1. (a) Following each client’s completion of all the required sessions, and prior to the client leaving the 7-day residential program, a LADC shall conduct an exit evaluation and assessment interview.

2. (b) The exit evaluation and assessment interview shall:

   1. (1) Be a personal, individual interview performed by a LADC employed by the phase II program provider;
   2. (2) Be at least one hour in length;
   3. (3) Follow and be separate from the class sessions;
   4. (4) Include discussion of the diagnostic instruments and the interpretation of the client’s scores;
   5. (5) Include discussion of all substance abuse and dependence indicators presented by the client, including the results of the diagnostic instruments in (b)(4);
   6. (6) Include the LADC’s assessment of the client’s involvement with alcohol and drugs; and
   7. (7) Include either a positive or a negative finding for alcohol or other drug abuse and/or dependence and indicate if there is a need for further evaluation or counseling.

3. (c) The LADC conducting the exit evaluation and assessment interview shall issue a positive finding, thus overcoming the presumption of successful completion described in He-A 904.05(a), if any of the following exists:

   1. (1) The client meets diagnostic criteria for alcohol or other substance abuse and/or dependence in accordance with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition;
   2. (2) The client is age 21 or over and had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.16 or higher at the time of arrest;
   3. (3) The client has 2 or more alcohol or drug-related motor vehicle arrests or convictions; or
   4. (4) The client is under the age of 21 and had a BAC of 0.08 or higher at the time of arrest.
4. (d) The LADC conducting the exit evaluation and assessment interview shall issue a negative finding if none of the factors described in (c) exists. The LADC, after conferring with the program director, shall also issue a negative finding when factors in (c) exist but in the judgment of both the LADC and the program director a positive finding is clinically contraindicated.

5. (e) If there is a negative finding, the LADC shall:

   1. (1) Complete Form IDIP-021, program completion report, by including:

      1. a. The facility code;
      2. b. The class section where the client was assigned;
      3. c. The last four digits of the client’s Social Security number;
      4. d. The client’s name;
      5. e. The client’s initials;
      6. f. The client’s mailing address;
      7. g. The client’s date of birth;
      8. h. The court where the client was convicted;
      9. i. The court docket number;
      10. j. The date of conviction;
      11. k. The date of the client’s arrest:
      12. l. The program enrollment date;
      13. m. The completion and recommendation status;
      14. n. The signature of the LADC conducting the exit evaluation and assessment interview;
      15. o. The date of the exit evaluation and assessment;
      16. p. The date aftercare was completed;
      17. q. The agency name or LADC providing aftercare; and
      18. r. The dated signature of the LADC completing the bottom of the form;
   2. (2) Complete and send a copy of Form IDIP-011, client profile, to the department, indicating that the client completed the phase II program, within 5 business days of the exit evaluation and assessment interview; and
   3. (3) Send a copy of the completed Form IDIP-021, program completion report, to the department of safety, the convicting court, and the department within 5 business days of the exit evaluation and assessment interview.
6. (f) If there is a positive finding, the LADC shall refer the client for further counseling, pursuant to He-A 907.14, and inform the client as to the reason for the referral.

7. (g) If there is a positive finding and the client does not accept the finding or the further counseling requirements, he or she may:

   1. (1) Request a second opinion evaluation, pursuant to He-A 907.16; and
   2. (2) Act on his or her right to an alcohol program completion hearing before the department of safety, pursuant to RSA 265-A:42 and Saf-C 204.20.

Source. #7058, eff 7-21-99; ss by #8902, INTERIM, eff 7-13-07, EXPIRED: 1-9-08 New. #9082, eff 1-30-08 (from He-A 907.11)