H1995B2319A03029 SFL:EJH 11/15/21 #90 A03029
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1995
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE BENHAM
Printer's No. 2319
Amend Bill, page 2, lines 6 through 30; page 3, lines 1
through 3; by striking out all of said lines on said pages and
inserting
(i) To promulgate regulations for the implementation
of additional requirements for the licensure of drug and
alcohol treatment facilities, including the following:
(A) Drug and alcohol staff credentialing
requirements.
(B) Drug and alcohol counselor staffing ratios.
(C) New programmatic requirements imposed on
drug and alcohol facilities, including the
requirement of adding programs that significantly
increase the cost of delivering care and meeting
staffing requirements.
(ii) The Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs
shall promulgate licensing requirements in accordance
with the laws of this Commonwealth.
(iii) Nothing in this paragraph shall:
(A) Preclude the Department of Drug and Alcohol
Programs from implementing the established American
Society of Addiction Medicine criteria for drug and
alcohol treatment providers under section 2302-A.
(B) Be construed to apply to requirements
imposed by the Commonwealth on licensed treatment
providers as a condition for the receipt of Federal
or State money under grant agreements or contracts.
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