DeWine Signs Executive Order on Recovery Housing

DeWine announces changes to Ohio's addiction recovery services

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issued an emergency rule on Monday, putting addiction recovery housing directly under the management of the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health. The department will now be responsible for certifying hundreds of facilities where people struggling with addiction can go through court-mandated recovery in a safe, sober, drug-free [...]

Auditor Faber comments on DeWine’s announcement concerning certification of publicly funded recovery housing | The Highland County Press

“We are happy the governor is finally acting here," Faber said. "There’s too much room for fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicaid and other big government programs absent guardrails to stop public resources from ending up in the pockets of crooks."

Governor DeWine issues reprieves

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Last week Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued the following reprieves of execution:

DeWine signs executive order on recovery housing

DBH to assume certification and oversight COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed Executive Order 2026-03D on Monday, which gives the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health the authority to create a statewide certification program for recovery housing operators. DeWine’s office said the announcement reflects the administration’s commitment to proactively identifying and combatting potential fraud, waste and abuse. They said it also builds upon DeW…

DeWine orders state certification of recovery housing amid rapid growth

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Behavioral Health is taking over the certification of addiction recovery housing as the facilities proliferate across the state, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday.

DeWine orders oversight of Ohio's addiction recovery houses