§10593 Program requirements

Summary

Programs that get grant money must follow specific rules. They must use substance abuse treatment providers approved by the State or Indian Tribe and licensed when needed. They must work with the State’s substance abuse agency. The program must give long-term, clinical family treatment for the nonviolent parent drug offender, that offender’s child, and other family members. Treatment must happen in a residential setting, not in a hospital or in intensive outpatient care. If a nonviolent parent drug offender does not finish the program, they must serve an appropriate prison sentence for the crime. The program must check and record who completes treatment, use a system of graduated sanctions and incentives to encourage compliance, and make a reentry plan for each participant. For programs run inside prisons, they must assess the strengths and needs of the incarcerated parent’s immediate and extended family to support the parent’s treatment, keep care continuous if the parent is moved to a different facility, and be located apart from the general prison population. The Attorney General will give priority to nonprofit applicants that show written agreements with state or local criminal justice agencies (such as courts, prosecutors, or local corrections) proving access to facilities and a history of working with people in custody.