Certification Application Steps
Step 1: Attend MASH Sober Housing 101 for Potential Operators Training. Attendance at this training is required for certification. See our training calendar for upcoming training dates.
Step 2: Review the NARR Recovery Residence Levels of Support to ensure your sober home or potential sober home operations are in line with Level II.
Step 3: Review the MASH Standards and Massachusetts Sober Home Law to understand how it is applied to your sober home and requirements for MASH certification.
Step 4: Review how to prepare for a home inspection.
Step 5: Complete and submit the online MASH Certification Application.
Step 6: Refer to the required documents list to ensure that you have all documents necessary for your application.
Step 7: Please send the required documents to:
• Email: [email protected]
• Fax: 781-819-5151
• Regular mail: MASH, 5 Edgell Road, Suite 30, Framingham, MA 01701
Step 8: Sober home inspection. Inspections will not be scheduled unless all required documents are submitted and accepted by MASH.
Step 9: Once all documents have been accepted and your home has passed inspection, you will receive a certification invoice via email.
Step 10: Once the certification invoice has been paid, the home will be certified and listed on our website and the home will have access to MASH grants.
Fees:
- Annual MASH sober house certification fee: $425 – $375 for MASH certification + $50 for inspection. (Effective 07/1/24).
- Certification Reinstatement Fee (should your MASH sober home be decertified, you will be charged a $250 reinstatement fee). (Effective 11/1/17).
Please note:
Sober homes applying for annual recertification must remit payment of certification fees during the recertification process and prior to scheduling the home inspection.
- The recertification process must be completed within 30 days of your annual due date or MASH certification is subject to suspension.
If there are any changes to the sober home policies or sober home management, please notify MASH to update our files. An increase in beds will require an additional inspection to the sober home.