1. (1) Service Eligibility. A BIP may provide post-release services to a participant only after his release for program compliance.
2. (2) Cost of Services. Whenever possible, a BIP shall offer post-release services at little or no cost for former participants to encourage long-term and on-going participation in such services.

3. (3) Elements of Services. Post-release services may include but are not limited to:

   1. (a) Occasional attendance of the group or class the former participant has left;
   2. (b) Periodic individual meetings with BIP staff to assess maintenance and to review the Accountability Plan developed pursuant to OAR 137-087-0050;
   3. (c) Periodic group or class meetings of typical or extended length conducted specifically for post-release men; and
   4. (d) Regularly scheduled group or class meetings on an on-going basis.
4. (4) Limit on Role of Services. Attendance in a post-release group or class shall not substitute for re-enrolling in a BIP or as the primary intervention when there is a new legal charge, court mandate to complete a BIP, or when the participant or partner reports physical violence.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 180.070 - 180.710

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 180.070 - 180.710

History

DOJ 16-2005, f. 11-23-05, cert. ef. 1-1-06