Why certify our recovery residence?

Recovery residence certification

  1. Certification offers legitimacy as an associate of a statewide organization with quality standards
  2. Offers providers a blueprint to best practices and the ability to legitimize themselves in the marketplace
  3. Informs community-wide asset mapping and recovery-oriented system of care strategic planning
  4. Promotes resident’s rights with a grievance process

LARR Certification is a consultative process. It begins with a thorough review of the NARR Standard by the prospective applicant. Parties who desire to voluntary submit for certification to this Standard may apply online by selecting the “Apply Now” navigation button at the bottom of this page. The dynamic online application form poses specific questions based on answers to preliminary inquiries regarding number of locations and support level(s) offered by the applicant organization.

LARR is not a licensing authority, nor are we the “recovery residence police”. Our mission is to promote quality recovery housing through provider compliance with the National Standard. Our certification team is comprised of trained administrative & field personnel. Through open and transparent collaboration, LARR personnel guide applicant owners, managers and staff to achieve the Standard. The duration of the certification process varies significantly based on provider preparedness, motivation and experience. The objective for both parties is to achieve successful certification. Assuming this shared objective, LARR Certification maintains unwavering integrity by ensuring providers continue to demonstrate compliance with the NARR Standard and LARR Code of Ethics.

When you are ready go to www.larronline.org and click “Apply for Certification” located under the “Certification” navigation tab. The fee schedule, required documents checklist, and sample inspection report are available here in order to help you better prepare yourself.

Certification personnel have permission-based access to review and make notations regarding policy & procedures, house rules & consequences, proof of adequate general liability insurance coverage, staffing plans and job descriptions as well as other supporting documents reviewed for compliance. In similar fashion, field personnel update the file with notations during onsite visits. Each standard is considered during this process. Reports are then created that chronicles the outcome of the certification examination. In most instances, organizations are provided opportunities to remedy issues that remain unsatisfied. When certification of compliance with the NARR Standard has been been achieved, a Certificate of Compliance is issued to the applicant organization.

Most applicants for certification are internally motivated to provide high quality support for residents. This group, which represents the majority of Recovery Residence operators, seeks to provide safe, dignified and peer-supportive, community-based housing that blends into the surrounding neighborhood. Unfortunately, a limited few are driven by more selfish motivations and, as a result, subsequent to certification, future non-compliance is possible. For this reason, LARR hosts a grievance form on this website to encourage stakeholders, with first-hand experience of non-compliance, to alert us of instances where a provider is no longer adhering the NARR Standard or LARR Code of Ethics. Any stakeholder is welcome to file a confidential grievance regarding non-compliance provided that stakeholder has direct knowledge and evidence to support their assertion(s). Residents, former residents, staff, former staff, family members, recovery coaches, therapists and neighbors are encouraged to communicate legitimate concerns. LARR maintains a dedicated staff trained to administer these complaints. Depending on the assertion and supporting evidence, LARR staff will address the issue directly or refer the grievant to a more appropriate authority including Department of Children & Families, Department of Health, Louisiana State Law Enforcement Agency, local law enforcement and zoning enforcement departments, and/or the Attorney General’s Office of Consumer Protection.

Visit File a Grievance if you have direct knowledge of a certified residence’s failure to adhere to the standard or code of ethics. To review the Standard or Code of Ethics, please visit NARR Standard or LARR Code of Ethics.

All documentation submitted by applicants for certification is held in confidence by LARR personnel and accessed by certification staff for the sole purpose of determining the applicant organization’s compliance with the NARR standard and LARR Code of Ethics. to learn more, please read the LARR Confidentiality Policy.