- (a) Pursuant to RSA 265-A:18, I(a)(3), non-aggravated, first-time offenders shall submit to a face-to-face alcohol and drug misuse screening at the intake.
- (b) The IDCMP shall utilize the Behavior Data System’s, “Driver Risk Inventory-II (DRI-II)” (2007 edition), available as noted in Appendix A, as screening tools.
- (c) Any IDCMP staff that has been trained in the proper administration and interpretation of the tools in (b) above shall be allowed to administer this tool, and interpret and inform the client of the results, as described in (d) and (e) below.
(d) IDCMP staff shall review the results of the screening tool and the documents in He-A 507.01(c)(1) and refer the client for an evaluation if any of the following is true:
- (1) The DRI-II alcohol scale score is at the 50th percentile or greater;
- (2) The DRI-II drug scale score is at the 50th percentile or greater;
- (3) The stress coping ability scale is 90th percentile or greater;
- (4) The DRI-II truthfulness scale score is at the 90th percentile or greater;
- (5) The client has had more than one DWI conviction in this or any other state in their lifetime;
- (6) The client refused to have a urine or breath tested prior to, or during the arrest process, as described in RSA 265-A:4;
- (7) The client was age 21 or over and had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.16 or higher at the time of arrest;
- (8) The client was under the age of 21 and had a BAC of 0.08 or higher at the time of arrest;
- (9) The client has a documented history of a substance use disorder; or
- (10) It is the IDCMP clinical staff’s determination that the client may warrant a substance use disorder diagnosis.
- (e) The IDCMP shall inform the client of the results of the screening at the time of the screening, unless a finding cannot be made due to absence of required documentation in He-A 507.01(c)(1).
- (f) If referred for an evaluation, the client shall submit to a substance use disorder evaluation, described in He-A 507.03, to be scheduled and conducted no later than the 30th day after conviction.
- (g) The evaluation may be conducted on the same day as the screening.
Source. #10240, eff 1-1-13; ss by #13846, eff 1-6-24, EXPIRES: 1-6-34