HF 287

1st Division Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 02/08/2021 01:10pm

A bill for an act
relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to
develop recommendations regarding sober housing programs; requiring a report.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin DIRECTION TO THE COMMISSIONER; SOBER HOUSING PROGRAM
RECOMMENDATIONS.
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new text begin (a) The commissioner of human services, in consultation with stakeholders, must develop
recommendations on:
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new text begin (1) increasing access to sober housing programs;
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new text begin (2) promoting person-centered practices in sober housing programs;
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new text begin (3) potential oversight of sober housing programs; and
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new text begin (4) providing consumer protections for individuals in sober housing programs with
substance use disorders and individuals with co-occurring mental illnesses.
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new text begin (b) Stakeholders include but are not limited to the Minnesota Association of Sober
Homes, the Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health,
Minnesota Recovery Connection, NAMI Minnesota, and residents and former residents of
sober housing programs based in Minnesota.
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new text begin (c) The commissioner must complete and submit a report on these recommendations to
the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over health and human services policy and finance on or before March 1, 2022.
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