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Alpaz Wellness founder describes lengthy licensing process, regulatory hurdles and millions in startup losses
Summary
Sean Smith, founder and CEO of Alpaz Wellness, told the Southern Maryland delegation that state and federal licensing timelines and requirements left his La Plata treatment center with high carry costs; he described long Certificate of Need and DEA certification delays and reported more than $7 million in losses over six months.
Sean Smith, founder and CEO of Alpaz Wellness in La Plata, told the Southern Maryland delegation that regulatory timelines and sequencing in Maryland created months of delay that left his inpatient treatment center carrying substantial staffing and operating costs before it could treat patients.
Smith said Alpaz is a 108‑bed, licensed residential treatment center on a roughly 70,000‑square‑foot site that opened in 2024. He told the delegation the center currently operates three units and has a patient census a little north of 40, employs roughly 30 staff and treated about 350 patients in 2024. Smith said he expects…
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