Kentucky Statutes 222.500 – Definitions for KRS 222.500 to 222.510
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As used in KRS § 222.500 to KRS § 222.510:
(1) “Cabinet” means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; (2) “Certifying organization” means:
(a) The Kentucky Recovery Housing Network;
(b) The National Alliance for Recovery Residences; (c) Oxford House, Inc.; and
(d) Any other organization that develops and administers professional certification programs requiring minimum standards for the operation of recovery residences that has been recognized and approved by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;
(3) “Local government” means a city, county, urban-county government, consolidated local government, charter county government, or unified local government;
(4) “Medication for addiction treatment” means the use of pharmacological agents approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of substance use disorders in combination with counseling and other behavioral health therapies to provide a whole-patient approach to the treatment of substance use disorders;
(5) “Recovery residence” means any premises, place, or building that:
(a) Holds itself out as a recovery residence, recovery home, sober living residence, alcohol, illicit drug, and other intoxicating substance-free home for unrelated individuals, or any other similarly named or identified residence that promotes substance use disorder recovery through abstinence from intoxicating substances;
(b) Provides a housing arrangement for a group of unrelated individuals who are recovering from substance use disorders or to a group of parents who are recovering from a substance use disorder and their children, including peer-to- peer supervision models; and
(c) Is not licensed or otherwise approved by the cabinet or any other agency of state government to provide any medical, clinical, behavioral health, or substance use treatment service for which a license or other approval is required under state law; and
(6) “Recovery support services”:
(a) Means activities that are directed primarily toward recovery from substance use disorders and includes but is not limited to mutual aid self-help meetings, recovery coaching, spiritual coaching, group support, and assistance in achieving and retaining gainful employment; and
(b) Does not include any medical, clinical, behavioral health, or other substance use treatment service for which a license or other approval is required under state law.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Created 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2023.
(1) “Cabinet” means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; (2) “Certifying organization” means:
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 222.500
- Agency: means a legal entity operating hospital-based or nonhospital-based substance use disorder prevention, intervention, or treatment programs. See Kentucky Statutes 222.005
- Cabinet: means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. See Kentucky Statutes 222.005
- City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Substance use disorder: means a cluster of cognitive, behavioral, and physiological symptoms indicating that the individual continues using the substance despite significant substance-related problems. See Kentucky Statutes 222.005
- Treatment: includes those services provided by the cabinet in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 222.005
(a) The Kentucky Recovery Housing Network;
(b) The National Alliance for Recovery Residences; (c) Oxford House, Inc.; and
(d) Any other organization that develops and administers professional certification programs requiring minimum standards for the operation of recovery residences that has been recognized and approved by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;
(3) “Local government” means a city, county, urban-county government, consolidated local government, charter county government, or unified local government;
(4) “Medication for addiction treatment” means the use of pharmacological agents approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of substance use disorders in combination with counseling and other behavioral health therapies to provide a whole-patient approach to the treatment of substance use disorders;
(5) “Recovery residence” means any premises, place, or building that:
(a) Holds itself out as a recovery residence, recovery home, sober living residence, alcohol, illicit drug, and other intoxicating substance-free home for unrelated individuals, or any other similarly named or identified residence that promotes substance use disorder recovery through abstinence from intoxicating substances;
(b) Provides a housing arrangement for a group of unrelated individuals who are recovering from substance use disorders or to a group of parents who are recovering from a substance use disorder and their children, including peer-to- peer supervision models; and
(c) Is not licensed or otherwise approved by the cabinet or any other agency of state government to provide any medical, clinical, behavioral health, or substance use treatment service for which a license or other approval is required under state law; and
(6) “Recovery support services”:
(a) Means activities that are directed primarily toward recovery from substance use disorders and includes but is not limited to mutual aid self-help meetings, recovery coaching, spiritual coaching, group support, and assistance in achieving and retaining gainful employment; and
(b) Does not include any medical, clinical, behavioral health, or other substance use treatment service for which a license or other approval is required under state law.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Created 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2023.