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Committee refines recovery-residence certification bill, debates exit rules and appeals process
Summary
House Human Services members advanced changes to a voluntary recovery residence certification bill, narrowing who the landlord-tenant exceptions apply to and pressing for clearer standards on when residents may be immediately exited, grievance posting and data reporting.
The House Human Services Committee spent its session on amendments to a bill that would create a voluntary recovery residence certification program and clarify when residents may be immediately exited or transferred.
Committee staff explained the proposal adds a definition of “recovery residence” to Title 18 and would require certified residences to adopt a written residential agreement with an exit-and-transfer policy approved by VITAR or another certifying body approved by the Department of Health. The chair said the bill would add recovery residences to programs overseen by the Division of Substance Use Programs and asked members for drafting preferences on which certifier should be primary.
Members debated revisions to the list of grounds that may lead a residence to exit or…
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