Maryland still has no NARR affiliate, Wisconsin’s WASH seeks to vet sober living home on behalf of the state, and certification remains mandatory for Colorado sober living homes.

Learn about the latest NARR-affiliate related news for sober living homes in Massachusetts, Indiana, and Missouri.

Don’t miss us at the NARR Best Practices Summit in Richmond, Virginia from Monday, October 7th, 2024 through Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 at the Richmond Marriott Hotel in beautiful Richmond, Virginia.

Learn about Washington's required certification program, Arizona's Medicaid scandal, and Tennessee NIMBY disputes facing sober living home operators in. these NARR-affiliated states.

Widespread abuses in unregulated Michigan, regulation stability in Michigan, plus and a highly regulated environment in Virginia. Read on for the latest sober living home regulations and NARR updates in these states.

Stay on top of the latest developments concerning recovery residences in Ohio, Georgia, and North Carolina. 

New York state gains an emerging NARR affiliate, Illinois remains a battleground for sober living home regulation, and Pennsylvania requires recovery residences to seek certification for state funding.

Let’s look at how regulations are evolving in three of the biggest states in the US: California, Texas, and Florida.

Yes! Medicaid absolutely covers Peer Support Services in Maine, Montana, Rhode Island, Delaware, and Wyoming. 

Need-to-know information on Medicaid reimbursement and coverage for Peer Support Services for sober living home operators in Idaho, West Virginia, Hawaii, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

Coverage details, limitations, exclusions, and other surprises for sober living home operators curious about Medicaid coverage for Peer Support Services in Utah, Nevada, Iowa, Arkansas, and South Dakota.

Here’s a state-by-state of how Medicaid interacts with peer support services in each state.

What are the rules for billing peer support services through Medicaid in Wisconsin, South Carolina, Colorado, Minnesota, and Alabama? Read on to learn how it works in each state.

If you’re currently operating an addiction treatment center or sober living home in Massachusetts, Indiana, Missouri, Maryland, and/or Tennessee, read on for more information about Medicaid billing rules that every business owner needs to know. 

Are you thinking of adding Peer Support Services to your addiction treatment or sober living home? If you operate in New Jersey, Arizona, Washington, or Virginia, read on. 

Are you a sober living home owner or operator in Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, or Michigan looking into adding peer support services for your recovery housing residents? 

Take a deep dive on Medicaid rules for peer support services in California, Texas, Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania. We’ll talk coverage, copays, limitations, exclusions, CPT codes, and more.

South Dakota has begun processing applications for opioid settlement money. The state plans to split the funding, with 70% of the money controlled at the state level and the remainder controlled by local governments. 

With some states pioneering distribution and others lagigng behid, does the opioid settlment deal respresent a windfall for your sober living home startup? Let continue our state-by-state anaylsis…

North Carolina has no state-level requirement that stipulates that money may not be spent towards religious, abstinence-only programs that do not accept residents who use Medication Assisted Treatment medications, like methadone or suboxone.

In a selected activities list developed by the Opioid Abatement Council, sober living homes and recovery housing are named as eligible entities for receiving opioid settlement money and grants.

In one of the largest public health legal proceedings since the 1990’s settlement against tobacco companies, courts have found that pharmaceutical companies, and Purdue Pharma in particular, in the wrong. 23 states and 2,000 local governments were involved with the case. Purdue Pharma had to file for bankruptcy and pay roughly $12 billion dollars for the deception against the American people. 

Have you always dreamed of opening your own sober living home? Welcome. You’re in the right place.

Find a sober living startup consultant to sort through the noise and develop a winning business plan tailored to your location, market, and goals.

Let’s go over the main changes that ASAM made to the criteria, as well as what the ramifications of those changes might be for recovery residences in particular. 

Sober Living App will be at the National Association of Recovery Residences 2023 “Best Practices Summit” in Deerborn Michigan from October 9th to 11th! 

Wyoming is one of the least densely populated states in the nation, but that doesn’t translate into a low need for recovery housing.

Vermont has a huge shortage of recovery housing.