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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
House Bill 2239
Ordered by the House April 15
Including House Amendments dated April 15
Sponsored by Representatives NOSSE, ISADORE (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards.
Digest: The Act says when OHA, a CCO or a county may contract with a recovery resi-
dence. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6).
[Digest: The Act tells OHA to adopt standards for dwellings that house and support people re-
covering from SUDs. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). ]
[Directs the Oregon Health Authority to adopt minimum quality and performance standards to
certify recovery residences that contract with the authority, a coordinated care organization or a county
behavioral health department to provide housing supports to individuals with substance use disorders.
Prescribes the circumstances under which the authority, a coordinated care organization or a county
behavioral health department may contract with a recovery residence. ] Authorizes the Oregon
Health Authority, a coordinated care organization or a county to contract with a recovery
residence to provide housing supports to individuals with substance use disorders only if the
recovery residence has been certified by a recovery residence certifying organization.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to recovery residences; and prescribing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Coordinated care organization” has the meaning given that term in ORS 414.025.
(b) “Recovery residence” means a residential dwelling that provides primary housing for
individuals who seek a cooperative living arrangement that supports personal recovery from
a substance use disorder.
(c) “Recovery residence certifying organization” means a federally recognized and en-
dorsed, independent nonprofit organization, or a recognized state affiliate of the organiza-
tion, that develops and administers recovery residence certification programs that require
minimum quality and performance standards.
(2) The Oregon Health Authority, a coordinated care organization or a county may con-
tract with a recovery residence to provide housing supports to individuals with substance
use disorders only if the recovery residence has been certified by a recovery residence cer-
tifying organization.
(3) If the authority, a coordinated care organization or a county has documented evi-
dence, including evidence from a local government or law enforcement agency, that a con-
tracted recovery residence has engaged in fraud, the authority, coordinated care
organization or county shall report the evidence to the Director of the Oregon Health Au-
thority and to an appropriate recovery residence certifying organization.
SECTION 2.
(1) Section 1 of this 2025 Act becomes operative on January 1, 2026.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 1174
A-Eng. HB 2239
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(2) The Oregon Health Authority may take any action before the operative date specified
in subsection (1) of this section that is necessary to enable the authority to exercise, on and
after the operative date specified in subsection (1) of this section, all of the duties, functions
and powers conferred on the authority by section 1 of this 2025 Act.
SECTION 3.
This 2025 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the 2025
regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.
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