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Senate passes bill changing ADAMH contracting rules and adding penalties for uncertified recovery housing
Summary
Senate Bill 138 passed unanimously after floor debate. The bill shortens notice periods for contracting with local alcohol, drug addiction and mental health (ADAMH) boards, mandates data-sharing planning with the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and creates a criminal penalty for uncertified recovery residences.
The Ohio Senate on Tuesday approved Senate Bill 138, a broadly negotiated bill that alters contracting procedures for local alcohol, drug addiction and mental health (ADAMH) boards, requires state-level data-sharing planning, and creates a misdemeanor penalty for recovery residences that operate or advertise without certification.
Senator Johnson, the bill sponsor, said the measure is the product of years of work and compromise and aims to modernize how local ADAMH boards contract for behavioral-health…
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