Certified Recovery Residences

Requires any person, entity, or organization that owns, operates, or manages a recovery residence to obtain and maintain certification through the Department of Children and Families; requires certification of recover residences & recovery residence administrators rather than authorizing certification as voluntary; requires recovery residences to apply for certification by specified date; authorizes recovery residences to operate conditionally during application process; requires credentialing entity to have certain expertise; provides requirements for active management of recovery residence; requires Legislative intent to require recovery residence administrator earn & maintain certification rather than authorizing such certification as voluntary; revises requirements for when licensed service provider may make certain referrals.