{"id":15807,"date":"2024-03-21T17:32:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T00:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/21\/sober-living-az-lawmakers-looking-at-new-laws\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T17:32:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T00:32:09","slug":"sober-living-az-lawmakers-looking-at-new-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/21\/sober-living-az-lawmakers-looking-at-new-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Sober Living: AZ lawmakers looking at new laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m107833-mcdn.mp.lura.live\/iupl\/8EC\/59E\/8EC59E86605C1A9AE02BF620A35DC657.jpg?Expires=2082758400&#038;KeyName=mcpkey1&#038;Signature=UM8Adz8SgfZD6cfukj0xPQPMPQA\"><\/p>\n<div>We have reported, on numerous occasions, a scheme that keeps victims in unlicensed sober living homes without providing any real services, only to profit off the state\u2019s Medicaid agency. Now, two bills in the Arizona State Senate aim to address the lack of oversight within the state\u2019s sober living system. 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