Registration Form - DBH Recovery Housing Residences

Original Form - 10/3/2023

Purpose

Under Ohio Revised Code (O.R.C.) 5119.391, the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) is required to monitor the establishment of recovery housing residences in Ohio. The statute defines a recovery housing residence as “a residence for individuals recovering from alcohol use disorder or drug addiction that provides an alcohol-free and drug-free living environment, peer support, assistance with obtaining alcohol and drug addiction services, and other recovery assistance for alcohol use disorder and drug addiction.”

To assist DBH with this monitoring function, O.R.C. 5119.391 requires each person or government entity that will operate a recovery housing residence on or after October 3, 2023, including any recovery housing residence that was established and in operation prior to that date, to file with DBH the following form.

*PLEASE NOTE BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING:

If a person or government entity operates more than one recovery housing residence, a separate form must be filed for each address. If in doubt regarding whether a separate form must be completed in a particular situation, please contact DBH at RecoveryHousing@dbh.ohio.gov
A form does not need to be filed for a recovery housing residence that is NARR level 4 (see National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR) Levels of Recovery Housing Residences, below). In the State of Ohio, NARR level 4 recovery housing residences are considered residential treatment and must be certified as such by DBH under Ohio Administrative Code (O.A.C.) 5122-29-09. For information on this certification process, please contact DBH at LicCert@dbh.ohio.gov.

Filing Deadline

The due date by which a recovery housing operator must file its first form with DBH depends on whether the recovery housing residence began operating before October 3, 2023, or on or after that date:

When Recovery Housing Residence Began Operating	Due Date for Filing Form with DBH
Residence began operating before October 3, 2023	November 3, 2023
Residence began operating on or after October 3, 2023	Not later than 30 days after the first resident occupied the residence.

A recovery housing residence is considered to have begun operating on the date that the first resident occupies the residence.

Updating Forms

If there is any change to information a recovery housing residence operator has filed with DBH, the operator must file a new form and answer “yes” on that form to the question asking whether the form is an update to a previously submitted form. Depending on the circumstances, it is possible that a recovery housing residence operator will need to file updated forms on a continuing basis.

National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR) Levels of Recovery Housing Residences

The National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR) has established a national standard for recovery residences. The standard defines the spectrum of recovery oriented housing and services and distinguishes four different types, known as “levels” or “levels of support.” These levels are as follows:

Types of Recovery Residence Support

Types of Recovery Residence Support including NARR Levels, ASAM/NARR Types, and their defining characteristics.
Current NARR Levels	New ASAM/NARR Types	Defining Characteristics
Level 1	Type P	Peer‑run, decisions made solely by residents.
Level 2	Type M	Monitored environment; house guidelines/rules, appointed resident leader.
Level 3	Type S	Supervised activities, staffing, life skills programming.
Level 4	Type C	Clinical services included.

This table is provided to aid you when answering the question on the form regarding the NARR level of the recovery housing residence.

Form Revisions

DBH reserves the right to make revisions to this form. The date of each revision will be noted in the header to this cover page.

Questions

Should you have questions regarding the form or how to answer a particular question, please contact the Office of Recovery Supports and Housing at RecoveryHousing@dbh.ohio.gov

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Recovery Housing Residences Registration Form

Original Form - 10/3/2023

Types of Recovery Residence Support