Section 222.465 - Client-outcome study - Follow-up reports(1) All inpatient, residential, or outpatient treatment centers or programs licensed as a chemical dependency treatment service pursuant to KRS 216B.042 or this chapter and receiving state or federal funds, shall participate in a client-outcome study conducted by the cabinet. This scientifically conducted client-oriented evaluation study shall measure the relative change in a client as a result of the client's participation in specific treatment modalities. The client-outcome study shall measure the client's length of stay in each treatment modality and the client's change in behavior one (1) year after being discharged from a treatment program.(2) Follow-up reports on a scientifically-based sample of clients discharged from chemical dependency treatment programs shall be gathered by an independent organization qualified to conduct outcome evaluation and submitted to the cabinet in a format to be determined by administrative regulations of the cabinet. The follow-up report shall measure the client's current substance use patterns, employment status, educational status, and involvement in the criminal justice system. Follow-up reports may be conducted through telephone or mail surveys of clients and the cost of reports shall be borne by the cabinet.(3) Clients who refuse to participate in the follow-up report or who cannot reasonably be located shall be noted in the follow-up report.Amended by 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 128,§ 25, eff. 6/26/2019.Effective:7/15/1994
Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 334, sec. 13, effective7/15/1994. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 254, sec. 2, effective 7/13/1990.