating without a required license. The department may take longer if it decides it needs help from another state agency or more resources. If it cannot finish within 120 days, it must tell the person who filed the complaint why it is delayed. When the department lacks authority over a complaint, it must notify the complainant in writing when feasible. The 10-day period starts when the department receives an allegation; the 120-day period starts when it assigns the complaint.
The department would visit a licensed or certified provider that disclosed an interest in a recovery residence when it takes action against that residence. The provider must have disclosed an ownership, control, or financial interest in the recovery residence. This applies when the department takes action against a recovery residence disclosed as an unlicensed residence. The section does not require an investigation of a residence that is not alleged to be operating unlawfully.
Certified programs and licensed facilities would report their money transfers with recovery residences; the department would review the data and develop guidance on allowed and disallowed transfers. All department-certified programs and department-licensed facilities must report. A recovery residence is a home that provides housing for people seeking a shared living arrangement to support recovery from substance use disorder. The reports cover transfers between the provider and a recovery residence during the prior fiscal year. The reporting rule does not itself ban transfers. The first report is due by July 15, 2027, and later reports are due by July 15 each year; each covers the prior fiscal year.
A county behavioral health agency could ask the department for approval to visit a contracted recovery residence alleged to be operating without a license. The residence must be contracted with the county and alleged to be operating without a license. The county must run the Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system and offer optional recovery housing services. The department may approve the request only if it has enough evidence to support the allegation and has failed to start or finish its investigation within the required time limits. The department may approve the request if it fails to start or finish its investigation within the stated deadlines.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 30In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.Latest
- Sep 30Vetoed by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Major
- Sep 2Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 27Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5995.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB490 Umberg et al. Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 25In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 490 Umberg Senate Third Reading By Patel. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 25Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6525.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 21Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 21Read third time and amended.Major
- Aug 21Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13).Minor
- Aug 13Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
- Aug 5August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- Jul 2Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jul 1From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 30).Major
- Jun 30
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 18Pursuant to Assembly Rule 51.
- Jun 18Referred to Com. on HEALTH.Minor
- Jan 26In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 26Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3283.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Jan 22Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 22From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3269.) (January 22).Minor
- Jan 21Set for hearing January 22.
- Jan 20January 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 15Set for hearing January 20.
- Jan 15From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3224.) (January 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jan 14
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 6Set for hearing January 14.
- Jan 5Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.Minor
- Jan 5Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Jan 5Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Jan 5From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.Major
- 2025
- Apr 3April 8 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Mar 27Set for hearing April 8.
- Mar 26From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.Major
- Mar 21March 25 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Mar 7Set for hearing March 25.
- Feb 26Referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Feb 20From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
- Feb 19Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced
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