{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-533.282","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 533.282","heading":"Behavioral health treatment program -- Establishment -- Requirements --","body":"Providers -- Recovery housing services.\n(1) In establishing a specific behavioral health disorder treatment plan, the program\nprovider formulating the plan shall consider the following:\n(a) The existence of programs and resources within the community;\n(b) Available treatment providers;\n(c) Available recovery housing;\n(d) Accessible public and private agencies;\n(e) The benefit of keeping the participant in his or her commun ity or relocation\nfor purposes of treatment, housing, and other supportive services;\n(f) The safety of the victim of the offense if there is an identified victim; and\n(g) The specific and personalized needs of the participant, including the choice of\nthe participant.\n(2) A program shall be designed to provide the participant with the skills, training, and\nresources needed to maintain recovery and prevent the person from engaging in\ncriminal activity arising from a behavioral health disorder upon release fro m the\nprogram.\n(3) A behavioral health treatment program under KRS 533.270 to 533.284 shall be\nevidence-based, and may be a behavioral treatment plan, a medically assisted\ntreatment plan, or both, with recovery services or a Substance Abuse and Mental\nHealth Services Administration evidence -based recovery housing program. The\nprogram shall provide at a minimum access, as needed, to:\n(a) Inpatient detoxification and treatment that may include a faith -based\nresidential treatment program;\n(b) Outpatient treatment;\n(c) Drug testing;\n(d) Addiction counseling;\n(e) Cognitive and behavioral therapies;\n(f) Medication-assisted treatment, including:\n1. At least one (1) federal Food and Drug Administration-approved agonist\nmedication for the treatment of opioid or alcohol dependence;\n2. Partial agonist medication;\n3. Antagonist medication; and\n4. Any other approved medication for the mitigation of opi oid withdrawal\nsymptoms;\n(g) Educational services;\n(h) Vocational services;\n(i) Housing assistance;\n(j) Peer support services; and\n(k) Community support services that may include faith-based services.\n(4) A program provider may provide services directly to  the participant or in\nconjunction with other treatment providers to ensure all required services under the\ntreatment plan are accessible and received.\n(5) Except for recovery housing providers, all treatment providers shall:\n(a) Meet the licensure require ments and standards established by the Cabinet for\nHealth and Family Services under KRS Chapter 222 or meet alternative and\nrelevant licensure or certification criteria recognized by the cabinet or a\nfederal agency;\n(b) Qualify as a Medicaid-approved provider; and\n(c) Be accredited by at least one (1) of the following:\n1. American Society of Addiction Medicine;\n2. Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations;\n3. Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities;\n4. The Council on Accreditation; or\n5. Other accreditations or standards recognized by the cabinet.\n(6) All recovery housing service providers shall:\n(a) Be certified using the National Alliance for Recovery Residences standards or\nmeet Oxford House standards;\n(b) Provide evidence-based services;\n(c) Provide a record of outcomes;\n(d) Provide peer support services; and\n(e) Address the social determinants of health.\n(7) (a) The Department for Medicaid Services, in conjunction with the program\nprovider, shall assist an y program participant who qualifies for Medicaid\nservices to obtain or access Medicaid services for his or her behavioral health\ndisorder treatment or recovery program.\n(b) The Department for Medicaid Services and its contractors shall provide an\nindividual participating in the behavioral health conditional dismissal program\nwith the substance use disorder benefit as provided under KRS 205.6311.\n(c) A Medicaid managed care organization shall treat any referral for treatment\nunder KRS 533.270 to 533.284 as a n \"expedited authorization request\" as\nprovided under KRS 205.534(2)(a)2.b.\n(8) Recovery housing services provided under this pilot program shall:\n(a) Be paid utilizing a value -based payment system developed and established by\nthe medical managed care orga nizations in conjunction with the Department\nfor Medicaid Services and recovery housing providers. The value -based\npayment system shall be established no later than January 1, 2023, and shall\ninclude the following for recovery housing programs:\n1. The development of a qualified recovery housing provider network; and\n2. Establishment and implementation of a value-based payment system that\nshall include the regular collection of outcomes data within existing\nMedicaid reimbursement regulations; and\n(b) Be limi ted to two hundred (200) individuals unless additional funding\ndesignated for recovery housing is available through the Cabinet for Health\nand Family Services.","path":["KRS Chapter 533"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54122","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:06Z","sha256":"63c1d5047c8c6e0fd1b2cc9ced2abba04d3823c7e6bdb5de20a1b3a6ad9a386a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-533.280","next":"us-ky/krs-533.284"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}