88(R) HB 299 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
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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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