| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to community residential homes; amending |
| 3 | s. 419.001, F.S., relating to site selection of community |
| 4 | residential homes; revising the definition of the term |
| 5 | "community residential home"; defining the term "sober |
| 6 | house transitional living home"; requiring supervision of |
| 7 | the residents of such a home; requiring that a sober house |
| 8 | transitional living home comply with standards of |
| 9 | occupancy set by the local government; providing |
| 10 | restrictions on the provision of onsite substance abuse |
| 11 | treatment services; limiting applicability; providing an |
| 12 | effective date. |
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| 14 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 16 | Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section |
| 17 | 419.001, Florida Statutes, is amended, present paragraph (f) of |
| 18 | that subsection is redesignated as paragraph (g), and a new |
| 19 | paragraph (f) is added to that subsection, to read: |
| 20 | 419.001 Site selection of community residential homes.- |
| 21 | (1) For the purposes of this section, the term: |
| 22 | (a) "Community residential home" means a dwelling unit |
| 23 | licensed to serve residents who are clients of the Department of |
| 24 | Elderly Affairs, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the |
| 25 | Department of Juvenile Justice, or the Department of Children |
| 26 | and Family Services or licensed by the Agency for Health Care |
| 27 | Administration which provides a living environment for 7 to 14 |
| 28 | unrelated residents who operate as the functional equivalent of |
| 29 | a family, including such supervision and care by supportive |
| 30 | staff as may be necessary to meet the physical, emotional, and |
| 31 | social needs of the residents, or a dwelling unit that operates |
| 32 | as a sober house transitional living home. |
| 33 | (f) "Sober house transitional living home" means a |
| 34 | community residential home that provides a peer-supported and |
| 35 | managed alcohol-free and drug-free living environment. In order |
| 36 | to promote a residence as a sober house transitional living |
| 37 | home, it must be supervised by a house manager who ensures that |
| 38 | a sober living environment is maintained and who offers |
| 39 | structure and peer support. A sober house transitional living |
| 40 | home must adhere to local municipal or county standards of |
| 41 | occupancy. Substance abuse treatment may not be provided onsite |
| 42 | unless provided by a licensed service provider as defined in s. |
| 43 | 397.311(17). The limitations of this definition do not apply to |
| 44 | a sober living facility that is affiliated with, managed by, or |
| 45 | operated by a licensed service provider as defined in s. |
| 46 | 397.311(17). |
| 47 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |