California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 4 - Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs › Chapter 5 - Licensure of Residential Alcoholism or Drug Abuse Recovery or Treatment Facilities › Subchapter 1 - Purpose and Definitions › Article 2 - Definitions › Section 10501 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
					 following general definitions shall apply to terminology used in Chapter 5, except
					 where specifically noted otherwise:
(1)
					 "Adolescent" means an individual between fourteen (14) and eighteen (18) years of
					 age, who has not been emancipated pursuant to Part 6 (commencing with Section
					 7000), Division 11 of the Family
					 Code.
(2) "Adult" means a person who is
					 18 years of age or older or a minor who has been emancipated pursuant to Part 6
					 (commencing with Section
					 7000), Division 11 of the Family
					 Code.
(3) "Adult Facility" means a
					 residential alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility which is
					 designed to serve adults.
(4)
					 "Alcoholism or Drug Abuse Recovery or Treatment Planning" means the development of a
					 resident specific goal and a continuum of recovery or treatment objectives. It is
					 the licensee's responsibility to provide the activities to facilitate this
					 process.
(5) "Alcoholism or Drug Abuse
					 Recovery or Treatment Service" means a service which is designed to promote
					 treatment and maintain recovery from alcohol or drug problems which includes one or
					 more of the following: detoxification, group sessions, individual sessions,
					 educational sessions, and/or alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment
					 planning.
(6) "Alcoholism or Drug Abuse
					 Recovery or Treatment Facility" means any facility, building or group of buildings
					 which is maintained and operated to provide 24-hour residential nonmedical
					 alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment services.
(7) "Authorized Representative" means any person
					 or entity authorized by law to act on behalf of any resident of a residential
					 alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility. An authorized
					 representative may be a minor's parent, a legal guardian, a conservator, a public
					 placement agency, or a person granted power of attorney by the resident.
(8) "Capacity" means the maximum number of
					 residents for whom the facility has been licensed to provide services at any one
					 time.
(9) "Conviction" means a final
					 judgment on a verdict or finding of guilty, a plea of guilty, or a plea of nolo
					 contendere.
(10) "Day" means calendar
					 day unless otherwise specified.
(11)
					 "Detoxification Service" means a service designed to support and to assist an
					 individual in the alcohol and/or drug withdrawal process and to explore plans for
					 continued service.
(12) "Department"
					 means the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs.
(13) "Director" means the Director of the
					 Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs.
(14) "Education Session" means a planned,
					 structured, didactic presentation of information related to alcoholism and alcohol
					 or drug abuse.
(15) "Evaluator" means
					 any agent or employee of the Department who is authorized by the Director to conduct
					 licensing evaluations on behalf of the Department.
(16) "Facility" means a residential alcoholism or
					 drug abuse recovery or treatment facility.
(17) "Facility Administrator" means the individual
					 responsible for the overall management of a residential alcoholism or drug abuse
					 recovery or treatment facility.
(18)
					 "Goal" means a general statement of the applicant's or licensee's purpose in
					 operating an alcoholism or drug recovery or treatment facility.
(19) "Group Session" means group interaction that
					 encourages residents to identify and resolve alcohol- and/or drug-related problems,
					 to examine personal attitudes and behavior, and provides support for positive
					 changes in life style and recovery from alcoholism and/or drug abuse.
(20) "Illicit drug" means any substance defined as
					 a drug in Section
					 11014, Chapter 1, Division 10 of the
					 Health and Safety Code, except:
(A) Drugs or
					 medications prescribed by a physician or other person authorized to prescribe drugs,
					 pursuant to Section
					 4036, Chapter 9, Division 2 of the
					 Business and Professions Code, and used in the dosage and frequency prescribed;
					 or
(B) Over-the-counter drugs or
					 medications used in the dosage and frequency described on the box, bottle, or
					 package insert,
(21)
					 "Individual Session" means a private interaction between a resident and program
					 staff which focuses on identification and resolution of alcohol- and/or drug-related
					 problems, to examine personal attitudes and behavior and other barriers to
					 recovery.
(22) "Licensee" means the
					 entity identified on the license(s), issued by the Department of Alcohol and Drug
					 Programs, to provide residential alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment
					 services in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section
					 11834.01), Part 2, Division 10.5 of the
					 Health and Safety Code and the requirements of this chapter.
(23) "Objective" means a specific, measurable step
					 which can be evaluated to assess the licensee's progress toward the achievement of
					 the stated goal.
(24) "Physician" means
					 a person licensed as a physician and surgeon by the Medical Board of California or
					 by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California.
(25) "Premises" means the land, buildings, or
					 other structures included in the license issued for an alcoholism or drug abuse
					 recovery or treatment facility.
(26)
					 "Resident" means an individual who resides in and receives services from a
					 residential alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility.
(27) "Residential Alcoholism or Drug Abuse
					 Recovery or Treatment Facility" means any facility, building, or group of buildings
					 which is maintained and operated to provide 24-hour, residential, nonmedical,
					 alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment services.
(28) "Revocation of License" means a disciplinary
					 action taken by the Department to rescind a license issued pursuant to the
					 provisions of Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section
					 11834.01), Part 2, Division 10.5 of the
					 Health and Safety Code and the requirements of this chapter.
(29) "Substantial Compliance" means the absence of
					 any Class A or Class B deficiencies, as defined in Section
					 10543.
(30) "Suspension of License" means a disciplinary
					 action taken by the Department to discontinue program operations, as permitted under
					 the license, for a specified period of time.
(31) "Volunteer" means uncompensated
					 personnel.