SB 1627 Summary

• Requires sober living homes incorporating as corporations to file all incorporation documents within 10 business days before opening and display their state license number on all documents.

• Mandates the Corporation Commission check identification of persons filing incorporation documents for health care entities including sober living homes at the Commission office.

• Requires sober living home corporate names to include the words "sober living home" and restricts their known place of business to a physical address (not a post office box) in the county where the home is located.

• Prohibits expedited and same-day/next-day filing services for documents related to health care entities including sober living homes.

• Increases civil penalties for operating a sober living home without licensure from up to $1,000 to $5,000-$10,000 per violation and makes unlicensed operation a class 6 felony.