Recovery Residence Services Amendments

Updated the definition of 'Residential, vocational and life skills program' to explicitly exclude mental health services, substance use disorder treatment, and insurance payments, ensuring these programs are not confused with recovery residences or therapeutic schools.

Refined the definition of 'Human services program' in the licensing chapter to explicitly exclude residential, vocational, and life skills programs, preventing them from being subject to stricter human services licensing standards.

Established a new annual registration process requiring programs to submit detailed financial statements, insurance proof, and background checks for staff, replacing the previous lack of a specific registration mechanism for this program type.

Added mandatory recidivism reporting requirements, obligating programs to collect and submit data on participant recidivism to the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice by August 31 annually.

Granted the Division of Consumer Protection authority to deny, suspend, or revoke registrations for non-compliance, safety risks, or false applications, and allowed the division to impose fines up to $2,500 per violation.

Modified eligibility criteria for offenders on probation or parole to include participation in the newly defined residential, vocational, and life skills programs as a valid condition for monitoring and supervision credit.

Added Senate Sponsor information and updated the list of affected Utah Code sections to include new chapters and revised section numbers.