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-.11 - Certificates of Treatment Completion
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
Pre-numbered certificates of treatment completion shall be supplied to treatment providers by the department. These certificates are the property of the department and treatment providers are responsible for each certificate of completion. Upon completion of treatment, treatment providers shall issue a certificate of treatment completion to the client. All information provided on the certificate must be complete and accurate. No certificate of treatment completion may be issued to a client prior to completion of treatment. Clients may be required to pay all treatment fees prior to receiving a certificate of treatment completion.
(a) Requests for Certificates of Treatment Completion. Upon written request of a treatment provider, certificates of treatment completion will be sent within two weeks to the provider mailing address currently on file with the department.
(b) Security of Certificates of Treatment Completion. Each certificate shall be maintained in a secure location until it is issued to the client. Each treatment provider shall be able to account at all times for each certificate issued to it. If any certificate is believed to be stolen, the provider shall immediately upon discovery, file a police report. In addition, if any certificate is believed' to be lost or stolen, the provider shall notify the department orally no later than the end of the next business day following the discovery of the loss or theft. The provider shall then follow up in writing to the department within 48 hours of the discovery of the loss or theft.
(c) Replacement Certificates. Treatment providers may provide a client with a new certificate of treatment completion for certificates that are lost or destroyed. The cost may not exceed $15.00 to the client.
(d) Electronic Transmittal of Certificates of Treatment Completion. The department may implement the issuance of certificates of treatment completion by electronic' means, providing for direct and secure electronic transmittal of certificates of treatment completion to the Department of Driver Services.
(e) Falsifying or Altering Certificates. Certificates of treatment completion and replacement certificates are official state documents which can be used for driver's license reinstatement. Pursuant to Title 16 of the Georgia Code, it is a crime to knowingly alter, falsify or fraudulently use an official document or certificate.
O.C.G.A. Secs. 16-10-8, 16-10-20, 37-7-2.
