Regulation .05 DUI Education Program.
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To be licensed under this subtitle, a DUI education program shall:
A.
Provide services to individuals convicted under Transportation Article, §21-902, Annotated Code of Maryland, and ordered under Criminal Procedure Article, §6-219, to attend an education program;
B.
Provide a comprehensive assessment, unless the participant has received an assessment by a licensed or certified clinician, or licensed program within the preceding 45 days, of a participant’s current status and relevant history in the following areas:
(1)
Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use (ATOD);
(2)
Employment or financial support;
(3)
Gambling behavior;
(4)
ATOD and gambling treatment history;
(5)
Mental health;
(6)
Legal involvement;
(7)
Family and social systems;
(8)
Educational involvement; and
(9)
Somatic health, including a review of medications;
C.
If the assessment determines that referral to a treatment program or other indicated service is necessary, make the referral and notify the court of the results of the assessment;
D.
Require participants to successfully complete, at a minimum, six weekly, 2-hour sessions for a total of 12 hours;
E.
Have instructors who, at a minimum, are certified as a Certified Supervised Counselor—Alcohol and Drug, as defined by Health Occupations Article, Title 17, Annotated Code of Maryland;
F.
Teach the Administration’s curriculum or an equivalent curriculum approved by the Department, which covers:
(1)
Scope of the drinking-driver problem;
(2)
Drinking driver patterns and characteristics;
(3)
The pharmacology of drugs and alcohol;
(4)
The process of addiction to drugs and alcohol;
(5)
The relationship of substance use to criminal, health, family, and other social problems; and
(6)
Treatment resources; and
G.
Report to the court or probation agent, as specified by the court order.