It is the policy of this state:
- 1. That persons with substance-related disorders be afforded the opportunity to receive quality treatment and directed into rehabilitation services which will help them resume a socially acceptable and productive role in society.
- 2. To encourage substance abuse education and prevention efforts and to insure that such efforts are coordinated to provide a high quality of services without unnecessary duplication.
- 3. To insure that substance abuse programs are being operated by individuals who are qualified in their field whether through formal education or through employment or personal experience.
[C71, 73, §123B.2; C75, 77, 79, 81, §125.1] [A portion of subsection 1 was inadvertently omitted in the 1993 Code] 2011 Acts, ch 121, §24, 62
Referred to in §125.3, 125.7