California Health and Safety Code 11839.5 – In addition to the duties authorized by other provisions, the …
In addition to the duties authorized by other provisions, the department shall be responsible for licensing narcotic treatment programs to use narcotic replacement therapy and medication-assisted treatment in the treatment of addicted persons whose addiction was acquired or supported by the use of alcohol or a narcotic drug or drugs, not in compliance with a physician and surgeon’s legal prescription. No narcotic treatment program shall be authorized to use narcotic replacement therapy and medication-assisted treatment without first obtaining a license as a narcotic treatment program as provided in this chapter. The department may license narcotic treatment programs on an inpatient or outpatient basis, or both. The department may also grant a state narcotic treatment license.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 223, Sec. 5. (AB 395) Effective January 1, 2018.)
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 11839.5
- department: means the State Department of Health Care Services and "director" means the Director of Health Care Services. See California Health and Safety Code 11752
- license: means a basic permit to operate a narcotic treatment program. See California Health and Safety Code 11839.7
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23