S.4027

Clarifies DHS authority to regulate sober living homes and halfway houses as residential substance abuse aftercare facilities; requires background.

New Jersey S4027 clarifies the Department of Human Services' (DHS) authority to regulate sober living homes and halfway houses as residential substance abuse aftercare facilities. The bill requires background checks for administrators, representative payees, and owners of these facilities. It also mandates that these facilities cannot deny admission based on medication-assisted treatment. The bill requires DHS to maintain a registry of available openings in these facilities and mandates biweekly inspections if a facility is under investigation.