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Introduced Session

An act relating to certified recovery residences; creating a short title; amending s. 397.311, F.S.; revising definitions; amending s. 397.487, F.S.; revising legislative findings; requiring 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; requiring recovery residences operating on a specified date to apply to the department for certification by a specified date; authorizing such recovery residences to continue to operate conditionally during the application process unless suspended or denied; requiring the department to approve at least one credentialing entity with certain expertise; requiring that such credentialing entity be affiliated with the National Alliance for Recovery Residences; deleting a requirement that the certification program is voluntary; deleting obsolete language; specifying the criteria for active management of a recovery residence; deleting a requirement that a recovery residence be certified and have a discharge policy approved by a department- recognized credentialing entity before immediately discharging or transferring a resident; revising a provision prohibiting certified recovery residences from denying admission to an individual solely because that person is prescribed federally approved medication for the treatment of a substance use disorder to be consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Act; authorizing a recovery residence to conduct an individualized assessment to determine whether admitting a specified individual would fundamentally alter the nature of the recovery residence's operations based on objective, individualized evidence; providing that such assessment may not be based on program philosophy or generalized assumptions; requiring the Department of Children and Families to adopt rules consistent with federal guidance; providing construction; authorizing a recovery residence operating as a 100-percent abstinence-based program to restrict admission to certain individuals under specified circumstances; requiring the department to adopt rules and establish certain standards; making technical changes; amending s. 397.4871, F.S.; revising legislative intent; deleting a provision that the credentialing program for recovery residence administrator certification is voluntary; making technical changes; amending s. 397.4873, F.S.; deleting a requirement that a licensed service provider may not make a referral of a prospective, current, or discharged patient to a recovery residence if such recovery residence is not actively managed by a certified recovery residence administrator; revising applicability; amending s. 633.208, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; reenacting ss. 61.13(9)(a) and (b), 553.80(10) and 893.13(1)(h), F.S., relating to support of children and parenting and time-sharing, enforcement, and prohibited acts and penalties, respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 397.311, F.S., in references thereto; providing an effective date.

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Anne Gerwig (R)*,  Mitch Rosenwald (D)*,  Daryl Campbell (D), 

Now in Human Services Subcommittee (on 01/15/2026)

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