After June 30, 2024:
(1) When referring an individual who is in need of recovery residency services, the following individuals and entities shall only refer individuals to a recovery residence that has provided the cabinet with proof of certification by a certifying organization as required by KRS § 222.502(1) or that is recognized as part of the Recovery Kentucky Program administered by the Kentucky Housing Corporation:

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 222.508

  • 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
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corporation: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Program: means a set of services rendered directly to the public that is organized around a common goal of either preventing, intervening, or treating substance use disorder problems. See Kentucky Statutes 222.005
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(a) State agencies;
(b) State-contracted vendors;
(c) Political subdivisions of the state;
(d) Health care providers who are licensed in the Commonwealth; and
(e) Behavioral health providers who are licensed in the Commonwealth.
(2) When making orders or recommendations that an individual under its supervision receive recovery residency services, any court of the Commonwealth shall give first consideration to recovery residences that have provided the cabinet with proof of certification by a certifying organization as required by KRS § 222.502(1) or that are recognized as part of the Recovery Kentucky Program administered by the Kentucky Housing Corporation.
(3) Only recovery residences that have provided the cabinet with proof of certification by a certifying agency as required by KRS § 222.502(1) or that are recognized as part of the Recovery Kentucky Program administered by the Kentucky Housing Corporation shall be eligible to receive state funding and, to the extent permitted under federal law, federal funding for the delivery of recovery residency services in the Commonwealth.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Created 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 5, effective June 29, 2023.