Section 11834.025 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 10.5. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 7.5. >> Article 1.
11834.025
. (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 his or her 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 alcoholism and drug abuse
recovery or treatment services that an applicant needs.
(c) (1) The department shall adopt regulations, on or before July
1, 2018, to implement this section. The regulations shall be adopted
in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5
(commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of
the Government Code).
(2) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the
Administrative Procedure Act, the department may, if it deems
appropriate, implement, interpret, or make specific this section by
means of provider bulletins, written guidelines, or similar
instructions from the department only until the department adopts
regulations.