House of
Representatives
HB 2107
substance abuse recovery homes
Prime Sponsor: Representative Campbell, et al., LD 1
Overview
HB 2107 permits a city, town or county to adopt ordinances regulating health and safety standards and enforcement mechanisms for a structured sober living home.
Provisions
1. Allows a city, town or county to implement by ordinance health and safety standards and enforcement mechanisms for a structured sober living home.
2. Requires an ordinance regarding the regulation of structured sober living homes to include the following:
a. A mandatory registration of the structured sober living home which may include (1) the name and address of the structured sober living home; and (2) the owners name, address and telephone number, if the property is owned, or a copy of the lease which states that the property will be used as a structured sober living home.
b. Fire safety requirements.
c. Square footage and location requirements of the residents’ bedrooms.
d. Supervision requirements, including that each structured sober living home have a qualified manager on site. The qualified manager must meet all of the following requirements:
i. Possess high school or general equivalency diploma.
ii. Be at least 21-years-old.
iii. Demonstrate the ability to understand the disease model of addiction.
iv. Successfully complete training which includes (1) first aid and CPR training and certification, (2) infectious disease control and prevention, (3) crisis prevention and intervention, and (4) assisted self-administration of medication certification.
e. Establishment and maintenance of discharge plans, including those who do not comply with house rules.
f. Transportation of residents.
3. Excludes a structured sober living home which is already subject to adequate oversight by another governmental entity from a city, town or county ordinance.
4. States that a structured sober living home that is not registered or does meet health and safety standards is in violation of this section and is declared a nuisance detrimental to public health and safety.
a. Allows a city, town or county to bring an order to restrain such a violation or to instruct the future operation and maintenance of the structured sober living home until there is substantial compliance with the ordinance.
5. Defines structured sober living homes.
Current Law
Not currently addressed in statute.
Additional Information
The House Ad Hoc Committee on Drug Rehab Recovery Homes (Committee) was established to conduct a review of drug rehab recovery homes to examine how to best provide oversight through exploring the benefits and feasibility of licensing, regulating, registering or certifying drug rehab recovery homes.
The Committee held four public hearings during the 2015 interim. As a matter of statewide concern, the Committee determined that there have been a growing number of unregulated structured sober living homes operating in Arizona. Based on this finding, the Committee recommended that legislation be drafted to allow cities, towns and counties to regulate the health, safety and personnel standards for structured sober living homes and to adopt ordinances to require registration for structured sober living homes.
---------- DOCUMENT FOOTER ---------
Fifty-second Legislature
Second Regular Session 2 County and Municipal Affairs
---------- DOCUMENT FOOTER ---------