Alcohol and drug programs: facility expansion.

Under existing law, the State Department of Health Care Services is responsible for administering state alcohol and drug programs by, among other things, providing funds to counties for the planning and implementation of local programs to alleviate problems related to alcohol and other drug use and reviewing and executing contracts for drug and alcohol services submitted for state or federal funds allocated or administered by the department. This bill would, until December 31, 2018, authorize the department to establish a program for the purpose of making grants or loans to residential treatment centers that are expanding services or to substance use disorder treatment service facilities that are expanding to provide residential treatment services, as specified. The bill would establish the Residential Treatment Facility Expansion Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, as specified, and would transfer $120,000,000 from the General Fund to the Residential Treatment Facility Expansion Fund for the purpose of implementing the program. The bill would make related legislative findings and declarations. By creating a continuously appropriated fund and authorizing its expenditure, the bill would make an appropriation.