# KRS § 222.506: 222.506 Requirements for recovery residences -- Prohibition against providing medical and clinical services -- Exceptions > Kentucky · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C222_S222.506 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 222.506 - **Heading:** 222.506 Requirements for recovery residences -- Prohibition against providing medical and clinical services -- Exceptions - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 222 / Section 222.506 ## Text 222.506 Requirements for recovery residences -- Prohibition against providing medical and clinical services -- Exceptions. (1) A recovery residence shall: (a) Clearly disclose the following by inclusion in any advertising and by posting such a notice in a conspicuous location inside the residence: 1. Notice that the recovery residence is not a treatment facility; 2. A list of services offered by the recovery residence; and 3. If the recovery residence is exempt from certification pursuant to KRS 222.502(1)(b), notice that the recovery residence is exempt from certification requirements; (b) Require residents to abstain from the use of alcohol, illicit drugs, and other intoxicating substances; (c) Require residents to participate in recovery support services including through a peer-to-peer supervision model; and (d) Allow individuals who are receiving medication for addiction treatment to continue to receive such treatment while residing in the recovery residence as directed by a licensed prescriber. (2) A recovery residence shall not, except as permitted under subsection (3) of this section, directly provide any medical or clinical services including on-site medication administration. (3) (a) The requirement that residents abstain from the use of intoxicating substances established in subsection (1)(b) of this section shall not apply to any legally prescribed medication when used by a resident as directed by a licensed prescriber. (b) Subsection (1)(d) of this section shall not apply to any recovery residence owned or operated by an entity that is exempted, in part or in whole, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. sec. 3607 or 12187 from compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Pub. L. No. 101-336, or the Fair Housing Act, Pub. L. No. 100-430. (c) The prohibition on the provision of on-site medical and clinical services established in subsection (2) of this section shall not apply to: 1. The self-administration of prescribed medications by a resident as directed by a licensed prescriber within his or her scope of practice; 2. Verification of abstinence from the use of alcohol, illicit drugs, and other intoxicating substances; or 3. The provision of on-site medical and clinical services, including telehealth services and other in-residence services, to an individual residing in a recovery residence by a licensed medical or behavioral health provider provided that: a. The licensed provider is not employed or contracted by the recovery residence unless at least one (1) of the following criteria is met: i. The recovery residence does not receive payment from the licensed provider; ii. The recovery residence makes on-site clinical services available from an outside service provider, but each resident may utilize the clinical service provider of his or her choosing; or iii. The recovery residence is operated by or is a direct subsidiary of the licensed provider and the services are provided as part of a continuum of care that can be shown by the recovery residence operator to include step-down facilities with resident-driven length of stay or referral thereof; b. The recovery residence has not required or otherwise induced a resident to receive services from a specific provider unless the recovery residence is operated by or is a direct subsidiary of the provider and the services are provided as part of a continuum of care that can be shown by the recovery residence operator to include step-down facilities with resident-driven length of stay or referral thereof; and c. The licensed provider and the recovery residence shall each, as applicable, comply with 18 U.S.C. sec. 220, 42 U.S.C. sec. 1320a- 7b(b), and 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395nn and any amendments thereto. ## Nearby sections - [KRS § 222.003 222.003 Scope and application of chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C222_S222.003.md) - [KRS § 222.005 222.005 Definitions for chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C222_S222.005.md) - [KRS § 222.201 222.201 Definition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C222_S222.201.md) - [KRS § 222.202 222.202 Offenses of alcohol intoxication or drinking alcoholic beverages in a public place](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C222_S222.202.md) - [KRS § 222.203 222.203 Arrest -- Citation -- Jail -- Bail -- Pretrial release](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C222_S222.203.md) - [KRS § 222.204 222.204 Conditions of bail -- Liability of facility releasing defendant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C222_S222.204.md) - [KRS § 222.211 222.211 Cabinet's functions as to nicotine dependence and substance use disorder -- Authority for administrative regulations -- Required services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C222_S222.211.md) - [KRS § 222.215 222.215 Purpose -- Administrative regulations to implement employer-facilitated substance use disorder treatment program -- Duties of cabinet and Office of Drug Control Policy -- Eligibility to participate in program -- Employer’s permitted activities -- Effect of employer’s compliance with program requirements -- No private right of action granted -- Affirmative defense](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C222_S222.215.md) - [KRS § 222.221 222.221 Administrative powers of cabinet](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C222_S222.221.md) - [KRS § 222.231 222.231 Licensing of treatment programs -- Administrative regulations regarding standards -- Revocation or suspension -- Emergency order -- Inspection by cabinet](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C222_S222.231.md) - [KRS § 222.233 222.233 Alcohol and other drug treatment entities and behavioral health service organizations -- Administrative regulations regarding standards and reimbursement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C222_S222.233.md) - [KRS § 222.271 222.271 Confidential record of treatment -- Rights of patient](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C222_S222.271.md) - [KRS § 222.280 222.280 Accessibility of records to federal agencies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C222_S222.280.md) - [KRS § 222.311 222.311 Hospitals not to deny treatment on grounds of substance use disorder -- Length of treatment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C222_S222.311.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C222_S222.506. 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