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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a voluntary accreditation for recovery |
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housing; authorizing fees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 6, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 469 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 469. VOLUNTARY ACCREDITATION OF RECOVERY HOUSING |
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Sec. 469.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Accrediting organization" means a nonprofit |
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organization the commission approves under Section 469.002 that |
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develops and administers recovery housing accreditation programs. |
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(2) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services |
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Commission. |
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(3) "Recovery house" means a shared living environment |
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that: |
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(A) promotes sustained recovery from substance |
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use disorders by integrating residents into the surrounding |
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community and providing a setting that connects residents to |
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supports and services promoting sustained recovery from substance |
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use disorders; |
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(B) is centered on peer support; and |
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(C) is free from alcohol and drug use. |
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(4) "State health care regulatory agency" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 161.131. |
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Sec. 469.002. VOLUNTARY ACCREDITATION OF RECOVERY HOUSING. |
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(a) The commission shall adopt minimum standards for accreditation |
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as a recovery house that are consistent with the quality standards |
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established by the National Alliance for Recovery Residences and |
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the Oxford House Incorporated. The standards must prohibit an |
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accredited recovery house from providing personal care services, as |
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defined by Section 247.002. |
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(b) The commission may approve only the National Alliance |
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for Recovery Residences or the Oxford House Incorporated to serve |
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as an accrediting organization in the development and |
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administration of a voluntary accreditation program for recovery |
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housing in accordance with this chapter. |
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(c) An accrediting organization the commission approves |
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under this section must: |
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(1) establish recovery house accreditation |
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requirements that at a minimum include the accreditation standards |
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the commission adopts; |
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(2) establish procedures to: |
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(A) administer the issuance of recovery house |
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accreditation under this chapter, including application, |
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accreditation, reaccreditation, and disciplinary procedures; and |
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(B) assess application accreditation and |
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reaccreditation fees; |
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(3) provide training to recovery house responsible |
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parties designated under Section 469.004 and staff concerning the |
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accreditation standards the commission adopts; |
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(4) develop a code of ethics; and |
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(5) provide information to the commission for the |
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commission to compile the annual report required under Section |
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469.005. |
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Sec. 469.003. PLACES INELIGIBLE FOR ACCREDITATION AS |
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RECOVERY HOUSE. The following places are ineligible for |
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accreditation as a recovery house: |
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(1) a home and community support services agency |
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licensed under Chapter 142; |
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(2) a nursing facility licensed under Chapter 242; |
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(3) a continuing care facility regulated under Chapter |
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246; |
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(4) an assisted living facility licensed under Chapter |
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247; |
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(5) an intermediate care facility for individuals with |
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an intellectual disability licensed under Chapter 252; |
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(6) a boarding home facility as defined by Section |
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260.001; |
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(7) a chemical dependency treatment facility licensed |
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under Subchapter A, Chapter 464; |
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| Statutes affected:
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