20250AB__187998AMD INTRODUCED 2026-02-12 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2026-04-23 2025 AB AMD Introduced by Assembly Member Dixon (Coauthor: Assembly Member Schiavo) LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Dixon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Schiavo

An act to add

Chapter 7.45 (commencing with

Section 11833.08) to Part of Division 10.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to substance use programs. substance use programs Substance use: treatment or residential data reporting. Existing law provides for the licensure of alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities, and the certification of alcohol or other drug programs, by the State Department of Health Care Services.

Existing law requires the department to develop and maintain a centralized indicator data collection system that gathers and obtains information on the status of alcohol and other drug problems in the state, and requires the information to include, among other things, the number and characteristics of persons receiving recovery or treatment services from alcohol and other drug programs providing publicly funded services or services licensed by the state.

Existing data collection systems developed by the department, known as the California Outcomes Measurement System Treatment and Drug and the Alcohol Treatment Access Report, collect data for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services and SUD treatment capacity from specified treatment providers.

This bill would require the above-described facilities and programs, commencing on January 1, 2028, to submit to the department certain data, including, treatment and outcome information and treatment availability information consistent with the requirements of the California Outcomes Measurement System Treatment and the Drug and the Alcohol Treatment Access Report.

The bill would not apply to an entity that is contracted to provide Medi-Cal treatment services or contracted with the department, among others, and would clarify that these provisions do not impose additional or new reporting requirements on an entity that reports data to the department through the California Outcomes Measurement System Treatment and the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Access Report. The bill would require the department to collect the data and publish an annual report about the data on its internet website.

The bill would require that the data exclude any personally identifiable information about the individuals, as specified.</xhtml:p>"?> MAJORITY NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Chapter 7.45 (commencing with

Section 11833.08) is added to Part of Division 10.5 of the Health and Safety Code , to read: 7.45. Treatment or Residential Data Reporting 11833.08. (

a) This

section applies to both of the following entities:

(1) An alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility, licensed by the department pursuant to

Chapter 7.5 (commencing with

Section 11834.01).

(2) An alcohol or other drug program, certified by the department pursuant to

Chapter 7.1 (commencing with

Section 11832). (3)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>A recovery residence, as defined in

Section 11833.05.</xhtml:p>"?> (

b) Commencing on January 1, 2028, an entity listed in subdivision (

a) shall submit to the department treatment and outcome information and treatment availability information consistent with the requirements of the California Outcomes Measurement System Treatment system and the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Access Report. (1)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Number of individuals receiving treatment services from, or residing in, the respective entity.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(2)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Whether an individual had previously received treatment services from, or resided in, an entity of that category.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(3)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Duration of treatment or residential period for each individual within the respective entity.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(c)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>The department shall collect the data submitted pursuant to subdivision (

b) and shall publish an annual report about the data for the corresponding year on the department’s internet website.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(d)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Data submitted pursuant to subdivision (

b) shall be in individualized form,

whereas data published pursuant to subdivision (

c) shall be in aggregated form.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(e)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>(1)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Data submitted pursuant to subdivision (

b) and data published pursuant to subdivision (

c) shall exclude any personally identifiable information about the individuals described in this section.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(2)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>This

section shall be implemented in a manner not in conflict with federal or state privacy laws.</xhtml:p>"?> (

c) Data submitted pursuant to subdivision (

b) shall be provided in a form and manner and in accordance with timelines prescribed by the department. (d)

(1) This

section does not apply to an entity listed in subdivision (

a) that is contracted to provide Medi-Cal treatment services or contracted with the department, a county behavioral health department, a county substance use disorder division for the provision of substance use disorder services, or that is otherwise required to submit data to a county through the California Outcome Measurement System Treatment system.

(2) This

section does not impose additional or new reporting requirements on an entity listed in subdivision (

a) that reports data to the department pursuant to the California Outcomes Measurement System Treatment system and the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Access Report.