RELEASE: Legislation Introduced to Protect Patients in Recovery
SACRAMENTO - In order to protect the safety of patients recovering from alcohol and substance use, Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, in collaboration with Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, introduced AB 1158 on Thursday, February 18, 2021. This bill will ensure that licensed drug abuse recovery and treatment facilities and recovery residences that contract with the government maintain minimum insurance coverage levels and higher standards to protect patients from abuse or injury.