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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 12. Health
Agency 35. Department of Behavioral Health And Developmental Services
Chapter 260. Certified Recovery Residences
1/14/2026

12VAC35-260-40. Disclosures, restrictions, and violations.

A. No person shall operate a recovery residence or advertise, represent, or otherwise imply to the public that a recovery residence or other housing facility is certified by DBHDS unless such recovery residence or other housing facility has received certification from DBHDS. Violation of this subsection is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

B. Any recovery residence that fails to maintain the requirements for certification by DBHDS as required by this chapter shall have the certification revoked and be removed from the certification list. Conditional certifications may be revoked for serious health and safety concerns.

C. Every recovery residence shall disclose to each prospective resident its credentialing entity. If the credentialing entity is the National Alliance for Recovery Residences, the recovery residence shall disclose the level of support provided by the recovery residence. If the credentialing entity is Oxford House, Inc., the recovery residence shall disclose that the recovery residence is self-governed and unstaffed.

Statutory Authority

§§ 37.2-203 and 37.2-431.1 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 36, Issue 11, eff. March 7, 2020; Errata, 36:13 VA.R. 1967 February 17, 2020; amended, Virginia Register Volume 40, Issue 9, eff. February 1, 2024; Volume 42, Issue 9, eff. January 14, 2026.

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