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HB657 • 2025

Mental health; qualifications of recovery community organizations for substance use; provide

Mental health; qualifications of recovery community organizations for substance use; provide

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Sponsor
Hagan, Leesa
Last action
2026-03-31
Official status
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Effective date
Not listed

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HB657: Rules for Recovery Organizations and Peer Specialists

This bill sets rules for recovery community organizations dealing with substance use, defines key terms, creates a system to certify peer specialists, approves training groups, and designates one statewide organization.

What This Bill Does

  • Sets qualifications for recovery community organizations that help people with substance use
  • Provides definitions for specific mental health and recovery terms
  • Creates a process to certify peer specialists who support others in recovery
  • Allows the state to approve training bodies that teach certification courses
  • Designates one organization as the statewide recovery community group

Who It Names or Affects

  • Recovery community organizations dealing with substance use
  • Peer specialists seeking certification
  • Training groups approved by the state
  • The designated statewide recovery community organization

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not list specific dates for when these rules will start.
  • The detailed requirements for organizations and training bodies are in the full law but not shown here.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-31 Georgia General Assembly

    Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

Official Summary Text

Mental health; qualifications of recovery community organizations for substance use; provide