Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 450 - Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Chapter 21 - Alcohol and Drug Substance Abuse Courses (ADSAC) and Assessments
Subchapter 4 - Certification of Alcohol and Drug Substance Abuse Courses (ADSAC), Organizations and Instructors
Section 450:21-4-2 - Applications for institutions and organizations

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 450:21-4-2

Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024

(a) Applications for certification of institutions and organizations to conduct ADSAC courses shall be made to ODMHSAS in writing on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner of ODMHSAS or designee.

(b) ODMHSAS shall give each institution and organization requesting certification to conduct ADSAC courses the following:

(1) A copy of §§3-451 through 3-453 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes;

(2) A copy of these standards and criteria; and

(3) The appropriate application(s).

(c) An institution or organization applying for certification to conduct ADSAC shall provide to ODMHSAS for consideration:

(1) Completed application;

(2) Film approval form(s) for the ten (10) and twenty-four (24) hour ADSAC;

(3) Instructional materials for the ten (10) and twenty-four (24) hour ADSAC;

(4) Written verification the applicant is a nonprofit educational institution of higher learning appropriately accredited pursuant to state law, a governmental entity or a nonprofit corporation. If a non-profit corporation, verification shall be a copy of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service Documents granting the corporation 501(c)(3) status;

(5) Completed certification applications and resumes of proposed facilitators;

(6) The physical address (street, building name and suite [if applicable], city and zip code) and description of all sites at which the ADSAC course(s) will be conducted; and

(7) Letters of support from at least two (2) of the following individuals who serve in the community in which each proposed site, including satellites, is located:

(A) District or Associate District Judge;

(B) County Sheriff;

(D) District or Assistant District Attorney; or

(E) Chief of Police.

(d) If the applicant is a non-profit corporation, the applicant shall submit evidence it was constituted, and is operated, to provide substance abuse, mental health or educational services as its primary services and that the corporation is operated from a professional administrative office, which is open and operated during normal business hours.

(e) Requests from a certified ADSAC provider for additional or replacement course sites shall be submitted to the ODMHSAS and shall meet all requirements for initial applications, except the institution or organization need not submit items previously submitted that are currently applicable to the new site(s) and expressly stated as such in the application for new course site(s).

(f) Renewal of certification of ADSAC institutions or organizations shall be contingent upon submission of renewal application and programmatic history of compliance with Oklahoma Administrative Code, Title 450. The application for renewal shall include all items required for initial certification as well as any unpaid fees required by 450:21-4-1(g). Applications with outstanding unpaid fees will not be processed until a resolution is reached regarding payment of outstanding fees.

(g) In addition to submitting an application and fulfilling the renewal standards for certification per 21-4-2(f), a review of consumer and organizational documentation shall be performed for institutions and organizations. The process will follow that of agency certifications found in 450:1-9-7.2. Institutions and organizations must achieve the following:

(1) Demonstrate compliance with a minimum of ninety percent (90%) of all Critical Standards as identified in the ODMHSAS Provider Certification Manual on the initial site review, file an acceptable plan of correction in the required timeframe addressing standards for which compliance was not achieved on the initial site review, and demonstrate compliance with one hundred percent (100%) of all Critical Standards after the initial site review.

(2) Demonstrate compliance with a minimum of seventy-five percent (75%) of all Necessary Standards as identified in the ODMHSAS Provider Certification Manual on the initial site review and file an acceptable plan of correction in the required timeframe addressing standards for which compliance was not achieved on the initial site review. ODMHSAS may verify compliance with standards identified in the plan of correction at its discretion

(h) ODMHSAS shall consider each applicant for certification in accordance with these rules. The Commissioner of ODMHSAS or designee shall notify each applicant in writing of an approval or denial of certification. Certification shall be effective for three (3) years commencing with the date of issue.

(i) Applications are good for one (1) year from approval. All requirements must be completed within the initial twelve (12) month period or a new application must be submitted.

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