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Committee approves amendment to make DHHS recovery-house certification mandatory
Summary
The committee voted to recommend amendment 3103s to SB 298, which would require recovery houses to be certified by DHHS to operate, establish a filing process for houses starting certification and require posting of residents' rights and grievance procedures; proponents said most houses are already certified and staggered effective dates allow time to comply.
The Senate committee voted to recommend an amendment to Senate Bill 298 that would change New Hampshire's recovery-house certification from a voluntary system to a mandatory process overseen by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Jake Berry, vice president of policy at New Futures, told the committee the amendment would require every recovery…
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