Ohio Recovery Housing tells Athens planners how certification, registry and complaints work

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Kelly Manns of Ohio Recovery Housing told the Athens City Planning Commission how state certification and a public registry are intended to regulate recovery residences, described inspection and complaint processes, and said operators generally rely on resident leases rather than Medicaid or insurance payments.

Kelly Manns, co‑interim executive director of Ohio Recovery Housing, told the Athens City Planning Commission on May 6 that Ohio’s system for recovery residences combines industry standards, a public registry and a complaints process intended to protect neighbors and residents.

Manns, who identified ORH as the state affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences, said ORH certifies level‑1 (peer run), level‑2 (monitored) and level‑3 (supervised) homes and that level‑4 facilities remain licensed residential treatment. She summarized ORH’s certification review as covering administrative and operational policies, recovery supports for residents, a “good neighbor” policy and a physical property inspection. “We review every line of every policy that is required,” Manns said…

Ohio Recovery Housing tells Athens planners how certification, registry and complaints work

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