{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-11839.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 11839.5","heading":"","body":"In addition to the duties authorized by other provisions, the department shall be responsible for licensing narcotic treatment programs to use narcotic replacement therapy and medication-assisted treatment in the treatment of addicted persons whose addiction was acquired or supported by the use of alcohol or a narcotic drug or drugs, not in compliance with a physician and surgeon’s legal prescription. No narcotic treatment program shall be authorized to use narcotic replacement therapy and medication-assisted treatment without first obtaining a license as a narcotic treatment program as provided in this chapter. The department may license narcotic treatment programs on an inpatient or outpatient basis, or both. The department may also grant a state narcotic treatment license.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 10.5. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PROGRAMS [11750. - 11975.]","PART 2. STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE [11760. - 11872.]","CHAPTER 10. Narcotic Treatment Programs [11839. - 11839.34.]","ARTICLE 1. Narcotic Treatment Programs [11839. - 11839.22.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"c5e81eb09188a27d7ff81b907fc81364d5cd6c425b2bd565ea3f97e1eec4275f","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-11839.4","next":"us-ca/hsc-11839.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}