HB 1163: Recovery Residences
GENERAL BILL by Owen
Recovery Residences; Revises requirements for applicants for certified recovery residence licenses; revises requirements relating to interim licenses issued by DCF; authorizes DCF to issue probationary license to existing licensed service provider; revises conditions under which DCF may deny, suspend, or revoke license of service provider; requires that Level IV certified recovery residence providers undergo recertification audit at certain interval; provides that recovery residence is deemed nontransient residential use of land for specified purpose; prohibits local law, ordinance, or regulation from prohibiting or regulating recovery residence in multifamily structure; authorizes municipality or county to deny establishment of certified Level IV recovery residence under certain circumstances; requires maintenance of patients' confidential records; provides personnel-to-resident ratio requirements; revises liability for licensed service providers; creates Substance Abuse & Recovery Residence Efficiency Committee within DCF; provides purpose & membership of committee; requires appointments to committee by specified date; provides duties of committee; requires committee to submit report to Governor & Legislature by specified date; provides for future legislative review & repeal.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/26/2025 House • Filed
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HB 1163, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2025 at 11:42 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 954 Recovery Residences Gruters Identical Last Action: 2/20/2025 S Filed 
Citations - Statutes (15)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 394.47891 Veterans treatment court programs. Page 22 (pdf) 394.47892 Mental health court programs. Page 22 (pdf) 395.3025 Patient and personnel records; copies; examination. Page 23 (pdf) 397.334 Treatment-based drug court programs. Page 23 (pdf) 397.403 License application. Page 5 (pdf) 397.407 Licensure process; fees. Page 6 (pdf) 397.4104 Record of recovery residences used by service providers. Page 20 (pdf) 397.415 Denial, suspension, and revocation; other remedies. Page 9 (pdf) 397.487 Voluntary certification of recovery residences. Page 10 (pdf) 397.4871 Recovery residence administrator certification. Page 13 (pdf) 397.4873 Referrals to or from recovery residences; prohibitions; penalties. Page 21 (pdf) 397.501 Rights of individuals. Page 14 (pdf) 397.752 Scope of part. Page 23 (pdf) 400.494 Information about patients confidential. Page 24 (pdf) 509.032 Duties. Page 17 (pdf)