Sec. 312. Developing guidelines for States to promote the availability of high-quality recovery housing

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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall develop, and publish on the Internet website of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, consensus-based guidelines and nationally recognized standards for States to promote the availability of high-quality recovery housing for individuals with a substance use disorder.

Such guidelines shall— be developed in consultation with national accrediting entities and reputable providers and analysts of recovery housing services and be consistent with the best practices developed under section 550 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–5 ); and to the extent practicable, build on existing best practices and suggested guidelines developed previously by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Before finalizing guidelines under subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide for a public comment period.

In developing the guidelines under subsection (a), the Secretary may not include any guideline or standard with respect to substance use disorder treatment services. In this section, the term substance use disorder treatment services means items or services furnished for the treatment of a substance use disorder, including— medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in such treatment, excluding each such medication used to prevent or treat a drug overdose; the administering of such medications; recommendations for such treatment; clinical assessments and referrals; counseling with a physician, psychologist, or mental health professional (including individual and group therapy); and toxicology testing.

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