Health & Saf. Code, § 11839.20 · Article 1. Narcotic Treatment Programs
Health & Saf. Code, § 11839.20
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature in licensing narcotic treatment programs to provide a means whereby the patient may be rehabilitated and will no longer need to support a dependency on opiates.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that each narcotic treatment program shall have a strong rehabilitative element, including, but not limited to, individual and group therapy, counseling, vocational guidance, and job and education counseling.
(c) The Legislature declares the ultimate goal of all narcotic treatment programs shall be to aid the patient in altering his or her lifestyle and eventually to eliminate the improper use of legal drugs and the use of illicit drugs.
(d) The department shall adopt any regulations necessary to ensure that every program is making a sustained effort to end the drug dependency of the patients.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 616, Sec. 3. Effective October 6, 2005.
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