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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | - | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | - | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | - | amendment. | |
| 8 | 5 | *hb0681* | |
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| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 681 | |
| 11 | 8 | J1 3lr2295 | |
| 12 | 9 | CF SB 558 | |
| 13 | - | By: Delegate Ebersole Delegates Ebersole, Pena –Melnyk, Cullison, Alston, | |
| 14 | - | Bagnall, Bhandari, Chisholm, Guzzone, Hill, Hutchinson, Kaiser, Kerr, | |
| 15 | - | R. Lewis, Lopez, Martinez, M. Morgan, Reilly, Rosenberg, Szeliga, Taveras, | |
| 16 | - | White, and Woods | |
| 10 | + | By: Delegate Ebersole | |
| 17 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2023 | |
| 18 | 12 | Assigned to: Health and Government Operations | |
| 19 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 20 | - | House action: Adopted | |
| 21 | - | Read second time: March 24, 2023 | |
| 22 | 13 | ||
| 23 | - | ||
| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 24 | 15 | ||
| 25 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 26 | 17 | ||
| 27 | 18 | Recovery Residence Grant Program – Establishment 2 | |
| 28 | 19 | ||
| 29 | 20 | FOR the purpose of establishing the Recovery Residence Grant Program within the 3 | |
| 30 | 21 | Maryland Department of Health to provide grants to recovery residences in the 4 | |
| 31 | 22 | State; and generally relating to the Recovery Residence Grant Program. 5 | |
| 32 | 23 | ||
| 33 | 24 | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6 | |
| 34 | 25 | Article – Health – General 7 | |
| 35 | 26 | Section 7.5–101(a), (n), and (o) and 19–2501 8 | |
| 36 | 27 | Annotated Code of Maryland 9 | |
| 37 | 28 | (2019 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 10 | |
| 38 | 29 | ||
| 39 | 30 | BY adding to 11 | |
| 40 | 31 | Article – Health – General 12 | |
| 41 | 32 | Section 19–2505 13 | |
| 42 | 33 | Annotated Code of Maryland 14 | |
| 43 | 34 | (2019 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 15 | |
| 44 | 35 | ||
| 45 | 36 | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16 | |
| 46 | 37 | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17 | |
| 47 | 38 | ||
| 48 | - | Article – Health – General 18 2 HOUSE BILL 681 | |
| 39 | + | Article – Health – General 18 | |
| 40 | + | ||
| 41 | + | 7.5–101. 19 | |
| 42 | + | ||
| 43 | + | (a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 20 | |
| 44 | + | ||
| 45 | + | (n) “Peer support services” means a set of nonclinical activities provided by 21 | |
| 46 | + | individuals in recovery from mental disorders, substance–related disorders, or addictive 22 | |
| 47 | + | disorders who use their personal, lived experiences and training to support other 23 | |
| 48 | + | individuals with mental disorders, substance–related disorders, or addictive disorders. 24 2 HOUSE BILL 681 | |
| 49 | 49 | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 51 | 51 | ||
| 52 | - | ||
| 52 | + | (o) “Recovery residence” means a service that: 1 | |
| 53 | 53 | ||
| 54 | - | (a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 2 | |
| 54 | + | (1) Provides alcohol–free and illicit–drug–free housing to individuals with 2 | |
| 55 | + | substance–related disorders or addictive disorders or co–occurring mental disorders and 3 | |
| 56 | + | substance–related disorders or addictive disorders; and 4 | |
| 55 | 57 | ||
| 56 | - | (n) “Peer support services” means a set of nonclinical activities provided by 3 | |
| 57 | - | individuals in recovery from mental disorders, substance–related disorders, or addictive 4 | |
| 58 | - | disorders who use their personal, lived experiences and training to support other 5 | |
| 59 | - | individuals with mental disorders, substance–related disorders, or addictive disorders. 6 | |
| 58 | + | (2) Does not include clinical treatment services. 5 | |
| 60 | 59 | ||
| 61 | - | ||
| 60 | + | 19–2501. 6 | |
| 62 | 61 | ||
| 63 | - | (1) Provides alcohol–free and illicit–drug–free housing to individuals with 8 | |
| 64 | - | substance–related disorders or addictive disorders or co–occurring mental disorders and 9 | |
| 65 | - | substance–related disorders or addictive disorders; and 10 | |
| 62 | + | (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 7 | |
| 66 | 63 | ||
| 67 | - | (2) Does not include clinical treatment services. 11 | |
| 64 | + | (b) “Certificate of compliance” means a certificate that is issued to a recovery 8 | |
| 65 | + | residence by a credentialing entity. 9 | |
| 68 | 66 | ||
| 69 | - | 19–2501. 12 | |
| 67 | + | (c) “Certified recovery residence” means a recovery residence that holds a 10 | |
| 68 | + | certificate of compliance. 11 | |
| 70 | 69 | ||
| 71 | - | (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 13 | |
| 70 | + | (d) “Credentialing entity” means a nonprofit organization that develops and 12 | |
| 71 | + | administers professional certification programs according to nationally recognized 13 | |
| 72 | + | certification standards. 14 | |
| 72 | 73 | ||
| 73 | - | (b) “Certificate of compliance” means a certificate that is issued to a recovery 14 | |
| 74 | - | residence by a credentialing entity. 15 | |
| 74 | + | (e) “Recovery residence” has the meaning stated in § 7.5–101 of this article. 15 | |
| 75 | 75 | ||
| 76 | - | (c) “Certified recovery residence” means a recovery residence that holds a 16 | |
| 77 | - | certificate of compliance. 17 | |
| 76 | + | 19–2505. 16 | |
| 78 | 77 | ||
| 79 | - | (d) “Credentialing entity” means a nonprofit organization that develops and 18 | |
| 80 | - | administers professional certification programs according to nationally recognized 19 | |
| 81 | - | certification standards. 20 | |
| 78 | + | (A) IN THIS SECTION , “PROGRAM” MEANS THE RECOVERY RESIDENCE 17 | |
| 79 | + | GRANT PROGRAM. 18 | |
| 82 | 80 | ||
| 83 | - | (e) “Recovery residence” has the meaning stated in § 7.5–101 of this article. 21 | |
| 81 | + | (B) (1) THERE IS A RECOVERY RESIDENCE GRANT PROGRAM IN THE 19 | |
| 82 | + | DEPARTMENT . 20 | |
| 84 | 83 | ||
| 85 | - | 19–2505. 22 | |
| 84 | + | (2) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO 21 | |
| 85 | + | RECOVERY RESIDENCES IN THE STATE IN ACCORDANCE W ITH THIS SECTION. 22 | |
| 86 | 86 | ||
| 87 | - | (A) IN THIS SECTION, “PROGRAM” MEANS THE RECOVERY RESIDENCE 23 | |
| 88 | - | GRANT PROGRAM. 24 | |
| 87 | + | (C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE PROGRAM. 23 | |
| 89 | 88 | ||
| 90 | - | ( | |
| 91 | - | ||
| 89 | + | (D) THE PROGRAM SHALL AWARD C OMPETITIVE GRANTS TO RECOVERY 24 | |
| 90 | + | RESIDENCES TO SUPPOR T OPERATIONS, SERVICES, AND PROGRAMS . 25 | |
| 92 | 91 | ||
| 93 | - | (2) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO 27 | |
| 94 | - | RECOVERY RESIDENCES IN THE STATE IN ACCORDANCE W ITH THIS SECTION. 28 | |
| 95 | - | ||
| 96 | - | (C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE PROGRAM. 29 HOUSE BILL 681 3 | |
| 92 | + | (E) TO QUALIFY FOR A GRAN T UNDER THE PROGRAM, A RECOVERY 26 | |
| 93 | + | RESIDENCE MUST : 27 | |
| 94 | + | HOUSE BILL 681 3 | |
| 97 | 95 | ||
| 98 | 96 | ||
| 97 | + | (1) BE A NONPROFIT ORGANI ZATION IN GOOD STAND ING WITH THE 1 | |
| 98 | + | INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; 2 | |
| 99 | 99 | ||
| 100 | - | ( | |
| 101 | - | ||
| 100 | + | (2) SUBMIT A CURRENT COPY OF THE FORM 990 THAT THE 3 | |
| 101 | + | ORGANIZATION FILES W ITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; 4 | |
| 102 | 102 | ||
| 103 | - | ( | |
| 104 | - | ||
| 103 | + | (3) BE CERTIFIED AS A LEVEL II RECOVERY RESIDENCE BY THE 5 | |
| 104 | + | CREDENTIALING ENTITY; 6 | |
| 105 | 105 | ||
| 106 | - | (1) BE A NONPROFIT ORGANI ZATION IN GOOD STAND ING WITH THE 5 | |
| 107 | - | INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; 6 | |
| 106 | + | (4) DEMONSTRATE THAT THE RECOVERY RESIDENCE H AS BEEN 7 | |
| 107 | + | OPERATING AS A CERTI FIED RECOVERY RESIDE NCE FOR THE IMMEDIAT ELY 8 | |
| 108 | + | PRECEDING 5 YEARS; 9 | |
| 108 | 109 | ||
| 109 | - | ( | |
| 110 | - | ||
| 110 | + | (5) MAINTAIN RULES REGARD ING SOBRIETY AND CON DUCT THAT 10 | |
| 111 | + | ARE APPROVED BY THE CREDENTIALING ENTITY ; 11 | |
| 111 | 112 | ||
| 112 | - | (3) BE CERTIFIED AS A LEVEL II RECOVERY RESIDENCE BY THE 9 | |
| 113 | - | CREDENTIALING ENTITY BY THE CREDENTIALING ENTITY AS A LEVEL I, LEVEL II, 10 | |
| 114 | - | OR LEVEL III RECOVERY RESIDENCE I N ACCORDANCE WITH TH E NATIONAL 11 | |
| 115 | - | ALLIANCE FOR RECOVERY RESIDENCES STANDARDS ; 12 | |
| 113 | + | (6) MAINTAIN A ZERO–TOLERANCE POLICY REG ARDING SUBSTANCE 12 | |
| 114 | + | AND ALCOHOL ABUSE WH ILE LIVING AT THE RE COVERY RESIDENCE ; 13 | |
| 116 | 115 | ||
| 117 | - | (4) DEMONSTRATE THAT THE RECOVERY RESIDENCE H AS BEEN 13 | |
| 118 | - | OPERATING AS A CERTI FIED RECOVERY RESIDENCE F OR THE IMMEDIATELY 14 | |
| 119 | - | PRECEDING 5 YEARS; 15 | |
| 116 | + | (7) SERVE AS A RESIDENCE FOR A MINIMUM OF : 14 | |
| 120 | 117 | ||
| 121 | - | (5) MAINTAIN RULES REGARD ING SOBRIETY AND CON DUCT THAT 16 | |
| 122 | - | ARE APPROVED BY THE CREDENTIALING ENTITY ; 17 | |
| 118 | + | (I) 10 INDIVIDUALS PER DAY ; AND 15 | |
| 123 | 119 | ||
| 124 | - | (6) MAINTAIN A ZERO–TOLERANCE POLICY REG ARDING SUBSTANCE 18 | |
| 125 | - | AND ALCOHOL ABUSE WH ILE LIVING AT THE RE COVERY RESIDENCE ; 19 | |
| 120 | + | (II) 30 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR ; 16 | |
| 126 | 121 | ||
| 127 | - | (7) SERVE AS A RESIDENCE FOR A MINIMUM OF : 20 | |
| 122 | + | (8) OFFER PEER SUP PORT SERVICES , AS DEFINED IN § 7.5–101 OF 17 | |
| 123 | + | THIS ARTICLE; 18 | |
| 128 | 124 | ||
| 129 | - | (I) 10 INDIVIDUALS PER DAY ; AND 21 | |
| 125 | + | (9) REGULARLY CONDUCT MEE TINGS WITH RESIDENTS ABOUT 19 | |
| 126 | + | ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANC E ABUSE; 20 | |
| 130 | 127 | ||
| 131 | - | (II) 30 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR ; 22 | |
| 128 | + | (10) CONDUCT REGULAR AND R ANDOM DRUG AND ALCOH OL TESTING 21 | |
| 129 | + | OF RESIDENTS; 22 | |
| 132 | 130 | ||
| 133 | - | (8) OFFER PEER SUPPORT SE RVICES, AS DEFINED IN § 7.5–101 OF 23 | |
| 134 | - | THIS ARTICLE; 24 | |
| 131 | + | (11) DEMONSTRATE THAT AT L EAST 50% OF RESIDENTS REMAINED 23 | |
| 132 | + | SOBER WHILE LIVING I N THE RECOVERY RESID ENCE DURING THE IMME DIATELY 24 | |
| 133 | + | PRECEDING 2 YEARS; AND 25 | |
| 135 | 134 | ||
| 136 | - | ( | |
| 137 | - | ||
| 135 | + | (12) NOT ACCEPT OR RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FROM P RIVATE 26 | |
| 136 | + | INSURANCE OR THE MARYLAND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 27 | |
| 138 | 137 | ||
| 139 | - | (10) CONDUCT REGULAR AND R ANDOM DRUG AND ALCOH OL TESTING 27 | |
| 140 | - | OF RESIDENTS; 28 | |
| 138 | + | (F) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH: 28 | |
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| 142 | 140 | ||
| 143 | 141 | ||
| 144 | - | (11) DEMONSTRATE THAT AT L EAST 50% OF RESIDENTS REMAINE D 1 | |
| 145 | - | SOBER WHILE LIVING I N THE RECOVERY RESID ENCE DURING THE IMME DIATELY 2 | |
| 146 | - | PRECEDING 2 YEARS; AND 3 | |
| 142 | + | (I) APPLICATION PROCEDURE S; 1 | |
| 147 | 143 | ||
| 148 | - | ( | |
| 149 | - | ||
| 144 | + | (II) CRITERIA FOR PRIORITI ZING APPLICATIONS UN DER THE 2 | |
| 145 | + | PROGRAM; 3 | |
| 150 | 146 | ||
| 151 | - | ( | |
| 152 | - | ||
| 147 | + | (III) PROCEDURES FOR AWARDI NG GRANTS UNDER THE 4 | |
| 148 | + | PROGRAM; AND 5 | |
| 153 | 149 | ||
| 154 | - | (F) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTA BLISH: 8 | |
| 150 | + | (IV) ANY OTHER PROCEDURES OR CRITERIA NECESSAR Y TO 6 | |
| 151 | + | CARRY OUT THIS SECTI ON. 7 | |
| 155 | 152 | ||
| 156 | - | (I) APPLICATION PROCEDURE S; 9 | |
| 153 | + | (2) IN ESTABLISHING PROCE DURES AND CRITERIA U NDER THIS 8 | |
| 154 | + | SUBSECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONS ULT THE CREDENTIALIN G ENTITY. 9 | |
| 157 | 155 | ||
| 158 | - | (II) CRITERIA FOR PRIORITI ZING APPLICATIONS UN DER THE 10 | |
| 159 | - | PROGRAM; 11 | |
| 156 | + | (G) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE 10 | |
| 157 | + | ANNUAL BUDGET BILL S HALL INCLUDE AN APPR OPRIATION OF $500,000 FOR THE 11 | |
| 158 | + | PROGRAM. 12 | |
| 160 | 159 | ||
| 161 | - | (III) PROCEDURES FOR AWARDI NG GRANTS UNDER THE 12 | |
| 162 | - | PROGRAM; AND 13 | |
| 160 | + | (H) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1 EACH YEAR, BEGINNING IN 2024, THE 13 | |
| 161 | + | DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBM IT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 14 | |
| 162 | + | 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY A REPORT 15 | |
| 163 | + | THAT INCLUDES , FOR THE MOST RECENT CLOSED FISCAL YEAR: 16 | |
| 163 | 164 | ||
| 164 | - | (IV) ANY OTHER PROCEDURES OR CRITERIA NECESSAR Y TO 14 | |
| 165 | - | CARRY OUT THIS SECTI ON. 15 | |
| 165 | + | (1) THE NUMBER OF GRANTS DISTRIBUTED; AND 17 | |
| 166 | 166 | ||
| 167 | - | (2) | |
| 168 | - | ||
| 167 | + | (2) INFORMATION ABOUT GRA NT RECIPIENTS AND PR OGRAMS AND 18 | |
| 168 | + | SERVICES PROVIDED . 19 | |
| 169 | 169 | ||
| 170 | - | (G) FOR EACH OF FISCAL YEAR YEARS 2024 AND EACH FISCAL YEA R 18 | |
| 171 | - | THEREAFTER THROUGH 2027, THE ANNUAL BUDGET BI LL SHALL INCLUDE AN 19 | |
| 172 | - | APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 FOR THE PROGRAM. 20 | |
| 173 | - | ||
| 174 | - | (H) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1 EACH YEAR, BEGINNING IN 2024, THE 21 | |
| 175 | - | DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBM IT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 22 | |
| 176 | - | 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY A REPORT 23 | |
| 177 | - | THAT INCLUDES , FOR THE MOST RECENT CLOSED FISCAL YEAR : 24 | |
| 178 | - | ||
| 179 | - | (1) THE NUMBER OF GRANTS DISTRIBUTED; AND 25 | |
| 180 | - | ||
| 181 | - | (2) INFORMATION ABOUT GRA NT RECIPIENTS AND PR OGRAMS AND 26 | |
| 182 | - | SERVICES PROVIDED . 27 | |
| 183 | - | ||
| 184 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 28 | |
| 185 | - | October 1, 2023. 29 | |
| 186 | - | ||
| 187 | - | ||
| 170 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 20 | |
| 171 | + | October 1, 2023. 21 | |
| 188 | 172 |