Health & Saf. Code, § 11220 · Article 2. Treatment of Addicts for Addiction

Health & Saf. Code, § 11220

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

At the end of 30 days from the first treatment, the prescribing or furnishing of controlled substances, except medications approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for the purpose of narcotic replacement treatment or medication-assisted treatment of substance use disorders, shall be discontinued.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 223, Sec. 1. (AB 395) Effective January 1, 2018.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC&sectionNum=11220.
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Provisions in this library whose text cites Health & Saf. Code, § 11220. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.

Business and Professions Code

Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2241Printed as Sections 11215, 11217, 11217.5, 11218, 11219, and 11220 of the Health and Safety Code

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