Recovery residences; regulations.

Added a new definition for 'position of authority' to specify that it includes executive roles like CEO but explicitly excludes Board of Directors members.

Added a new provision prohibiting clinical treatment providers from offering housing to patients unless the housing is licensed as a residential treatment program or certified as a recovery residence.

Removed several subsections from the original enrolled bill, including detailed reporting requirements, data sharing protocols, and a mandate for a study on clinical treatment housing, leaving the text incomplete in this draft version.

Modified the conflict-of-interest rule to remove the exclusion of immediate family members, now restricting credentialing entities from certifying residences owned or operated by employees or those in positions of authority.

Added a specific prohibition preventing courts from referring or releasing individuals to recovery residences that are not certified by the Department.

Modified the conflict of interest rule to allow the Department to require a recovery residence to seek a different credentialing entity if the original one has a conflict, rather than just reporting the conflict.

Expanded the ban on mandatory clinical treatment to prohibit requiring residents to participate in any medical or psychological services from which the recovery residence receives financial benefit, directly or indirectly.

Changed the term 'agency' to 'entity' in several instances to ensure consistency with the definition of 'credentialing entity' used elsewhere in the bill.

The effective date for the bill's enactments was changed from July 1, 2027, to November 1, 2027, in the House version.

A new requirement was added for the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a work group to study oversight and transparency for clinical substance use treatment providers that offer housing, with a report due by November 1, 2027.

The committee proposing the substitute changed from the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations to the House Committee on Health and Human Services, and the patron designation was updated accordingly.

The committee proposing the substitute bill changed from the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services to the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations.