Section He-A 403.02 - Referral Pathways and Assessments(a) No client shall receive services funded through the NH ATR program without being referred from one of the following entities: (1) One of the following military programs: a. The NH National Guard Prevention and Treatment Outreach (PTO) Program; orb. The Deployment Cycle Support Program (DCSP);(2) A NH impaired driver program;(3) The NH DOC's division of community corrections (DOCC);(4) Those ATR providers listed in He-A 406.01(a) ; or(b) Entities shall conduct a brief screening of potential clients in order to determine the need for ATR services using a formal screening tool designed to elicit responses from clients relative to their involvement with alcohol and other drugs.(c) A clinical assessment to determine the level of care needed shall be required for each eligible individual, as follows:(1) Clinical assessments shall be conducted using one of the following tools:a. Addiction Severity Index (ASI); orb. Global Assessment of Individual Needs (GAIN);(2) NH impaired driver programs shall conduct clinical assessments on the individuals they refer;(3) DOCC shall conduct clinical assessments on the individuals they refer or have an assessment conducted by a person from an another agency who meets the requirements in (6) below;(4) The military programs in (a) (1) above shall not conduct clinical assessments on the individuals they refer and shall instead have an assessment conducted by a person from an another agency who meets the requirements in (6) below;(5) The referral entity shall be responsible for obtaining the individual's consent to share assessment information with NH ATR care coordinator;(6) All clinical assessments shall be conducted by one of the following: a. A NH licensed alcohol and other drug counselor (LADC);b. A NH master licensed alcohol and drug counselor (MLADC);c. A NH licensed independent clinical social worker that is also certified by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) as a certified clinical alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs social worker (CCATODSW); ord. An individual who holds a certificate of proficiency from the American Psychological Association (APA) in the treatment of alcohol and other psychoactive substance use disorders; (6) Individuals conducting clinical assessments shall be trained on the proper use of the assessment tool;(7) A clinical assessment shall be conducted within 2 weeks of the referral; and(8) A clinical assessment shall include a level-of-care recommendation based on the American Society of Addiction Medicine "ASAM Patient Placement Criteria for the treatment of Substance-Related Disorders," Second Edition-Revised (May 5, 2007), for all clinical services.(d) Individuals referred to the NH ATR program shall be assigned a care coordinator by the referring entity.N.H. Admin. Code § He-A 403.02
#9861, INTERIM, eff 2-8-11, EXPIRED: 8-8-11
New. #9968, eff 8-9-11; ss by #10104, eff 4-3-12
The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Volume 37, Number 32, eff. 7/21/2017 is not yet available.