NJ A2198

Expands Department of Human Services authority to regulate transitional sober living homes and halfway houses as residential aftercare facilities under existing substance abuse treatment laws

Requires criminal history background checks for facility administrators, representative payees, and property owners, with disqualifying offenses including crimes against persons, family/children, theft, and controlled substance violations

Mandates facilities provide at least one week written notice before removing a resident, unless the resident poses an immediate and serious threat to others or the facility

Requires biweekly inspections of any facility under investigation for regulatory violations, continuing until the investigation concludes

Creates a public registry maintained by the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services listing all licensed facilities by county, including contact information, services provided, capacity, and daily-updated availability of openings