Bill Text: FL H1055 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Community Residential Homes

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration [H1055 Detail]

Download: Florida-2011-H1055-Introduced.html

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HB 1055

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to community residential homes; amending
3	s. 419.001, F.S., relating to site selection of community
4	residential homes; revising the definition of the term
5	"community residential home"; defining the term "sober
6	house transitional living home"; requiring supervision of
7	the residents of such a home; requiring that a sober house
8	transitional living home comply with standards of
9	occupancy set by the local government; providing
10	restrictions on the provision of onsite substance abuse
11	treatment services; limiting applicability; providing an
12	effective date.
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14	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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16	Section 1.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
17	419.001, Florida Statutes, is amended, present paragraph (f) of
18	that subsection is redesignated as paragraph (g), and a new
19	paragraph (f) is added to that subsection, to read:
20	419.001  Site selection of community residential homes.-
21	(1)  For the purposes of this section, the term:
22	(a)  "Community residential home" means a dwelling unit
23	licensed to serve residents who are clients of the Department of
24	Elderly Affairs, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the
25	Department of Juvenile Justice, or the Department of Children
26	and Family Services or licensed by the Agency for Health Care
27	Administration which provides a living environment for 7 to 14
28	unrelated residents who operate as the functional equivalent of
29	a family, including such supervision and care by supportive
30	staff as may be necessary to meet the physical, emotional, and
31	social needs of the residents, or a dwelling unit that operates
32	as a sober house transitional living home.
33	(f)  "Sober house transitional living home" means a
34	community residential home that provides a peer-supported and
35	managed alcohol-free and drug-free living environment. In order
36	to promote a residence as a sober house transitional living
37	home, it must be supervised by a house manager who ensures that
38	a sober living environment is maintained and who offers
39	structure and peer support. A sober house transitional living
40	home must adhere to local municipal or county standards of
41	occupancy. Substance abuse treatment may not be provided onsite
42	unless provided by a licensed service provider as defined in s.
43	397.311(17). The limitations of this definition do not apply to
44	a sober living facility that is affiliated with, managed by, or
45	operated by a licensed service provider as defined in s.
46	397.311(17).
47	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.

CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.