California Health and Safety Code

§ 11834.025

HSC § 11834.025 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 10.5 · Part 2 · Ch. 7.5 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)(1) As a condition of providing incidental medical services, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 11834.026, at a facility licensed by the department, the facility, within a reasonable period of time, as defined by the department in regulations, shall obtain from each program participant, a signed certification described in subdivision (b) from a health care practitioner.

(2)For purposes of this chapter, “health care practitioner” means a person duly licensed and regulated under Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) of the Business and Professions Code, who is acting within the scope of practice of their license or certificate.

(b)The department shall develop a standard certification form for use by a health care practitioner. The form shall include, but not be limited to, a description of the alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment services that an applicant needs.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 44. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.