Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 82 - DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Chapter 82-2 - CLINICAL EVALUATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENTS FOR DUI OFFENDERS
Subject 82-2-1
Rule 82-2-1-.07 - Treatment Requirements

(1) In order to obtain a certificate of treatment completion, a client must remain in treatment for at least the period of time recommended by the clinical evaluator. Treatment providers shall require that clients complete, at a minimum, services of the same number of days and hours per week as recommended by the clinical evaluator. Treatment providers may, at their clinical discretion, require that a client complete services for a longer number of days, a greater number of hours per week, or both, than recommended by the clinical evaluator. However, no client who has complied with=a treatment plan can be required to remain in treatment longer than one year.

(2) Longer term treatment (ASAM level I, or higher levels) shall consist of a minimum of three hours of treatment per week. Such treatment may include individual and group counseling, family therapy, vocational counseling, occupational and recreational therapy, psychotherapy and other therapies. In addition attendance at 12-step or other self-help meetings may be required, but time spent attending such groups will not count as part of the required three-hour treatment minimum.

(3) Treatment providers may only enroll clients whose referral to treatment matches the ASAM level of service offered by the provider except that when there are no providers offering the appropriate ASAM level of service in the geographic area in which the client lives, the client may contact the department for approval to enroll in treatment with a provider that offers -a different ASAM level of care.:

(4) When more than 60 days has passed between the completion of the clinical evaluation report and a client's enrollment in treatment, the treatment provider may, if necessary, re­evaluate the client utilizing the clinical evaluation report in order to confirm the appropriate level of services, number of days and hours per week required for that client.

(5) Treatment services may only be provided at locations approved by the department.

(6) Treatment providers may not collect from a client any fee which is not authorized by the department. No person or entity other than the department, the clinical evaluator or treatment provider or the accountability court's treatment team may direct or control any clinical, administrative, or financial aspect of the treatment services for an offender.