(1)(a) On or after July 1, 2022, it is unlawful for any person, partnership, association, or corporation to conduct or maintain a behavioral health entity without having obtained a license therefor from the department.(b) On or after July 1, 2021, an entity seeking initial licensure as a behavioral health entity shall apply for a behavioral health entity license if the entity would previously have been licensed as an acute treatment unit, a community mental health center, a community mental health clinic, or a crisis stabilization unit licensed as a community clinic.(c) A facility licensed as of June 30, 2021, as an acute treatment unit, a community mental health center, a community mental health clinic, or a crisis stabilization unit licensed as a community clinic shall apply for a behavioral health entity license prior to the expiration of the facility's current license. Such a facility is subject to the standards under which it is licensed as of July 1, 2021, until such time as the behavioral health entity license is issued.(2) This section is repealed, effective January 1, 2024.Amended by 2023 Ch. 206,§ 11, eff. 5/16/2023.Repealed by 2022 Ch. 222, § 62, eff. l such time as the behavioral health entity license is issued.(2) This section is repealed, effective January 1, 2024.Amended by 2023 Ch. 206,§ 11, eff. 5/16/2023.Repealed by 2022 Ch. 222, § 62, eff. 7/1/2022.Amended by 2020 Ch. 286, § 50, eff. 7/13/2020.Amended by 2019 Ch. 413, § 10, eff. 7/1/2022.Added by 2019 Ch. 413, § 1, eff. 8/2/2019.Subsection (2) provided for the repeal of this section, effective January 1, 2024. (See L. 2023, p. 1053.)
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