Inspired by concerns about sober homes in Anne Arundel County, the General Assembly is considering legislation that would require all such residences in Maryland to be certified by a state-approved entity.
The bill is one of nearly 50 scheduled to come up for a vote in the House of Delegates on Monday morning, as the assembly rushes to move legislation from one chamber to the other by the crossover deadline at the end of the day.
House Bill 1411, introduced by Del. Herb McMillan, R-Annapolis, directs the state’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to designate an organization that would inspect and certify recovery residences in Maryland. A list of the credentialed sober homes would be posted online by Nov. 1, 2017.
Anyone who advertises a home not on the list as a recovery residence would face a $1,000 fine.
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