Health and Safety Code section 11832.2

(a)

As used in this chapter, “alcohol or other drug program” or “program” means a business entity with a physical location in the State of California that provides one or more of the following services to clients:

(1)

Treatment services.

(2)

Recovery services.

(3)

Withdrawal management services.

(4)

Medications for addiction treatment.

(b)

An individual health care practitioner duly licensed and regulated under Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) of the Business and Professions Code, acting within the scope of their license or certificate is not a program as described in subdivision (a).

Source: Section 11832.2, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=11832.­2.­ (updated Jun. 29, 2026; accessed Oct. 5, 2026).

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