Current through September 21, 2024
All CST programs, pursuant to W.S. §
7-13-1611, shall provide directly or through
contractual or referral relationships an adequate continuum of care, as defined
by W.S. §
7-13-1602(a)(iii), for each
participant, including substance abuse treatment, as defined by W.S. §
7-13-1602(a)(xv), a range of
treatment modalities and adequate support services and continuing care to meet
the varying needs of participants.
(a)
The applicant shall be the contracting agent for all its program contracts and
memorandums of understandings.
(b)
Treatment planning should be coordinated with other agencies and one
comprehensive treatment plan should be developed for each participant.
Treatment plans are to be determined on the basis of individual needs.
Therefore, if appropriate, every CST program must offer or refer a participant
to the following treatment modalities and components, if the treatment modality
or component is available in their community or region:
(i) Education, including job-related
trainings;
(ii) Drug testing and
monitoring that complies with W.S. §
7-13-1612;
(iii) Case management;
(iv) Detoxification;
(v) Screening with use of the ASAM (American
Society of Addiction Medicine);
(vi) Assessment using the Addictions Severity
Index (ASI) as defined by W.S. §
7-13-1602(a)(xiv);
(vii) Diagnosis and treatment planning using
ASAM;
(viii) Traditional outpatient
treatment;
(ix) Intensive
outpatient treatment;
(x)
Transitional residential treatment services;
(xi) Residential treatment;
(xii) Prevention and primary
healthcare;
(xiii) Mental health
services for co-occurring disorders;
(xiv) Specialized treatment for women and
women with children;
(xv) Family
treatment and education;
(xvi) Life
skills, coping skills, and social skills training;
(xvii) Corrective thinking therapy and
cognitive skills; and
(xviii)
Relapse planning and handling.
(c) A local CST program may contract with one
or more licensed entities and/or certified providers for substance abuse or
other necessary CST program services. Those entities and individuals may employ
or contract with other certified individuals to provide the services, provided
they shall screen, supervise and evaluate the performance of such
subcontractors or individuals. All substance abuse contracts shall:
(i) Be awarded, in the case of substance
abuse treatment service providers, on a competitive basis, unless the Division
finds there is only one qualified provider in the local program area or willing
to provide services to that CST program;
(ii) Not necessarily be awarded to the lowest
bidder, but to the bidder that demonstrates the ability to provide effective
services in a cost-effective manner;
(iii) Be for a period of not more than one
year and may be extended, one year at a time, for a period of three years
without subsequent competitive bidding;
(iv) Contain the following provisions:
(A) Minimum professional qualifications of
all individuals who will perform substance abuse services under the contract
and clear standards for evidencing the individual possession of the
qualifications;
(B) An agreement to
provide specified services;
(C) A
requirement that the provider comply with all applicable state, federal and
local laws and other legal requirements for the provision of
services;
(D) A clear and
unambiguous statement of all compensation to be received by the provider,
conditions for payment, and method of computing payments;
(E) A requirement that the provider maintain
detailed, accurate and current records of each participant's treatment, drug
testing and other related activities for the purposes of evaluating progress,
reports to the CST program, the local CST program team, and the Division, and
billing;
(F) A requirement that in
the event a provider should receive direct payment from a participant, the
provider shall document and receipt all such payments made by participants as
contributions to the cost of treatment and provide records of such to the CST
program team;
(G) A requirement
that the provider submit all claims and take all steps necessary to obtain any
Medicaid or other insurance or third party payments or reimbursements, and
credit all such receipts against compensation to which the provider is
otherwise entitled under the contract; and
(H) Such other provisions as are deemed
necessary to assure the provider understands the goals and methods of the CST
program and will work cooperatively as a member of the team to achieve those
goals, including, but not limited to, a provision assuring the contractor will
keep the CST program and CST program team fully informed of all matters
relevant to the treatment and program progress of any participant.
(d) Local CST programs
receiving state funding shall adopt and enforce written policies designed to
avoid conflicts of interest and the appearances of such conflicts related to
substance abuse contracts. Copies of these policies shall be submitted together
with grant applications.
(e) Local
CST programs may contract only with substance abuse treatment providers that
are certified by the Division, as required by W.S. §
9-2-2701(c). Providers of
other ancillary or specialized services other than substance abuse treatment
need not be certified; provided, however, the CST program team shall assure
itself that all such providers understand their role in the context of drug
court concepts. All treatment providers must demonstrate they have sufficient
training and/or experience to provide such services to the criminal justice
population using a drug court model. CST programs may provide substance abuse
services directly or contract with substance abuse providers only if the CST
program or substance abuse contractor meets the following requirements:
(i) Be certified by the Division pursuant to
the State of Wyoming, Department of Health, Standards for Substance Abuse and
maintain current certification;
(ii) Have received at least forty (40) hours
of drug court specific training or Division approved CST training prior to
entering into a contract with the CST program; provided however, this provision
shall not apply to treatment providers under contract with a drug court that
was fully operational on July 1, 2001, so long as the person or entity has been
providing services for that CST program prior to that date. Substance abuse
providers may be provisionally certified provided they demonstrate their
commitment to complete the forty (40) hours of training within six (6) months
of certification;
(iii) Agree to
complete six (6) hours additional annual continuing drug court specific
training or Division approved CST training in any subsequent year in order to
maintain certification. Training hours in excess of the annual six (6) hours
may be carried over for up to one (1) year subject to Division approval;
and
(iv) Training which qualifies
to meet the requirements of paragraphs (ii) and (iii) above may include drug
court courses and seminars provided by the US Department of Justice, the
National Association of Drug Court Professionals, the National Drug Court
Institute, any state drug court association recognized by the Division, or the
Division. In order to receive credit for training sponsored by any other person
or entity, the applicant must first receive the written approval of the
Division. To request approval of the course or seminar, the applicant must
first submit a written request together with a detailed summary of the training
and course outline at least thirty (30) days prior to the training.
