CA SB1144

Requires the Department of Health Care Services to take enforcement action under Section 11834.31 against unlicensed facilities disclosed as recovery residences by licensed or certified substance use disorder treatment programs.

Authorizes the department to refer substantiated complaints against recovery residences to other enforcement entities including the Department of Insurance, Department of Managed Health Care, the Attorney General, and the United States Attorney General.

Maintains existing requirements for all certified programs and licensed facilities to disclose ownership, control, financial interest in recovery residences, and contractual relationships with external service providers upon initial licensure, renewal, and when new relationships are acquired.

Preserves the department's authority to suspend or revoke certification or licensure for failure to make required disclosures.

Defines "recovery residence" as residential dwellings providing housing for substance use disorder recovery that do not require state licensure or provide licensable services, including sober living homes and unlicensed alcohol and drug free residences.