Find recovery residence and sober living resources for Maryland: certification through the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration, the rules certified residences follow, fair housing protections, and statewide help lines. Browse the guide below or choose your county or Baltimore City.
Step by step
To certify a Maryland recovery residence, apply to the Maryland Certification of Recovery Residences (MCORR) office at the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) and pass an on-site inspection. A certificate of compliance lasts one year, and since October 1, 2026, certified residences may not refuse residents who take medication for opioid use disorder.
The steps most new operators follow to open a recovery house in Maryland, in order. Each one links to the official form or rule behind it.
Certification from the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) is voluntary in Maryland. If you want to advertise the home as certified, you need a certificate of compliance first.
Local governments set zoning, building and fire rules. Call the zoning office before you sign a lease. The Fair Housing Act protects people in recovery from discriminatory land-use decisions.
COMAR 10.63.08 sets out how certification works, including the application, inspection against national recovery residence standards, and certificate types. Read it before you set up the house.
Since October 1, 2026, a certified residence may not refuse a person receiving medication-assisted treatment or require anyone to stop or change opioid use disorder medication. Write your admission policy and house rules to match.
Contact the Maryland Certification of Recovery Residences (MCORR) office at the Behavioral Health Administration for the current application and document list.
A certificate of compliance is issued only after the application is approved and an on-site inspection is completed.
A certificate of compliance is valid for one year from issuance. The residence is inspected at least once in each renewal period, and the certificate can be revoked for noncompliance. Never advertise the home as certified if the certificate lapses: the civil penalty is up to $1,000 per offense.
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Maryland's recovery residence law (Health-General 19-2501 to 19-2504) and its regulation, COMAR 10.63.08, set up state certification run by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) through its Maryland Certification of Recovery Residences (MCORR) office. Certification is voluntary, but a residence may not advertise or imply that it is certified without a certificate, and certified residences must accept residents on medication-assisted treatment (2026 Md. Laws ch. 793).
State requirements, local requirements, and voluntary certification are labeled separately. Confirm how they apply to your home with the agency or qualified counsel.
Maryland certifies recovery residences under Health-General 19-2501 to 19-2504 and COMAR 10.63.08. The Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) serves as the credentialing entity through its Maryland Certification of Recovery Residences (MCORR) office. Certification is voluntary. A 2026 bill (SB 876) that would have required certification to operate did not pass.
A residence may not advertise, represent or imply that it is certified unless it holds a certificate of compliance. The penalty is a civil fine of up to $1,000 per offense (Health-General 19-2504).
The credentialing entity issues a certificate of compliance after it approves the application and completes an on-site inspection. A certificate is valid for one year from issuance, and the residence is inspected at least once during each renewal period. The certificate can be revoked if the residence stops complying (Health-General 19-2502).
Under 2026 Md. Laws chapter 793 (HB 1249), effective October 1, 2026, certification requirements must bar a certified recovery residence from refusing services to a person receiving medication-assisted treatment, or requiring a person to stop or change opioid use disorder medication to receive services.
Counties and Baltimore City set their own zoning and building rules, so check with your local zoning office before opening. The federal Fair Housing Act protects people in recovery from discriminatory zoning and land-use decisions, and the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights takes state housing discrimination complaints.
Recovery homes by county
135 MCORR-certified recovery residences appear on public lists in 20 of Maryland’s 24 counties (checked October 1, 2026).
Choose a county to see how many recovery houses appear on public licensing and certification lists, plus its Local Behavioral Health Authority, which can help with referrals and funding.
We show counts from public lists, not names or addresses. A home gets its own listing only when its operator asks for one, and the operator decides what it says: who the home serves, its licenses or certifications, and how to apply. The street address appears only if they want it to. Listing is free and doesn’t require ARKHE software.
Looking for a home now? Search the official lists linked above, or call your county’s Local Behavioral Health Authority.
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Allegany County Behavioral Health System
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
Local behavioral health authority
Anne Arundel County Health Department, Behavioral Health (Local Addictions Authority)
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
Anne Arundel County Department of Health · Anne Arundel County, MD
County fund that gives financial help to eligible Anne Arundel County residents who need help paying for recovery housing. The page doesn't list eligibility rules or how to apply. To ask, call the fund's line at the county's System Planning and Management office, open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
410-222-0120
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Baltimore County Department of Health, Bureau of Behavioral Health
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
Local behavioral health authority
Behavioral Health System Baltimore (BHSB)
(410) 637-1900 · Website for Behavioral Health System Baltimore (BHSB)
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
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Calvert County Health Department, Local Behavioral Health Authority
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
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Caroline County Behavioral Health Program (Local Addictions Authority)
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
Local behavioral health authority
Carroll County Health Department, Local Behavioral Health Authority
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
Local behavioral health authority
Cecil County Health Department (Local Addictions Authority)
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
Local behavioral health authority
Charles County Health Department, Local Behavioral Health Authority
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
Local behavioral health authority
Dorchester County Addictions Program (Local Addictions Authority)
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
Local behavioral health authority
Frederick County Health Department, Behavioral Health Services
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
Local behavioral health authority
Garrett County Behavioral Health Authority
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
Local behavioral health authority
Harford County Health Department (Local Addictions Authority)
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
Local behavioral health authority
Howard County Health Department, Local Behavioral Health Authority
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
Local behavioral health authority
Kent County Health Department (Local Addictions Authority)
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
Local behavioral health authority
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Local Behavioral Health Authority
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
Local behavioral health authority
Prince George's County Health Department, Local Behavioral Health Authority
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
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Queen Anne's County Health Department (Local Addictions Authority)
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
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Somerset County Local Behavioral Health Authority
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
Local behavioral health authority
St. Mary's County Health Department, Local Behavioral Health Authority
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
Local behavioral health authority
Talbot County Health Department (Local Addictions Authority)
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
Local behavioral health authority
Washington County Health Department, Division of Behavioral Health Services (Local Addictions Authority)
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
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Wicomico Behavioral Health Authority
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
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Worcester County Local Behavioral Health Authority
Each Maryland county and Baltimore City has a local behavioral health authority (or, in nine counties, a separate Local Addictions Authority for substance use), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), that plans and funds public substance use and mental health services in its area and can point people to treatment and recovery supports.
For residents and families
In Maryland, the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) certifies recovery residences through its Maryland Certification of Recovery Residences (MCORR) office, which you can call at 410-402-8300. Oxford House lists open beds in its self-run homes. For a mental health or substance use crisis, call, text or chat 988, open 24/7.
Official directories for finding a licensed recovery house or sober living home, and programs that can help pay for a stay. Programs set their own eligibility, and funding or openings are never guaranteed. Contact each organization to confirm what it can offer.
Oxford House, Inc. · United States
Search tool for open beds in Oxford Houses (self-run, self-supported recovery homes), filterable by state (including Maryland), county, and house type, with an online application.
Oxford House, Inc. (301) 587-2916; toll-free (800) 689-6411
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Oxford House, Inc. · United States
Nonprofit that charters democratically run, self-supported Oxford House recovery homes, where residents split expenses equally and there is no house manager.
(301) 587-2916; (800) 689-6411
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Maryland Department of Health, Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) · Maryland
Free helpline, staffed 24/7, for mental health or substance use emergencies. Call, text or chat 988; veterans press 1 and Spanish speakers press 2. Call 911 for immediate medical danger.
Call, text or chat 988
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Maryland Department of Health, Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) · Maryland
A Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) program that partners with service providers statewide and pays for access to recovery support services for people with substance use or co-occurring disorders. This page covers the free MDRN license for providers. It doesn't list eligibility or covered services, so contact BHA's Office of Evidence Based Practices, Housing and Recovery Supports to ask.
[email protected] · 443-835-8692
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Maryland Department of Health, Maryland Medicaid · Maryland
Explains how to apply for Maryland Medicaid: online or by app through Maryland Health Connection, by phone, through Maryland Benefits, by mail, or in person at a local health department or local department of social services. You can apply at any time, and coverage can start right away if you qualify.
Maryland Health Connection 1-855-642-8572; Maryland Department of Health 410-767-6500 or 1-877-463-3464
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211 Maryland · Maryland
Maryland's statewide information and referral system. Call specialists connect people with community resources for food, housing, utility bills, health care, mental health, substance use, reentry and more. Calls are free and confidential, and the resource database can be searched online.
Dial 2-1-1
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On Our Own of Maryland, Inc. · Maryland
A statewide peer-operated behavioral health advocacy and education organization for people with mental health and substance use needs. It supports peer-run alternatives, offers person-centered training and runs online peer support and advocacy groups.
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Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Rehabilitation Services · Maryland
Maryland's vocational rehabilitation agency, which helps people with disabilities find work and live more independently. Use Request DORS Services on the site to apply.
410-554-9442 (voice); 443-798-2840 (VP)
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Funding
In Maryland, the state Recovery Residence Grant Program offers grants to nonprofit recovery residences certified through the Maryland Certification of Recovery Residences (MCORR) office in the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA). The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) runs the federal Recovery Housing Program, which only county governments, including Baltimore City, can apply for. Counties and municipalities decide how to spend their opioid settlement money. The state's nonbinding recommendations for that money include more access to certified recovery housing for people on medication for opioid use disorder. Anne Arundel County's health department helps eligible county residents pay for recovery housing.
Grants and public programs that can pay operators or cover residents’ stays. Public funding often requires a state license or certification, and every program sets its own eligibility and timeline, so confirm details with the agency.
Maryland General Assembly · Maryland
State law creating competitive Maryland Department of Health grants for a recovery residence's operations, services, and programs, with $500,000 a year set aside through state fiscal year 2027. To qualify, a residence must be a nonprofit in good standing that submits its current IRS Form 990, be certified as a Level I, II, or III residence, and not take Medicaid or private insurance reimbursement. The Department sets the application procedures, so contact the Maryland Department of Health to ask how to apply.
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Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) · Maryland
Federal HUD money, awarded through DHCD's annual competitive round, to buy, build, or renovate transitional recovery housing for women in recovery who are pregnant, have their children with them, or are seeking reunification. Only county governments, including Baltimore City, can apply, on their own behalf or for an eligible nonprofit recovery housing provider, so nonprofits should start with their county. Rounds open about once a year; check this page for the current deadline.
301-429-7502 · 1-800-543-4505
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Maryland Department of Health, Office of Facilities Management and Development · Maryland
State capital grants to buy, design, build, renovate, and equip facilities for mental health, developmental disability, and substance use services. Its main focus is supported housing, including housing for people recovering from substance use disorders, and its regulation (COMAR 10.08.02) covers public and nonprofit community facilities. The most recent application cycle has closed, and the page doesn't give a date for the next one.
[email protected] · (667) 203-9124
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Maryland Office of Overdose Response (MOOR) · Maryland
The state's nonbinding annual recommendations for how counties and municipalities spend their opioid settlement money, tied to the settlements' Exhibit E list of approved uses. They include increasing access to certified recovery housing for people on medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and to long-term housing for people in recovery. This is guidance, not a grant you apply to: it urges local governments to make spending decisions with local health departments, Overdose Prevention Teams and providers, and to favor groups with experience in their region.
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USDA Rural Development · Maryland
Low-interest loans and grants to buy, build, or improve essential facilities, including transitional housing, in rural areas of 20,000 people or fewer. Open to public bodies, community-based nonprofits and federally recognized tribes, not for-profit operators. Applications are accepted year round; contact the Maryland Rural Development state office first.
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Anne Arundel County Department of Health · Anne Arundel County, MD
County fund that gives financial help to eligible Anne Arundel County residents who need help paying for recovery housing. The page doesn't list eligibility rules or how to apply. To ask, call the fund's line at the county's System Planning and Management office, open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
410-222-0120
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Official documents
Each entry shows who issued it, where it applies, and when we last checked the source.
Maryland General Assembly · Maryland
The state law under which the Maryland Department of Health approves a credentialing entity to certify recovery residences, with an on-site inspection before certification and in each renewal period, and a certificate of compliance valid for one year.
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Maryland Department of Health, Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) · Maryland
The Behavioral Health Administration's page for the Maryland Certification of Recovery Residences (MCORR) office, which provides statewide certification of recovery residences under Health-General 19-2501 to 19-2504.
410-402-8300 (Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
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Maryland Department of Health · Maryland
The Maryland Department of Health's regulation on recovery residence certification, covering applications, inspections against national recovery residence standards, certificate types, and civil penalties for falsely claiming certification.
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Maryland General Assembly · Maryland
Chapter 793 of 2026, effective October 1, 2026. Certified recovery residences may not refuse services to a person receiving medication-assisted treatment or require a person to stop or change opioid use disorder medication.
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Maryland Commission on Civil Rights · Maryland
Maryland's civil rights agency, which takes discrimination complaints in housing, employment and public accommodations, with an online complaint form.
410-767-8600; Maryland Relay 711
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U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division · United States
DOJ's overview of the federal Fair Housing Act, which bars disability discrimination in housing and bars local governments from using zoning or land use rules to exclude group homes for people with disabilities.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) · United States
HUD's page for reporting housing discrimination under the federal Fair Housing Act.
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Resources for operators
Practical ARKHE guides that pair with the official sources in this guide.
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No. Maryland has no state license for recovery residences, and certification by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) is voluntary. A 2026 bill that would have required certification to operate did not pass. A residence may not advertise or imply that it is certified without a certificate of compliance, and local zoning rules apply either way.
Apply to the Maryland Certification of Recovery Residences (MCORR) office at the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), which can be reached at 410-402-8300. A certificate of compliance is issued after the application is approved and an on-site inspection is completed, and it lasts one year.
Under Health-General 19-2504, advertising, representing or implying that a residence is certified without a certificate of compliance can bring a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per offense.
No. Under 2026 Md. Laws chapter 793 (HB 1249), effective October 1, 2026, certified recovery residences may not refuse services to a person receiving medication-assisted treatment, or require a person to stop or change opioid use disorder medication to receive services.
The federal Fair Housing Act bars local governments from using zoning or land-use rules to exclude housing for people with disabilities, including people in recovery. Residences still have to follow neutral zoning and building rules. Complaints can go to the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights (MCCR) or the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Request a free listing. You choose what it shows, such as who the home serves and its certifications. The street address is shown only if you want it to be. Listing never requires ARKHE software.
Contact the Maryland Certification of Recovery Residences (MCORR) office at the Behavioral Health Administration at 410-402-8300 to ask about certified residences. Oxford House also lists open beds in its self-run recovery homes.
A certified recovery residence cannot. Since October 1, 2026, Maryland law bars certified residences from refusing services to a person receiving medication-assisted treatment or requiring a person to stop or change opioid use disorder medication. Ask any home whether it holds a certificate of compliance before you move in.
Call, text or chat 988, which the Maryland Department of Health lists as a 24/7 helpline for mental health and substance use emergencies. Call 911 if someone is in immediate medical danger.
Ask about costs and what they include, house rules, whether medication for addiction treatment is allowed, and whether the residence holds a current certificate of compliance from the Behavioral Health Administration. Certificates last one year.
File a complaint with the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights (MCCR) at 410-767-8600, or with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the federal Fair Housing Act.
Sources and review
Last reviewed: . Each resource shows the date we last loaded its source.
Compiled by: ARKHE. Listing in this guide is free and never requires ARKHE software.
We include official agency pages, published regulations, and established statewide organizations. Each entry links to its source. Items we could not confirm from a primary source are left out until we can.
County home counts come from the public lists named above, on the dates shown. Closed homes are left out, and homes without a county on the list are placed by ZIP code.
Individual homes are listed only at the operator’s request, and the operator controls what the listing says. Licensing or certification status is shown only with a source and the date we checked it.
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