New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 162 - INTOXICATED DRIVING PROGRAM
Subchapter 6 - TREATMENT PROGRAM OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Section 10:162-6.1 - Intake evaluation
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Each Intoxicated Driver Resource Center client or DUI offender sentenced by a court to treatment in place of jail shall receive an individual intake evaluation, preferably with his or her counselor of record. The purpose of the intake is to make an independent evaluation of the client's needs in treatment, and, if the provider is an approved grantee, to determine if the client is an eligible recipient.
(b) The treatment program shall conduct an independent evaluation of the client's need for treatment that addresses the six ASAM criteria dimensions. Any testing tool utilized must be noted in the evaluation. The information packet received from the Intoxicated Driving Program shall also be utilized. The treatment program shall inform the client of his or her specific responsibility under the treatment plan. If a client is determined by the treatment program to need treatment, a treatment plan shall be developed and a copy of the plan shall be provided to the client. The treatment agency shall establish a written, signed contract with the client regarding the treatment plan. The client shall sign a records release authorization during the intake process. The form shall be completed to allow the court, the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center, the Intoxicated Driving Program, the Division, the Motor Vehicle Commission, the client's attorney, and the treatment program/approved grantee and coordinating grantee, as appropriate, to exchange information.
(c) The treatment program shall report the result of the treatment evaluation of the client and the client's progress in treatment to the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center/Intoxicated Driving Program, as appropriate.
(d) When determining whether a client is an eligible recipient, an approved grantee shall require proof of income and, when applicable, documentation of medical indigency status pursuant to N.J.A.C. 10:162-6.16(c) in the form of the prior year's tax returns, pay stubs, or other documentation deemed suitable by the Division.
