Florida Senate - 2025                                     SB 464
       
       
        
       By Senator Harrell
       
       
       
       
       
       31-00455A-25                                           2025464__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to certified recovery residences;
    3         amending s. 397.311, F.S.; revising the definition of
    4         the term “certified recovery residence”; amending s.
    5         397.487, F.S.; requiring a credentialing entity to
    6         revoke a certified residence’s certificate of
    7         compliance if the certified recovery residence
    8         willfully, knowingly, or intentionally provides false
    9         or misleading information to the credentialing entity;
   10         amending s. 397.4873, F.S.; revising applicability of
   11         provisions governing referrals to or from recovery
   12         residences; providing an effective date.
   13          
   14  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   16         Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (5) of section
   17  397.311, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   18         397.311 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, except part
   19  VIII, the term:
   20         (5) “Certified recovery residence” means a recovery
   21  residence that holds a valid certificate of compliance and is
   22  actively managed by a certified recovery residence
   23  administrator.
   24         (d) A Level IV certified recovery residence is a residence
   25  offered, referred to, or provided by, a licensed service
   26  provider to its patients who are required to reside at the
   27  residence while receiving intensive outpatient and higher levels
   28  of outpatient care. Such residences are required to be staffed
   29  24 hours a day and combine outpatient licensable services with
   30  recovery residential living. Residents are required to follow a
   31  treatment plan and attend group and individual sessions, in
   32  addition to developing a recovery plan within the social model
   33  of living in a sober lifestyle. No clinical services are
   34  provided at the residence, and all licensable services are
   35  provided offsite.
   36         Section 2. Paragraph (e) of subsection (8) of section
   37  397.487, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   38         397.487 Voluntary certification of recovery residences.—
   39         (8) Onsite followup monitoring of a certified recovery
   40  residence may be conducted by the credentialing entity to
   41  determine continuing compliance with certification requirements.
   42  The credentialing entity shall inspect each certified recovery
   43  residence at least annually to ensure compliance.
   44         (e) A credentialing entity must shall revoke a certified
   45  recovery residence’s certificate of compliance if the certified
   46  recovery residence willfully, knowingly, or intentionally
   47  provides false or misleading information to the credentialing
   48  entity at any time.
   49         Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
   50  397.4873, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   51         397.4873 Referrals to or from recovery residences;
   52  prohibitions; penalties.—
   53         (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to:
   54         (a) A licensed service provider under contract with a
   55  managing entity as defined in s. 394.9082.
   56         Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.