Bill Text: CA AB666 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Substance use disorder workforce development.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: (Passed) 2022-03-09 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 7, Statutes of 2022. [AB666 Detail]
Download: California-2021-AB666-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 05, 2021 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 11, 2021 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Chiu |
February 12, 2021 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
This bill
would require that report to be issued on or before March 1 of each year.
This bill would also state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to expand the substance use disorder treatment workforce in California to aid in the treatment of alcohol and drug abuse and to reduce the number of opioid overdoses and deaths in California.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Combating the Overdose and Addiction Epidemic by Building the Substance Use Disorder Workforce (CODE W) Act.SEC. 2.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 3.
Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 11794.5) is added to Part 2 of Division 10.5 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:CHAPTER 3.6. Substance Use Disorder Workforce Development
11794.5.
For purposes of this chapter, “substance use disorder professional” or “SUD professional” means an individual registered with, or certified by, a certifying organization approved by the State Department of Health Care Services pursuant to Section 11833.11794.6.
(a) (1) On or before July 1, 2022, the State Department of Health Care Services shall develop a statewide substance use disorder (SUD) workforce needs assessment report that evaluates the current state of the SUD workforce, determines barriers to entry into the SUD workforce, and assesses the state’s systems for regulating and supporting the SUD workforce. The department shall submit this report to the Legislature and post the report on its internet website.11794.7.
The department may enter into an interagency agreement with the Office of Statewide Health Planning Development to implement the program elements described in paragraphs (4) and (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 11794.6.11794.8.
It is the intent of the Legislature that the implementation of this chapter be funded first by funds awarded to the state from the settlement agreement and related documents entered into on February 4, 2021, by the state and McKinsey & Company, Inc. and then with moneys from the General Fund in a total amount from both fund sources that does not exceed nine million dollars ($9,000,000).11794.9.
(a) The department shall annually report to the Legislature regarding the progress of the implementation of the SUD workforce development program, including, but not limited to, the number of new SUD professionals entering the profession, demographic data about the workforce, and any remaining funding.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to expand the substance use disorder treatment workforce in California to aid in the treatment of alcohol and drug abuse and to reduce the number of opioid overdoses and deaths in California.
The department shall do all of the following:
(a)Adopt regulations pursuant to Section 11152 of the Government Code.
(b)Employ administrative, technical, and other personnel as may be necessary for the performance of its powers and duties.
(c)Do or perform any of the acts that may be necessary, desirable, or proper to carry out the purpose of this division.
(d)Provide funds to counties for the planning and implementation of local programs to alleviate problems related to alcohol and other drug use.
(e)Review and execute contracts for drug and alcohol services submitted for funds allocated or administered by the department.
(f)Provide for technical assistance and training to local alcohol and other drug programs to assist in the planning and implementation of quality services.
(g)Review research in, and serve as a resource to provide information relating to, alcohol and other drug programs.
(h)In cooperation with the Department of Human Resources, encourage training in other state agencies to assist the agencies to recognize employee problems relating to alcohol and other drug use that affects job performance and encourage the employees to seek
appropriate services.
(i)Assist and cooperate with the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development in the drafting and adoption of the state health plan to ensure inclusion of appropriate provisions relating to alcohol and other drug problems.
(j)In the same manner and subject to the same conditions as other state agencies, develop and submit annually to the Department of Finance a program budget for the alcohol and other drug programs, which budget shall include expenditures proposed to be made under this division, and may include expenditures proposed to be made by any other state agency relating to alcohol and other drug problems, pursuant to an interagency agreement with the department.
(k) Review and
certify alcohol and other drug programs meeting state standards pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 11830) and Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 11847) of Part 2.
(l)Develop standards for ensuring minimal statewide levels of service quality provided by alcohol and other drug programs.
(m)Review and license narcotic treatment programs.
(n)Develop and implement, in partnership with the counties, alcohol and other drug prevention strategies especially designed for youth.
(o)Develop and maintain a centralized alcohol and drug abuse indicator data collection system that shall gather and obtain information on the status of the alcohol and
other drug abuse problems in the state. This information shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1)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.
(2)The location and types of services offered by these programs.
(3)The number of admissions to hospitals on both an emergency room and inpatient basis for treatment related to alcohol and other drugs.
(4)The number of arrests for alcohol and other drug violations.
(5)The number of
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities, commitments for drug violations.
(6)The number of Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation commitments for drug violations.
(7)The number or percentage of persons having alcohol or other drug problems as determined by survey information.
(8)The amounts of illicit drugs confiscated by law enforcement in the state.
(9)The statewide alcohol and other drug program distribution and the fiscal impact of alcohol and other drug problems upon the state.
(p)Providers of publicly funded services or services licensed by
the department to clients-participants shall report the data described in subdivision (o) in a manner, in a format, and under a schedule prescribed by the department.
(q)Issue an annual report, on or before March 1 of each year, that portrays the drugs abused, populations affected, user characteristics, crime-related costs, socioeconomic costs, and other related information deemed necessary in providing a problem profile of alcohol and other drug abuse in the state.
(r)(1)Require any individual, public or private organization, or government agency, receiving federal grant funds, to comply with all federal statutes, regulations, guidelines, and terms and conditions of the grants. The failure of the individual, public or private organization, or government agency,
to comply with the statutes, regulations, guidelines, and terms and conditions of grants received may result in the department’s disallowing noncompliant costs, or the suspension or termination of the contract or grant award allocating the grant funds.
(2)Adopt regulations implementing this subdivision in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. For the purposes of the Administrative Procedure Act, the adoption of the regulations shall be deemed necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, or general welfare. Subsequent amendments to the adoption of emergency regulations shall be deemed an emergency only if those amendments are adopted in direct response to a change in federal statutes, regulations, guidelines, or the terms and
conditions of federal grants. Nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted as prohibiting the department from adopting subsequent amendments on a nonemergency basis or as emergency regulations in accordance with the standards set forth in Section 11346.1 of the Government Code.