Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB58: Create recovery housing residences certificate of need program
Status: In committee, March 4, 2026
To amend sections 340.034, 2925.01, 5119.01, 5119.36, 5119.365, 5119.39, 5119.392, 5119.393, 5119.394, 5119.396, 5119.94, and 5119.99; to enact new section 5119.391 and sections 5119.02, 5119.369, 5119.398, and 5119.399; and to repeal sections 5119.391, 5119.395, and 5119.397 of the Revised Code to require state certification of recovery housing residences, to establish additional duties regarding services offered by community addiction services providers, and to create the Ohio Recovery Housing Task Force.
What the bill says
To amend sections 340.034, 2925.01, 5119.01, 5119.36, 5119.365, 5119.39, 5119.392, 5119.393, 5119.394, 5119.396, 5119.94, and 5119.99; to enact new section 5119.391 and sections 5119.02, 5119.369, 5119.398, and 5119.399; and to repeal sections 5119.391, 5119.395, and 5119.397 of the Revised Code to require state certification of recovery housing residences, to establish additional duties regarding services offered by community addiction services providers, and to create the Ohio Recovery Housing Task Force.
From the amended text, February 25, 2026:
To amend sections 340.034, 2925.01, 5119.01, 5119.36, 5119.365, 5119.39, 5119.392, 5119.393, 5119.394, 5119.396, 5119.94, and 5119.99; to enact new section 5119.391 and sections 5119.02, 5119.369, 5119.398, and 5119.399; and to repeal sections 5119.391, 5119.395, and 5119.397 of the Revised Code to require state certification of recovery housing residences, to establish additional duties regarding services offered by community addiction services providers, and to create the Ohio Recovery Housing Task Force. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sections 340.034, 2925.01, 5119.01, 5119.36, 5119.365, 5119.39, 5119.392, 5119.393, 5119.394, 5119.396, 5119.94, and 5119.99 be amended and new section 5119.391 and sections 5119.02, 5119.369, 5119.398, and 5119.399 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 340.034. All of the following apply to recovery housing residences required by section 340.033 of the Revised Code to be part of included opioid and co-occurring drug addiction services and recovery supports: (A) A recovery housing residence [DELETED: shall comply with the requirements of being monitored ] is subject to certification by the department of behavioral health under [DELETED: sections ] section 5119.39 [DELETED: to 5119.396 ] of the Revised Code [DELETED: and any rules adopted under section 5119.397 of the Revised Code] , but the residence is not subject to residential facility licensure by the department under …