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 Michigan Association of Recovery Residences
  • Home
  • Applications
    • Become Certified
    • Become RCO Accredited
  • Accredited RR Operators
    • FULL Operator List
    • Operator Search Registry
    • RR Operator of the Month
  • REC-CAP
  • PIHP's
  • News
    • Updates
    • YouTube
    • Statistics
    • Downloads
    • FAQ

Thank you for your interest in becoming Certified!

MARR works in collaboration with all state and local authorities and reserves the right to disclose any information regarding an operator's certification and status to such third parties, including but not limited to any complaints, investigations, finding reports, or corrective action plans involving your recovery residence.

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MARR/NARR Training

$300.00
Pay with PayPal or a debit/credit card

For those who are NOT MARR Accredited that are interested in starting a recovery home. This product is FREE for MARR Accredited Operators. The $300 fee will be put toward your certification if you decide to apply. For questions/concerns please contact us below.

MARR Application

Beginning the Certification Process

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Certified Recovery Program Operator. 

Please note ALL of the following information before beginning your application for certification;


  • You must include ALL of the recovery residences within your program in the certification process.
  • Your program must be up and running for at least 30 days.
  • You must be prepared to submit a payment along with your application.  ($300 one time application and processing fee, along with a $300 annual fee per residence with 16 beds or less. An additional $20 is required for each bed over 16)
  • You must be prepared to submit a background check within your application for any operators/paid employees AND House Managers with day-to-day interaction with the residents.
  • You MUST have commercial general liability insurance that listed ALL recovery home addresses and notes MARR as additionally insured. (Address is at the bottom of our Home page)
  • You will be creating and monitoring an online profile for your Recovery Program through a website called Certemy.
  • NEW MARR/NARR Trainings are now required for certification and must be completed for certification. More information on these trainings is available under the 'News' tab of our website.


Once your Application is received and approved, a Welcome Letter will appear in your Certemy profile detailing your next steps regarding documentation and site review of your residence/s. To be more prepared for what is expected, the NARR Standards Checklist is available under 'Documents Available for Convenience' below.

By clicking the button below, you are stating that you meet and are prepared for all of the criteria on the left. Please do not begin an application without intent to complete it right away. 

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Mandatory Postings for Certified Operators

These posting are mandatory and will be looked for upon site review.  


  • The MARR Cleaning List posting does NOT take the place of their residents chore list, but in addition to it. It will help assure that a more thorough cleaning schedule is completed daily, weekly and monthly to help keep everyone's home clean and well maintained as expected for MARR Certification 
  • The Maintenance Repair List and the MARR Cleaning List are to be posted on the refrigerator at each location so they can easily be found for the residents and for the site review 
  • The Recipient Rights Posting is to ensure your residents stay aware of their rights as an individual in your program.

Cleaning List 2023 (pdf)

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Maintenance Repair List 2023 (pdf)

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Recipient Rights Posting 2022 (pdf)

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Feel free to contact us with any questions/concerns, or to file a complaint. Please fill out the section to the left to be contacted by email, or give us a call at the number below. Please note that email is the most efficient way to get a hold of a MARR Representative at any time.

Phone Number

(616) 312-2100

Hours

Mon

09:00 am – 04:00 pm

Tue

09:00 am – 04:00 pm

Wed

09:00 am – 04:00 pm

Thu

09:00 am – 04:00 pm

Fri

09:00 am – 04:00 pm

Sat

Closed

Sun

Closed

NARR Standards Documentation

Documentation that meets the National Standards for Recovery Housing will be required after your application is received and approved. It is expected that all Recovery Program Operators create and monitor an online profile for their program through Certemy. This process involves submitting documentation electronically as stated below. Operators with extenuating circumstances will have the remaining two options available upon request.

Submit Electronically

Submit Electronically

Submit Electronically

The online Certemy profile that will be created during your application process will require you to attach and submit your documentation online. You will be able to complete this process at your leisure within 90 days of application approval. A MARR representative will be available upon request to help you through this process and answer any questions. 

Flash-Drive

Submit Electronically

Submit Electronically

 **THE UTILIZATION OF THIS METHOD IS FOR OPERATORS WITH EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES ONLY. MARR MUST PROVIDE APPROVAL BEFORE SUBMITTING DOCUMENTATION IN THIS FORM**


This method includes highlighting and labeling your documentation according to every individual standard that pertains to your level of housing, organizing it in a specific file on a flash-drive, and mailing or delivering it to us. 

Index and Paperwork

Submit Electronically

Index and Paperwork

 **THE UTILIZATION OF THIS METHOD IS FOR OPERATORS WITH EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES ONLY. MARR MUST PROVIDE APPROVAL BEFORE SUBMITTING DOCUMENTATION IN THIS FORM**


This method includes highlighting, labeling and organizing your documentation according to every individual standard that pertains to your level of housing, and mailing or deliver

 **THE UTILIZATION OF THIS METHOD IS FOR OPERATORS WITH EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES ONLY. MARR MUST PROVIDE APPROVAL BEFORE SUBMITTING DOCUMENTATION IN THIS FORM**


This method includes highlighting, labeling and organizing your documentation according to every individual standard that pertains to your level of housing, and mailing or delivering to us. If you choose to use this paper method, please note that every standard must be labeled and highlighted to be acceptable. 

Documents Available for Convenience

The NARR Standards checklist will inform you of all of the policies, procedures and environmental requirements for your level of housing to become certified. 

The NARR Standards Compendium will allow you to gain any necessary clarification on the standards.  

The MARR Code of Ethics is available for your program to adopt if needed. 

The Social Model of Recovery Explanation provides further clarification on how we expect our Accredited Operators to run their programs. 

NARR Standards 3.0 (pdf)

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NARR-Standard-Compendium-v3 (pdf)

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MARR Code of Ethics (pdf)

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Social Model of Recovery Explanation (jpg)

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The MARR Team

Jeff V.

Debra Dusek-Van Treese. Esq.

Katherine O.

President

Katherine O.

Debra Dusek-Van Treese. Esq.

Katherine O.

Vise President / Chief Compliance Officer

Debra Dusek-Van Treese. Esq.

Debra Dusek-Van Treese. Esq.

Debra Dusek-Van Treese. Esq.

General Counsel

Kayla H.

Kelley D.

Debra Dusek-Van Treese. Esq.

Project Manager

Kelley D.

Kelley D.

Kelley D.

Program Coordinator/ Rec-Cap Helpdesk

Wally S.

Kelley D.

Kelley D.

Outreach Coordinator

Eddie K.

Eddie K.

Eddie K.

Contract Inspector

Brian K.

Eddie K.

Eddie K.

Contract Inspector

Martin S.

Eddie K.

Martin S.

Contract Inspector

Certification Renewal

Automatic updates about your renewal will be sent from Certemy at 60, 30 and 15 days to expiration to the email associated with your Recovery Program. Your program will be contacted by MARR directly if we do not receive your payment within 3 weeks of your Certifications' expiration date. 

Requirements for Renewal

  • An annual online payment for Certification. The amount will be determined and specified according to your number of residences and is calculated automatically in Certemy. This must be paid to schedule your Site Review. Check or Money order by mail is also accepted. 
  • An up-to-date record of residences, program information and organizational information.
  • Background checks for all those associated with the day to day operation of the residence(s) including House Managers and Operators.
  • Updated insurance that lists MARR as additional insured along with evidence that every residence in your recovery program is insured.

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