Establishes certified recovery residences for individuals recovering from substance use disorder and provides for state aid and municipal site.

New York S05497 amends the mental hygiene law to establish certified recovery residences for individuals recovering from substance use disorder. These residences are supportive living facilities with four to fourteen residents or supervised living facilities with up to fourteen residents. The bill outlines a process for providers to notify municipalities of their intentions to establish such facilities. Municipalities have forty days to approve the site, suggest alternative sites, or object to the establishment of the facility.

Establishes certified recovery residences for individuals recovering from substance use disorder and provides for state aid and municipal site.

New York S05497 amends the mental hygiene law to establish certified recovery residences for individuals recovering from substance use disorder. These residences are supportive living facilities with four to fourteen residents or supervised living facilities with up to fourteen residents. The bill outlines a process for providers to notify municipalities of their intentions to establish such facilities. Municipalities have forty days to approve the site, suggest alternative sites, or object to the establishment of the facility.