Sober Living Intake Form

The Sober Living Intake Form is a comprehensive application and admission document designed for sober living homes, halfway houses, recovery residences, and transitional housing programs that serve individuals in early addiction recovery. As the recovery housing industry formalizes standards and best practices through organizations like NARR (National Alliance for Recovery Residences), operators need structured intake processes that evaluate applicant readiness, document clinical and personal history, and establish clear expectations through a house rules agreement. This sober living intake form replaces informal or paper-based admission workflows with a professional, HIPAA-compliant digital process.

The form collects essential personal information including demographics, identification details, employment and income status, legal involvement or probation and parole requirements, and the referral source (treatment center, court order, self-referral, or community organization). A detailed substance use history section documents the applicant's primary and secondary substances of use, duration and pattern of use, date of last use, and sobriety date. The treatment history section captures prior residential treatment, detoxification, intensive outpatient, outpatient counseling, 12-step or mutual aid participation, and medication-assisted treatment experience. Current medications are documented through a structured medications list that includes dosage and prescribing provider, which is particularly important for residents on MAT medications such as buprenorphine, naltrexone, or methadone.

The intake concludes with two critical sections: an emergency contact form that identifies a family member, sponsor, or support person who can be reached in case of a crisis, medical emergency, or relapse event, and a detailed house rules consent agreement that the resident must acknowledge and sign. The house rules consent covers expectations around drug and alcohol testing, curfew compliance, chore participation, meeting attendance requirements, guest policies, rent payment schedules, conflict resolution procedures, and grounds for immediate discharge. By digitizing this entire intake process, recovery housing operators maintain organized resident files, demonstrate compliance with state and national standards, and create a professional first impression that reflects the quality of their program.