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 700 - IMPAIRED DRIVER INTERVENTION PROGRAMS
Part He-A 704 - PROGRAM PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS
Section He-A 704.05 - Attendance and Completion Requirements

(a) Pursuant to RSA 265-A:42, V(a), a client shall be presumed to have successfully completed an IDIP or WIDIP if he or she has met the following requirements:

(b) The presumption in (a) shall be overcome by the provider if the LADC conducting the exit evaluation and assessment interview issues a positive finding for alcohol or other drug abuse and/or dependence and requires the client to comply with further counseling requirements before the program is considered to have been successfully completed.

(c) If a client fails to keep a scheduled appointment for the intake interview or exit evaluation and assessment interview, or if the client leaves during the intake interview or the exit evaluation and assessment interview and subsequently returns, the provider shall charge the client an administrative fee.

(d) An excused absence from the program shall be granted only for an emergency situation beyond the control of the client, consisting of one of the following:

(e) If a client is granted an excused absence, the IDIP or WIDIP shall allow the client to participate in the next scheduled section of the program, beginning with the session where he or she left off, and the client shall not be required to pay an administrative fee.

(f) If a client is absent from a session without being excused, the client shall begin the program anew at the next scheduled first session, and the client shall pay to the provider an administrative fee.

(g) The client shall not be under the influence of alcohol, any illicit substance, or any non-prescribed or over-the-counter medication during program attendance. If the client is found to be impaired as a result of being under the influence of alcohol, any illicit substance, or any non-prescribed or over-the-counter medication during program attendance, the client shall begin the program anew and pay the provider an administrative fee.

(h) If, during the course of the IDIP or WIDIP, a client appears impaired as a result of taking prescribed medication, the provider shall request a written assessment from the prescribing physician regarding whether the client will be able to benefit from the program content while under the influence of such medication.

(i) If the physician's assessment in (h) indicates that the client is unable to participate in the program, the client shall not be allowed to continue the program until such time as he or she obtains medical clearance, at which point the client shall begin the program anew at a scheduled first session. The client shall be charged an administrative fee if the client changes programs or does not re-enter the original program once medical clearance has been obtained.

(j) If, after completion of the intake interview, a client fails to start the session for which he or she has enrolled, the client shall pay an administrative fee to the provider unless the failure to start the session is excusable as established in (d) above or is the result of the provider's error in scheduling.

(k) If the client is tardy for any reason, the provider shall require the client to begin the program anew and shall charge the client an administrative fee.

(l) If a client does not complete an exit evaluation and assessment interview within one year of the final class session, he or she shall be required to begin the program anew and again pay the entire program fee.