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 450:21-4-4 - Minimum curriculum requirements, twenty-four (24) hour courses

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

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

(a) The standardized ADSAC curriculum approved by ODMHSAS shall be utilized by all ADSAC institutions, organizations and facilitators for the twenty-four (24) hour ADSAC. Any additional materials must be consistent with the format of the main curricula, follow the Transtheoretical Model of Change and prior to implementation receive written approval from ODMHSAS.

(b) The minimum curriculum requirements for the twenty-four (24) hour ADSAC course includes, but is not limited to, appropriate instruction on:

(1) Legal aspects of drinking or using other drugs and driving;

(2) Physiological aspects of using alcohol and other drugs;

(3) Sociological aspects of using alcohol and other drugs;

(4) Effects and possible outcomes of drinking or using other drugs and driving;

(5) Scope of the problem of drinking or using other drugs and driving;

(6) The history/origins of alcohol and other drug abuse;

(7) Alternatives to using alcohol or other drugs and driving; and

(8) The effects of substance abuse on family and friends.

(c) The curriculum shall be covered within the following time-frames:

(1) Not more than two (2) hours of education on a single day;

(2) Not more than four (4) hours of education in a single week;

(3) The time-frames shall not be inclusive of:
(A) Meal or break times; or

(B) ADSAC administrative functions except for enrollment form completion and fee payment.

(4) Participants may be admitted up to fifteen (15) minutes after the official time of the class without having to make up the time.

(d) The curriculum shall provide for a discussion period following each audiovisual presentation. Audiovisual presentation shall not comprise more than ten (10) percent of the class and must have been submitted and approved at the time of application for certification and at each recertification anniversary thereafter.

(e) The curriculum shall provide for a scored pre- and post-test, as prescribed by ODMHSAS. The pre-test shall be given in the first two (2) hour block of classroom facilitation, and the post-test shall be given at the end of the final block of course facilitation. These tests are to determine the participant gain in knowledge of the material based upon the scores of the pre- and post-tests.

(f) The ADSAC institution, organization and facilitator shall provide each participant a list of community referrals and resources approved by ODMHSAS.

(g) Class size shall not exceed twenty-four (24) participants.

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