Florida Senate - 2024                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1180
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/22/2024           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Harrell) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 59 - 179
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Present subsections (9) through (50) of section
    6  397.311, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (10)
    7  through (51), respectively, a new subsection (9) is added to
    8  that section, and subsection (5) of that section is amended, to
    9  read:
   10         397.311 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, except part
   11  VIII, the term:
   12         (5) “Certified recovery residence” means a recovery
   13  residence that holds a valid certificate of compliance and is
   14  actively managed by a certified recovery residence
   15  administrator.
   16         (a) A Level I certified recovery residence houses
   17  individuals in recovery who have completed treatment, with a
   18  minimum of 9 months of sobriety. A Level I certified recovery
   19  residence is democratically run by the members who reside in the
   20  home.
   21         (b) A Level II certified recovery residence encompasses the
   22  traditional perspectives of sober living homes. There is
   23  oversight from a house manager who has experience with living in
   24  recovery. Residents are expected to follow rules outlined in a
   25  resident handbook, which is provided by the certified recovery
   26  residence administrator. Residents must pay dues, if applicable,
   27  and work toward achieving realistic and defined milestones
   28  within a chosen recovery path.
   29         (c) A Level III certified recovery residence offers higher
   30  supervision by staff with formal training to ensure resident
   31  accountability. Such residences are staffed 24 hours a day, 7
   32  days a week, and offer residents peer-support services, which
   33  may include, but are not limited to, life skill mentoring,
   34  recovery planning, and meal preparation. No clinical services
   35  are performed at the residence. Such residences are most
   36  appropriate for persons who require a more structured
   37  environment during early recovery from addiction.
   38         (d) A Level IV certified recovery residence is a residence
   39  offered, referred to, or provided by, a licensed service
   40  provider to its patients who are required to reside at the
   41  residence while receiving intensive outpatient and higher levels
   42  of outpatient care. Such residences are staffed 24 hours a day
   43  and combine outpatient licensable services with recovery
   44  residential living. Residents are required to follow a treatment
   45  plan and attend group and individual sessions, in addition to
   46  developing a recovery plan within the social model of living a
   47  sober lifestyle. No clinical services are provided at the
   48  residence, and all licensable services are provided off-site.
   49         (9) “Community housing” means a certified recovery
   50  residence offered, referred to, or provided by a licensed
   51  service provider that provides housing to its patients who are
   52  required to reside at the residence while receiving intensive
   53  outpatient and higher levels of outpatient care. A certified
   54  recovery residence used by a licensed service provider that
   55  meets the definition of community housing shall be classified as
   56  a Level IV level of support, as described in subsection (5).
   57  
   58  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   59  And the title is amended as follows:
   60         Delete lines 3 - 10
   61  and insert:
   62         s. 397.311, F.S.; providing the levels of care at
   63         certified recovery residences and their respective
   64         levels of care for residents; defining the term
   65         “community housing”;