Two bills in the Arizona State Senate aim to address the lack of oversight within the state’s sober living system.
We have reported, on numerous occasions, a scheme that keeps victims in unlicensed sober living homes without providing any real services, only to profit off the state’s Medicaid agency.Now, two bills in the Arizona State Senate aim to address the lack of oversight within the state’s sober living system.The two bills are known as Senate Bill 1361 and Senate Bill 1655. Both bills were discussed during a House and Human Services Committee meeting on March 21.
If the bill becomes law, licensed ‘behavioral health entities’ that are out of compliance can be fined $5,000 to $10,000. The bill would also require sober living homes to have ratio of two paid staff members to monitor six residents, on site 24 hours, seven days a week.State Sen. Hatathlie says her bill addresses loopholes in the behavioral health system, and would subject unlicensed sober living homes to a class six felony.
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