New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-A - Former Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention
Chapter He-A 500 - IMPAIRED DRIVER PROGRAMS
Part He-A 502 - DEFINITIONS
Section He-A 502.01 - Definitions

(a) "Access to Recovery (ATR) program" means a special initiative funded by the federal government and implemented by the New Hampshire department of health and services' bureau of drug and alcohol services, designed to provide clinical substance abuse treatment and recovery support services to targeted populations, and described in He-A 400.

(b) "Alcohol and drug abuse screening (screening) " means an interview with the client, conducted in-person by a qualified individual using one or more approved diagnostic instruments, to determine the likelihood of a substance use disorder.

(c) "Approval period" means the period of time that providers are approved to provide IDCMP and IDSP services.

(d) "Bureau" means the New Hampshire department of health and human services' bureau of drug and alcohol services (BDAS) .

(e) "Certification" means a process whereby the department determines whether an applicant meets the minimum qualifications for an IDEP instructor.

(f) "Client" means a person convicted of a driving while impaired (DWI) offense and thus mandated to attend and successfully complete an IDCMP and/or IDEP.

(g) "Clinical services" means alcohol and drug intervention activities such as outpatient counseling, residential treatment, or other similar activities deemed necessary by the IDCMP as the result of a positive finding for a substance use disorder.

(h) "Co-facilitator" means a person who assists a certified instructor in conducting an IDEP class and who is currently working towards becoming a certified instructor.

(i) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department, or his or her designee.

(j) "Completion report" means a report that contains information about the client's completion status after participating in an IDCMP.

(k) "Course" means the 20 hours of educational classes pertaining to an IDEP.

(l) "Department" means the New Hampshire department of health and human services (DHHS) .

(m) "Department representative" means the individual designated by the department to conduct on-site visits at IDCMPs.

(n) "Diagnostic instruments" means written or electronic screening or evaluation tools designed to elicit responses from clients relative to their involvement with alcohol and other drugs.

(o) "Directed plan of correction" means a plan developed by the department that specifies the actions the IDCMP shall take to correct identified deficiencies.

(p) "Driving while impaired (DWI) " means driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs, pursuant to RSA 265-A:2 and RSA 265-A:3.

(q) "Financial viability" means the ability to generate sufficient income to meet operating expenses, debt commitments, and where applicable, to allow growth while maintaining service levels.

(r) "Impaired driver education program (IDEP) " means a program that persons convicted under RSA 265-A:2 or RSA 265-A:3 are required to attend, pursuant to RSA 265-A:40, in order to regain their driver's licenses or driving privileges and that is operated by an IDCMP.

(s) "Impaired driver care management program (IDCMP) " means a entity approved by the department to provide impaired driver care management programming and educational programming.

(t) "Impaired driver services provider (IDSP) " means an entity approved by the department to provide treatment services or recovery support services to persons convicted of DWI.

(u) "Incapacitation" means an inability to work, attend school, or perform other regular daily activities due to a serious health condition supported by appropriate medical documentation.

(v) "Instructor" means an individual who has been certified by the department, pursuant to He-A 509, to facilitate IDEP sessions.

(w) "International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium/Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (IC&RC) " means an organization that sets the international standards of practice in addiction counseling, prevention, and clinical supervision through testing and credentialing of addiction professionals.

(x) "Licensed alcohol and drug counselor (LADC) " means a person licensed by the state of New Hampshire in accordance with RSA 330-C to serve as an alcohol and other drug counselor.

(y) "Master licensed alcohol and drug counselor (MLADC) " means a person licensed by the state of New Hampshire in accordance with RSA 330-C to serve as an alcohol and other drug counselor.

(z) "Negative finding" means the result of a screening or an evaluation which indicates that a client does not have a likelihood of a substance use disorder or does not have a substance use disorder, respectively.