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Committee approves bill defining and certifying recovery community organizations
Summary
The House Public Health and Community Committee advanced House Bill 657 to define recovery community organizations, create certification for peer specialists and give the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) authority to designate a statewide coordinating RCO; the measure passed on a voice vote.
The House Public Health and Community Committee voted to pass House Bill 657, which establishes definitions and a state certification framework for recovery community organizations and certified peer specialists and tasks the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) with oversight.
Supporters said the bill aims to protect clients and the integrity of community-run recovery services while preserving free access to those programs.
Representative Hagan told the committee the bill would create statutory language to provide “cohesion and professionalism” among recovery community organizations across the state and would authorize DBHDD to certify training organizations…
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