222.508 Entities required to refer individuals to certified or recognized recovery
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residences -- Consideration of certified or recognized residences by courts --
Eligibility for state and federal funding. 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:
(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.