2025 Delaware Code
Title 16 - Health and Safety
Chapter 22A. Recovery Housing
§ 2202A. Certifying organizations; standards; regulations; application system; training and technical assistance.
(a) The Division shall do all of the following:
(1) Authorize and contract with a certifying organization to establish and administer a voluntary certification program for recovery houses and a training program for operators.
(2) Adopt nationally-recognized standards for the certifying organization.
(3) Adopt nationally-recognized standards for the operation of recovery houses.
(4) Promulgate regulations and establish processes and requirements as necessary to implement this chapter.
(b) Subject to the Division's approval, the certifying organization shall establish processes and requirements related to all of the following:
(1) Certification and required 2-year renewal applications.
(2) Admission agreements including termination and relapse policies.
(3) Inspecting recovery houses.
(4) Reporting, receiving, investigating, and resolving complaints.
(5) Confidentiality.
(6) Data collection and reporting related to residents including all of the following:
a. Demographics.
b. Length of stay.
c. Length of time substance free.
d. Employment history.
e. Criminal history.
f. Community network.
g. Destination upon vacating certified recovery house, including former residents who complied with a request to leave or were removed from the certified recovery house.
h. Any other criteria as required by the Division.
(7) Maintaining the online registry established under § 2204A of this title.
(8) Suspending or revoking a certification.
(9) Total number of approved and denied certifications.
(10) Appeals.
(11) Establish, operate, and maintain an online system enabling operators to submit applications, upload supporting documentation, pay fees, and report data.
(12) Develop and provide training and technical assistance programs for recovery houses.
