Ohio Moves Recovery Housing Certification Oversight To Department Of Behavioral Health

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued Executive Order 2026-03D and emergency rules on August 10, 2026, moving certification of recovery housing residences to the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (DBH). Currently, recovery housing residences are certified by third-party organizations, including Ohio Recovery Housing and Oxford House, Inc. Under the new structure, DBH will directly administer recovery housing certification statewide and will have authority to receive complaints, investigate potential violations, and enforce compliance.

The executive order authorizes DBH to immediately adopt 24 emergency rules establishing the new state-administered certification system. The emergency rules are valid for 120 days and . . .