An audit found that state inspections that ensure the detox and counseling centers meet state requirements, were running behind.
People in Encinitas are appalled over a new drug rehab facility in their neighborhood. They told NBC 7 it’s affecting their kids’ safety and causing traffic.of the Department of Health Care Services, revealing that Southern California facilities need more oversight. The audit focused on two clusters of drug treatment facilities in San Diego County and Orange County. In each case, there were several operating in the same neighborhood, under the same ownership.
In Encinitas for example, there are five in one neighborhood all under the same owner. The audit highlighted how owners were able to avoid zoning regulations and reduce costs, if each facility houses fewer than six patients. The audit found that state inspections that ensure the detox and counseling centers meet state requirements, were running behind. It also details “our audit’s determination that Health Care Services is not required to and does not limit the geographical concentration of treatment facilities. We also found that Health Care Services does not always conduct prompt compliance inspections or complaint investigations of facilities.
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