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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(A) The department of behavioral health shall monitor the establishment of recovery housing residences in this state.
(B) For purposes of division (A) of this section, and within the timeframe specified in division (C) of this section, each person or government entity that will operate a recovery housing residence on or after October 3, 2023, including any recovery housing that was established and in operation prior to October 3, 2023, shall file with the department, on a form prescribed by the department, all of the following information:
(1) The name of the recovery housing residence and any other name under which the residence does business;
(2) The address of the recovery housing residence;
(3) The name of the person or government entity operating the residence;
(4) The primary telephone number and electronic mail address for the recovery housing operator;
(5) The date the recovery housing residence was first occupied, or will be occupied, by its first resident;
(6) Information related to any existing accreditation or its equivalent that the recovery housing residence has obtained or is in the process of obtaining;
(7) Any other information the department considers appropriate.
(C) The form required by division (B) of this section shall be filed with the department as follows:
(1) For a recovery housing residence that began operating before the effective date of this section, not later than thirty days after October 3, 2023;
(2) For a recovery housing residence that will begin operating on or after October 3, 2023, not later than thirty days after the first resident begins occupying the residence.
(D) If the department accepts accreditation or its equivalent from an organization specified in section 5119.39 of the Revised Code, the department may provide copies of forms filed in accordance with this section to any such organization.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Ohio Revised Code Title LI. Public Welfare § 5119.391 - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/oh/title-li-public-welfare/oh-rev-code-sect-5119-391/
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