§ 10:162-6.1. Intake evaluation
(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, using an instrument approved by the Division of
Addiction Services. 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. Clients shall be advised
that failure to participate in treatment will result in license suspension and
a minimum two-day jail sentence, or if he or she has been sentenced to
treatment in place of jail, imposition of the applicable jail sentence. 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 of Addiction Services, the Motor Vehicles 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 of Addiction
Services.
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