Ohio § 5119.392 Prohibition against operation without being certified or accredited

Ohio Statutes

§ 5119.392 — Prohibition against operation without being certified or accredited

Ohio § 5119.392

Title 51Public Welfare

Ch. 5119Department of Behavioral Health

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5119.392 (2026).

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(A)Beginning January 1, 2025, no person or government entity shall operate a recovery housing residence unless either of the following applies:

(1)(a) If the department of behavioral health certifies recovery housing residences, the recovery housing residence is certified by the department.

(b)If the department accepts accreditation or its equivalent from an organization specified in section5119.39of the Revised Code, the residence is accredited by such an organization.

(2)The recovery housing residence has been operating for not more than eighteen months and is actively engaged in efforts to obtain certification or accreditation, as applicable. For purposes of identifying this eighteen-month timeframe, a recovery housing residence is considered to begin operating on the date that th

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(A) Beginning January 1, 2025, no person or government entity shall operate a recovery housing residence unless either of the following applies:

(1)(a) If the department of behavioral health certifies recovery housing residences, the recovery housing residence is certified by the department.

(b) If the department accepts accreditation or its equivalent from an organization specified in section5119.39of the Revised Code, the residence is accredited by such an organization.

(2) The recovery housing residence has been operating for not more than eighteen months and is actively engaged in efforts to obtain certification or accreditation, as applicable. For purposes of identifying this eighteen-month timeframe, a recovery housing residence is considered to begin operating on the date that the first resident occupies the residence, as specified on the form filed in accordance with section5119.391of the Revised Code.

(B) If the director of behavioral health determines that a recovery housing residence is operating in violation of this section, the director may request, in writing, that the attorney general petition the court of common pleas of the county in which the recovery housing residence is located for an order enjoining operation of the recovery housing residence.

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