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Committee hears S.157 to certify recovery residences, extend reporting and expand exit rules
Summary
S.157 would allow recovery residences to request certification from the Department of Health, require rulemaking and annual reporting, remove a temporary sunset and expand the list of grounds for immediate exit or transfer; stakeholders urged careful review of expanded exit authority.
The Senate Health & Welfare Committee reviewed S.157 on Jan. 16, a bill that would create a certification pathway for recovery residences, require the Department of Health to adopt rules and collect annual data, and remove an existing sunset on interim exit/transfer authority.
Legislative counsel told the committee that a recovery residence meeting specified criteria — including existing certification from the Vermont Alliance Recovery Residences — could request certification from the Health Department. Certified residences…
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