Bill Summary

• Replaces references to outdated "certificate of need" requirements with updated public health code citations and removes the statutory requirement for health care facilities to obtain certificates of need (Section 401).

• Updates terminology throughout the act to reflect current department names and organizational structures, changing references from "office of substance abuse services" to "department of health and human services" and similar modernizations (Sections 414a, 417).

• Eliminates an obsolete advisory committee structure (the substance abuse advisory committee) and simplifies contracting requirements for adolescent substance abuse treatment providers by removing the requirement for demonstration projects and final reports (Section 414a).

• Changes mandatory language ("shall") to permissive language ("may," "must," "is") throughout the statute for consistency with modern legislative drafting standards.

• Updates accreditation organization names to current titles, such as changing "Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals" to "Joint Commission, formerly known as the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations" (Sections 401, 414a, 417).