222.465 Client-outcome study -- Follow-up reports.
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(1)All inpatient, residential, or outpatient treatment centers or programs licensed as a
chemical dependency treatment service pursuant to KRS 216B.042 or this chapter
and receiving state or federal funds, shall participate in a client-outcome study
conducted by the cabinet. This scientifically conducted client-oriented evaluation
study shall measure the relative change in a client as a result of the client's
participation in specific treatment modalities. The client-outcome study shall
measure the client's length of stay in each treatment modality and the client's change
in behavior one
(1)year after being discharged from a treatment program.
(2)Follow-up reports on a scientifically-based sample of clients discharged from
chemical dependency treatment programs shall be gathered by an independent
organization qualified to conduct outcome evaluation and submitted to the cabinet
in a format to be determined by administrative regulations of the cabinet. The
follow-up report shall measure the client's current substance use patterns,
employment status, educational status, and involvement in the criminal justice
system. Follow-up reports may be conducted through telephone or mail surveys of
clients and the cost of reports shall be borne by the cabinet.
(3)Clients who refuse to participate in the follow-up report or who cannot reasonably
be located shall be noted in the follow-up report.