Florida Senate - 2012                                    SB 1026
       
       
       
       By Senator Bogdanoff
       
       
       
       
       25-00818-12                                           20121026__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to community residential homes;
    3         amending s. 419.001, F.S., relating to site selection
    4         of community residential homes; revising the
    5         definition of the term “community residential home”;
    6         defining the term “sober house transitional living
    7         home”; requiring supervision of the residents of such
    8         a home; requiring that a sober house transitional
    9         living home comply with standards of occupancy set by
   10         the local government; providing restrictions on the
   11         provision of onsite substance abuse treatment
   12         services; limiting applicability; providing an
   13         effective date.
   14  
   15  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   17         Section 1.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
   18  419.001, Florida Statutes, is amended, present paragraph (f) of
   19  that subsection is redesignated as paragraph (g), and a new
   20  paragraph (f) is added to that subsection, to read:
   21         419.001 Site selection of community residential homes.—
   22         (1) For the purposes of this section, the term:
   23         (a) “Community residential home” means a dwelling unit
   24  licensed to serve residents who are clients of the Department of
   25  Elderly Affairs, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the
   26  Department of Juvenile Justice, or the Department of Children
   27  and Family Services or licensed by the Agency for Health Care
   28  Administration which provides a living environment for 7 to 14
   29  unrelated residents who operate as the functional equivalent of
   30  a family, including such supervision and care by supportive
   31  staff as may be necessary to meet the physical, emotional, and
   32  social needs of the residents, or a dwelling unit that operates
   33  as a sober house transitional living home.
   34         (f) “Sober house transitional living home” means a
   35  community residential home that provides a peer-supported and
   36  managed alcohol-free and drug-free living environment. In order
   37  to promote a residence as a sober house transitional living
   38  home, it must be supervised by a house manager who ensures that
   39  a sober living environment is maintained and who offers
   40  structure and peer support. A sober house transitional living
   41  home must adhere to local municipal or county standards of
   42  occupancy. Substance abuse treatment may not be provided onsite
   43  unless provided by a licensed service provider as defined in s.
   44  397.311. The limitations of this definition do not apply to a
   45  sober living facility that is affiliated with, managed by, or
   46  operated by a licensed service provider as defined in s.
   47  397.311.
   48         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.