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Clean and sober home means a dwelling unit that is intended to provide a stable, independent environment of alcohol-and drug-free living conditions to sustain recovery and that is shared by unrelated adult persons who are recovering from substance abuse as described in §11-178-7.

Only homes that are registered and in good standing with the Clean & Sober Homes Registry can advertise to be a registered Clean & Sober home.

The registry establishes standards and procedures by which homes will be listed on the registry as described in §11-178-7.

  1. Applicant will submit an application which includes the Intent to Register and C&S Home Details forms.
  2. Applicant will be prompted to have a set of documents (based on the information provided in the C&S Home Details form) ready for inspection upon the walk-through meeting.
  3. Staff will review the application for completeness.
  4. If complete, then staff and the applicant can schedule the walk-thru. (Otherwise the applicant will be informed of what’s missing.)
  5. When the schedule is set for the walk-thru, the application status will change to ‘Scheduled’ and an email will be sent to the applicant.
  6. After the on-site inspection applicant’s status will be in good standing or not in good standing. If in good standing applicant will be listed on registry. If not in good standing applicant will not be listed. Status can change as applicant meets all standards by scheduling a new inspection.
  7. When an applicant is determined a clean and sober home in good standing, the status will be listed in the Registry, and staff will generate a certificate of registration of a clean and sober home in good standing.

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Organization and Administration

  • Have a written mission statement;
  • Have a written code of ethics;
  • Written policies and procedures governing resident rights, grievances, fees, charge, payments, and deposits;
  • Written screening criteria for new residents; and
  • Written house rules.

Fiscal Management

  • Have an accounting system documenting all resident financial transactions, such as fees, payments and deposits.

Operations

  • Owner Operator have general liability insurance.

Recovery

  • Written policies on maintaining an alcohol and illicit drug-free environment;
  • Written policies ensuring residents receive an orientation on financial matters, group living, rental agreements, house rules, safety, grievance and health policies and procedures prior to signing a rental agreement; and
  • Post written resident rights, requirements, agreements and house rules.

Property standards

  • Signed and dated safety self-assessment; checklist that includes functioning smoke detectors and fire extinguishers in plain sight in clearly marked locations; and
  • Written and posted emergency plan with phone numbers, procedures and evacuation maps in clearly marked locations including emergency resident contact information.

Good neighbor standards require policies

  • Addressing neighbors’ reasonable complaints regarding: smoking, loitering, parking, noise, offensive language and cleanliness.

No. Since the program is volunteer, no licenses are required. However, the applicant shall comply with federal, state, and county building, housing, fire, and other codes, ordinances, and laws pursuant §11-178-6.

There are no fees to be included on the Registry by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division of the Hawaii Department of Health.

Yes. However, an applicant will not be listed as a clean and sober home on the Registry and the public will not have access to your information or advertisement.

• Treatment centers provides housing to unrelated adults who are without appropriate living alternatives and who are participating in a substance abuse treatment agency’s clinical continuum of care.

• Clean and sober homes in good standing assist persons recovering from substance abuse to have a safe, clean, and sober environment that supports their recovery in a non-clinical environment. The registry establishes standards and procedures by which homes will be listed as certified registered clean and sober homes in good standing on the registry pursuant §11-178-7.

The Department of Health, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division does not regulate or license clean and sober homes. However, the Division will address complaints or grievances against a Clean and Sober home. Complaints will be reviewed and responded to, according to, ADAD’s regulatory authority. If the Division does not have authority over the subject area of the complaint, your complaint will be referred to the appropriate agency.

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