Section 2201A - DefinitionsAs used in this chapter:
(1) "Applicant" means any individual, organization, or entity applying for certification of a recovery house.(2) "Certified recovery house" means a recovery house certified by the certifying organization.(3) "Certifying organization" means an organization under contract with or otherwise designated by the Division to certify recovery houses under this chapter.(4) "Director" means the Director of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health.(5) "Division" means the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health.(6) "Fund" means the Certified Recovery House Fund established under § 2216A of this title.(7) "Operator" means the owner or lessee of a recovery house.(8) "Oxford House" means a recovery house chartered by Oxford House, Inc.(9) "Recovery house" means a house for individuals recovering from substance use disorders that provides a safe and supportive substance-free environment, which may include peer support and other recovery support services.(10) "Registry" means the list of certified recovery houses the certifying organization maintains.(11) "Resident" means an individual who resides in a recovery house.(12) "Substance-free" means free from alcohol, marijuana, illicit drugs, and the illicit use of prescribed drugs.(13) "Substance use disorder" means a pattern of use of alcohol or other drugs leading to impairment that meets the applicable diagnostic criteria delineated in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association.Added by Laws 2023, ch. 131,s 1, eff. 8/1/2023.Section 3 of the 2023 enacting legislation provides that this chaptert takes effect upon enactment and is implemented eighteen months from the date of enactment.Section 4 of the 2023 enacting legislation provides that this Act shall be known as the "Matthew D. Klosowski Act".