FL H0021

Creates a voluntary certification program for recovery residences administered by credentialing entities approved by the Department of Children and Families by December 1, 2015, with requirements for application fees (max $100), inspections, background screening of owners and directors, and annual renewal fees (max $100).

Establishes a separate voluntary certification program for recovery residence administrators with core competency requirements, application and examination fees (max $225), annual renewal fees (max $100), and limits certified administrators to managing no more than three recovery residences simultaneously.

Permits individuals to request exemptions from disqualifications for certain offenses if at least 3 years have passed since completion of confinement, except for sexual predators, career offenders, or sexual offenders unable to have registration removed.

Requires the Department of Children and Families to publish lists of certified recovery residences and administrators on its website, with provisions allowing entities to request exclusion from the lists.

Prohibits licensed service providers from referring patients to recovery residences as of July 1, 2016, unless the residence is certified and actively managed by a certified administrator, or is owned and operated by the licensed service provider itself.