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. 

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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.

Alaska has no state-wide licensing or certification requirements for sober living homes.

North Dakota needs more sober living homes! Here’s five of the best kept secrets about owning and operating a sober living home in the Peace Garden State. 

Here’s some pointers on opening a sober living home in South Dakota, home to the renowned “24/7 Sobriety Program.”

Read all of the answers to your most frequently asked questions about what goes into opening a sober living home in Delaware below.

In Rhode Island, only sober living homes that elect to get certified with RICARES are eligible for state referrals and funding.

New Hampshire sober living homes must complete the NHCORR certification process before they may apply for the state’s voluntary registry for sober living homes. 

In 2014, Hawaii’s House of Representatives passed Act 193, which established the “Clean and Sober Home Registry” and altered county zoning laws to accommodate sober living homes.

Sober living homes in West Virginia that receive money and/or referrals from the state must be certified.

Maine does not require sober living homes to seek certification or licensure.

There is a very high demand for sober living in Nebraska and not enough homes to meet that demand.

While addiction treatment centers in Kansas must be certified in order to operate, there are no such laws regarding sober living homes.

Good news, Mississippi: there are very few rules and regulations to get in your way as you are planning to open your sober living home!

Arkansas is an easy state to open a sober living home because there are very few regulations in place that curtail sober living development. Arkansas has no licensing requirements for operators and it doesn’t appear that the state will institute any soon.

There is some outdated information about the licensing situation for sober living in Nevada on the internet because the laws have recently changed.

Opening a sober living home in Kentucky is much easier than it is in most states in the country. The overall lack of regulation, coupled with some very pro-sober living home laws, make it an ideal location for operators who don’t enjoy working with a lot of red tape.

Utah has some of the strictest sober living home regulations in the United States. 

There is no law in Connecticut that states that sober living homes must be certified to operate.