Sec. 1409. National recovery housing best practices
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The Secretary, in consultation with the individuals and entities described in paragraph (2), shall identify or facilitate the development of best practices, which may include model laws for implementing suggested minimum standards, for operating recovery housing. In carrying out the activities described in paragraph
(1)the Secretary shall consult with, as appropriate— relevant divisions of the Department of Health and Human Services, including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Office of Inspector General, the Indian Health Service, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; directors or commissioners, as applicable, of State health departments, tribal health departments, State Medicaid programs, and State insurance agencies; representatives of health insurance issuers; national accrediting entities and reputable providers of, and analysts of, recovery housing services, including Indian Tribes, tribal organizations, and tribally designated housing entities that provide recovery housing services, as applicable; individuals with a history of substance use disorder; and other stakeholders identified by the Secretary. The Secretary, in consultation with the individuals and entities described in paragraph (2), shall identify or facilitate the development of common indicators that could be used to identify potentially fraudulent recovery housing operators. In carrying out the activities described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with, as appropriate— relevant divisions of the Department of Health and Human Services, including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Office of Inspector General, the Indian Health Service, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; the Attorney General; the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; directors or commissioners, as applicable, of State health departments, tribal health departments, State Medicaid programs, and State insurance agencies; representatives of health insurance issuers; national accrediting entities and reputable providers of, and analysts of, recovery housing services, including Indian Tribes, tribal organizations, and tribally designated housing entities that provide recovery housing services, as applicable; individuals with a history of substance use disorder; and other stakeholders identified by the Secretary. In carrying out the activities described in this subsection, the Secretary shall consider how law enforcement, public and private payers, and the public can best identify and report fraudulent recovery housing operators. In carrying out the activities described in this subsection, the Secretary shall consider identifying or developing indicators regarding— unusual billing practices; average lengths of stays; excessive levels of drug testing (in terms of cost or frequency); unusually high levels of recidivism; and any other factors identified by the Secretary. The Secretary shall, as appropriate, disseminate the best practices identified or developed under subsection (a), and the common indicators identified or developed under subsection (b), to— State agencies, which may include the provision of technical assistance to State agencies seeking to adopt or implement such best practices; Indian Tribes, tribal organizations, and tribally designated housing entities; the Attorney General; the Secretary of Labor; the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; State and local law enforcement agencies; health insurance issuers; recovery housing entities; and the public. In carrying out the activities under subsections
(a)and (b), the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate stakeholders as described in each such subsection, shall consider how recovery housing is able to support recovery and prevent relapse, recidivism, or overdose (including overdose death), including by improving access and adherence to treatment, including medication-assisted treatment. Nothing in this section shall be construed to provide the Secretary with the authority to require States to adhere to minimum standards in the State oversight of recovery housing. In this section— the term recovery housing means a shared living environment free from alcohol and illicit drug use and centered on peer support and connection to services that promote sustained recovery from substance use disorders; and the term tribally designated housing entity has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103).
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