1. Substance Use Disorder Screenings – Testing for substances of abuse involves collection and testing of urine: 1) as part of the intake process to confirm a newly admitted client’s substance use history; 2) as a routine part of therapy; and 3) to identify an intoxicated client or confirm abstinence. The frequency of testing should occur not less than once a week or more frequently than every 3 days in the first weeks of treatment and should be scheduled in a timeframe that aligns with the detection window for the substance. 2. Substance Use Disorder services/treatment referrals. 3. Case Management Services – Case management ensures that: (1) clients are linked to relevant and effective services; (2) all service efforts are monitored, connected, and in synchrony; and (3) pertinent information gathering during assessment and monitoring is provided to the entire problem-solving court team in real-time. 4. Attend status hearings, pre-court meetings, case consultation meetings, etc.: a. Status Hearing – Treatment agencies are primarily responsible for managing the delivery of treatment services for problem-solving court participants. Clinically trained representatives’ treatment providers are core members of the problem-solving court staff team and regularly attend problem-solving-court status hearings. b. Pre-court Meetings are where team members share their observations and impressions about each participant’s performance in the program and propose behavioral and therapeutic responses for the judge to consider. The treatment representative’s presence at the staff meetings ensures that each team member understands the treatment team’s perspective and allows it to be taken into consideration when important decisions are made in the case. 5. Delivery of SUD Treatment Services - Non-reimbursable services delivered in ambulatory treatment settings to individuals actively being served in drug treatment court. 6. Correspondence with court officials – includes, but is not limited to phone calls, face-to-face meetings, and preparation of status reports.
