S.B. No. 167 Summary

• Establishes regulatory framework for "residential infant care centers" serving infants affected by addiction, requiring certification from the director of job and family services and compliance with specified operational requirements.

• Modifies children's crisis care facility regulations to limit residential care to 120 days per calendar year, or up to 90 consecutive days under specified circumstances (parent in treatment, hospitalized, incarcerated, or medically incapacitated).

• Extends residency restrictions for registered sex offenders and child-victim offenders to include proximity to children's crisis care facilities and residential infant care centers (within 1,000 feet), with corresponding eviction provisions for landlords.

• Creates "family preservation center" designation for certified children's crisis care facilities or residential infant care centers focused on family preservation through evidence-based practices including family case management, service referral, parent education, and trauma interventions.

• Authorizes facilities caring for drug-exposed infants or those with schedule II controlled substances to maintain firearms and permit armed security personnel on premises.