115th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to publish and disseminate best practices for operating a recovery housing, and for other purposes.
December 19, 2017
Ms. Judy Chu of California (for herself, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mrs. Mimi Walters of California, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, and Mr. Bilirakis) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to publish and disseminate best practices for operating a recovery housing, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Ensuring Access to Quality Sober Living Act of 2017”.
SEC. 2. Best practices for operating recovery housing.
(a) In general.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration—
(1) shall publish best practices for operating recovery housing, based on—
(A) the applicable domains, core principles, and standards of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences; and
(B) input from other nationally accredited recovery housing entities and from stakeholders;
(2) shall disseminate such best practices to the government of each State; and
(3) may provide technical assistance to States seeking to adopt or implement such best practices.
(b) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) The term “recovery housing” means a family-like, shared living environment free from alcohol and illicit drug use and centered on peer support and connection to services that promote sustained recovery from substance use disorders.
(2) The term “State” includes any of the several States, the District of Columbia, and any territory or possession of the United States.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.—To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 through 2020.