Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 2060 - ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND INTERVENTION LICENSES › Subpart E - REQUIREMENTS - INTERVENTION LICENSES › Section 2060.509 - Recovery Homes

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Recovery Homes are alcohol and drug free housing components
				  whose rules, peer-led groups, staff activities and/or other structured
				  operations are directed toward maintenance of sobriety for persons who exhibit
				  treatment resistance, relapse potential and/or lack of suitable recovery living
				  environments or who recently have completed substance abuse treatment services
				  or who may be receiving such treatment services at another licensed facility.
				  In order to be called a Recovery Home, the home shall:
a) provide a structured alcohol and drug free
				environment for congregate living that shall offer regularly scheduled peer-led
				or community gatherings (self-help groups, etc.) that are held a minimum of
				five days per week and provide recovery education groups weekly;
b) have written linkage agreements with
				substance abuse providers in accordance with the provisions specified in
				Section
				2060.329 of
				this Part;
c) establish a referral
				network to be utilized by residents for any necessary medical, mental health,
				substance abuse, vocational or employment resources, and maintain the
				confidentiality of client identifying information in accordance with 42 CFR 2
				(Confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient records);
d) establish a budget that specifies monthly
				operating expenses and demonstrates sufficient income to meet these expenses
				plus emergency reserve by providing documentation of access to a minimum sum
				equivalent to the total of two months of operating expenses;
e) comply with all applicable zoning and
				local building ordinances and the provisions specified in Chapter 26 (Lodging
				or Rooming Houses) of the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) Life
				Safety Code of 2000 (no later amendments or editions included) for any building
				housing 16 or fewer residents and with the provisions specified in Chapter 29
				(Existing Hotels and Dormitories) of the NFPA Life Safety Code of 2000 (no
				later amendments or editions included) for any building housing 17 or more
				residents;
f) maintain fire,
				hazard, liability and other insurance coverages appropriate to the
				administration of a recovery home;
g) employ at least one full-time Recovery
				Home Operator who is responsible for the daily operations at the Recovery Home
				(i.e., fiscal, personnel, rule compliance, etc.) who shall:
1) either:
A) hold clinical certification from IAODAPCA
				or receive that certification within two years after the date of employment;
				or
B) hold certification as a
				National Certified Recovery Specialist (NCRS) as specified by the Association
				of Halfway House Alcohol Programs (AHHAP), RR 2 Box 415, Kerhonkson NY
				12446
C) have a minimum of 2000
				hours of work experience or 4000 hours of volunteer experience in the field of
				substance abuse of which 1500 hours shall have been in direct Recovery Support
				Systems Services (i.e., Residential Extended Care Facility or Recovery Home);
				and