SECTIONS 11834.50 - California Statutes

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

SECTION 11834.50

11834.50. The department shall adopt regulations to implement this
chapter in accordance with the purposes required by Section 11835.
These regulations shall be adopted only after consultation with
appropriate groups affected by the proposed regulations. The
regulations shall include, but not be limited to, all of the
following:
(a) Provision for a formal appeal process for the denial,
suspension, or revocation of a license.
(b) Establishment of requirements for compliance, procedures for
issuance of deficiency notices and civil penalties for noncompliance.
(c) Provision for the issuance of a waiver for an alcoholism or
drug abuse recovery or treatment facility to serve not more than
three adolescents, or 10 percent of the total licensed capacity,
whichever is less, age 14 years and older, when a need exists and
services specific to adolescents are otherwise unavailable. The
regulations shall specify the procedures and criteria for granting
the waiver. The procedures shall include, but not be limited to,
criminal record reviews and fingerprinting.
(d) Establishment of the elements and minimum requirements for
recovery, treatment, and detoxification services.
(e) Provision for an expedited process for reviewing an
application for licensure when a license is terminated pursuant to
subdivision (c) of Section 11834.40.