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Committee approves amendment to make DHHS recovery‑house certification mandatory
Summary
The committee voted that amendment 3103s to SB 298 is 'ought to pass,' a change that would make state certification for recovery houses mandatory, require filing with DHHS and public posting of resident-rights and grievance procedures, and set staggered effective dates to allow compliance.
The Senate committee voted to advance an amendment (3103s) to Senate Bill 298 that would shift the state’s certification program for recovery housing from voluntary to mandatory and establish implementation steps, witnesses said.
Jake Berry, vice president of policy at New Futures, presented language developed with the Department of Health and Human Services and the New Hampshire Partnership for Recovery Residences, the state’s certifying authority. Berry…
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