CaliforniaTreatment facilities and programs must make suicide prevention plans
Licensed treatment facilities must develop suicide prevention plans, while certified programs must include one in their operations manuals; state regulations are due by January 1, 2031.
What it does
Licensed alcohol and drug treatment facilities must develop suicide prevention plans. The state may give temporary instructions after getting input from interested groups, and must adopt regulations by January 1, 2031.
Certified alcohol and drug programs must include a suicide prevention plan in the operations manual that holds their policies and procedures.
Argument forWritten suicide prevention plans could help staff at treatment facilities and programs prepare to respond when someone may be at risk.
Argument againstKeeping written plans could take staff time away from other work at licensed facilities and certified programs.
More detail
A licensed facility must develop a suicide prevention plan. This applies to licensed alcohol or other drug recovery and treatment facilities. The department may give temporary instructions by bulletin or letter after getting input from interested groups, until it adopts regulations. The department must adopt regulations for this requirement no later than January 1, 2031.
A certified program must include a suicide prevention plan in its operations manual. This applies to certified alcohol or other drug programs and the manual that holds their policies and procedures.
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Sep 27Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 620, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 27Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 10Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 31
- Vote recorded AB 2562 Dixon Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 30Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6879.).Major
- Aug 28In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Aug 27Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB2562 Dixon By Blakespear. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 10Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 6Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 6Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 6From Consent Calendar.
- Aug 4Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Aug 3From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jun 25From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 24
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 10Referred to Com. on HEALTH.Minor
- Jun 1In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- May 28Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2562.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 2562 Dixon Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 14From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- May 14Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.)
- May 13In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Apr 15From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 14
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 17Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.Minor
- Mar 16From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 16Referred to Com. on HEALTH.Minor
- Feb 21From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- Feb 20Read first time. To print.Introduced
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