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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 16-59-1

  • Certificate of compliance: means a certificate that is issued to a recovery residence by the department's appointed certifying agency. See West Virginia Code 16-59-1
  • Department: means the Department of Health and Human Resources. See West Virginia Code 16-59-1
  • Recovery residence: means a single-family, drug-free, and alcohol-free residential dwelling unit, or other form of group housing, that is offered or advertised by any person or entity as a residence that provides a drug-free and alcohol-free living environment for the purposes of promoting sustained, long-term recovery from substance use disorder. See West Virginia Code 16-59-1

(1) “Certificate of compliance” means a certificate that is issued to a recovery residence by the department’s appointed certifying agency.

(2) “Certified recovery residence” means a recovery residence that holds a valid certificate of compliance.

(3) “Department” means the Department of Health and Human Resources.

(4) “Recovery residence” means a single-family, drug-free, and alcohol-free residential dwelling unit, or other form of group housing, that is offered or advertised by any person or entity as a residence that provides a drug-free and alcohol-free living environment for the purposes of promoting sustained, long-term recovery from substance use disorder.