Local lawmaker aims to stop patient brokering among addiction patients
As the opioid epidemic increases in California, more and more fake facilities are preying on desperate patients. These so-called rehab centers are taking advantage of patients while bilking insurance companies. Former patients and a local lawmaker are trying to stop the abuse.
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California Bill Targets Profiteering
Calif. Bill Targets Profiteering In Addiction Treatment, Dialysis Industries
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Florida: Lawmakers Attempting to Solve
Florida Lawmakers on the Attack with Addiction Treatment Law
By: Jacqueline Bain New updates in addiction treatment law. On February 8, 2017, Florida Senator Jeff Clemens (Dem.) filed a bill entitled “Marketing Practices for Substance Abuse Services” (SB 0788). A sister bill was filed in Florida’s House of Representatives by Bill Hager (Rep.) on February 13, 2017 (HB 807).
A Recovery Home Legislation that targets brokering
Knight introduces new Recovery Home act
Representative Steve Knight,R-Palmdale, and Representative Anna Eshoo, D-Atherton, introduced legislation Tuesday to help combat fraud and abuse within the addiction recovery industry. The Recovery Home Certification Act, introduced as H.R. 5100 on Tuesday, would establish model quality standards in order for organizations to receive certifications as a recovery home.
CA Lawmakers resolve to control rogue rehaps this year.
Lawmakers resolve to control rogue rehabs this year
SACRAMENTO – California’s troubled addiction treatment industry may face stricter oversight and a raft of new requirements in 2018, as lawmakers try to protect vulnerable patients and reduce blatant fraud.