(1) Pursuant to article 27.6 of title 25, there is a behavioral health entity license issued by the department of public health and environment. Certain facilities that are licensed by the state department will transition to the behavioral health entity license issued by the department of public health and environment. Prior to the transition, the office shall assist the department of public health and environment and the behavioral health entity implementation and advisory committee established in section 25-27.6-103 in designing and implementing the transition and informing facilities licensed by the state department prior to the transition.
(2) When one or more types of licenses are transitioned to the department of public health and environment, employees of the office who were previously responsible for issuing licenses by the state department may be offered positions in the department of public health and environment in accordance with department of personnel rules.
Source: L. 2019: Entire section added, (HB 19-1237), ch. 413, p. 3637, § 2, effective August 2.