New Jersey Administrative Code

(a) The Division may make funding available to a coordinating grantee or grantees and approved sub-grantees for certain populations pursuant to (b) through (e) below. (b) First priority is for residential or combined residential and detoxification services, and clinically indicat…

(a) The Commissioner of the Department of Human Services, in consultation with the Governor's Council on Substance Use Disorders, may entertain and grant a request from the Division, in coordination with the Directors of the Intoxicated Driver Resource Centers, for a per diem fee…

A request for a fee increase shall not be entertained by the Commissioner until one full year after the date a previous fee increase has become effective. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-11.2

The Commissioner shall not entertain or grant a request for a fee increase by an individual Intoxicated Driver Resource Center or by a group that includes only a portion of the Intoxicated Driver Resource Centers in the State. In order to be considered by the Commissioner, such a…

(a)The Intoxicated Driving Program shall be notified of every conviction for violation of N.J.S.A. 39:4-50 et seq., 39:4-50.4(a), 39:4-50.14, 12:7-54, 12:7-34.19, 12:7-46, 12:7-57, 39:4-14.3g, and 39:3-10.24 by the sentencing court. (b) The Intoxicated Driving Program shall sched…

The Intoxicated Driver Resource Centers shall input and report client information and status, and such additional client and service data as the Intoxicated Driving Program may require, through a Division-approved and designated computer system. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-2.…

(a) Failure on the part of the client to appear at an Intoxicated Driver Resource Center shall result in a referral to Division of Motor Vehicles for appropriate action, and, referral to the court of conviction for appropriate action. (b) Failure on the part of the client to comp…

(a) The Chief of the Intoxicated Driving Program may receive referrals in writing from courts, Motor Vehicle licensing authorities, highway safety agencies, law enforcement agencies, physicians, family members, health agencies or social service agencies regarding persons who are …

Fees shall be paid as provided for at N.J.S.A. 39:4-50, 39:4-50.4, N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.14, 39:4-14.3g, 12:7-57, 12:7-34.19, N.J.S.A. 12:7-46, and N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.24 or any amendment thereto and shall be payable as designated by the Division from every person each time the person is…

(a) The Intoxicated Driving Program may recommend to the Division of Motor Vehicles and to the sentencing court the following types of license actions: 1. Restoration of New Jersey driving privileges upon termination of a court-imposed suspension based on satisfaction of Intoxica…

The county commissioners, through the county counsel or solicitor, shall be responsible for making an initial determination of whether a conflict of interest exists with respect to the management and staff of an Intoxicated Driver Resource Center. The county shall be responsible …

(a) No later than April 1 of each calendar year, each Intoxicated Driver Resource Center shall submit to the Intoxicated Driving Program and their county-designating authority (for example, Board of County Commissioners) a detailed income and expenditure report for the previous c…

(a) The Chief of the Intoxicated Driving Program shall prescribe the educational curriculum for use by the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center. 1. In order to make changes to the prescribed educational curriculum or to use an alternate educational curriculum, the Intoxicated Drive…

(a) The Intoxicated Driver Resource Center shall keep client information and records confidential in accordance with any and all applicable Federal and State laws, rules, and regulations including, but not limited to, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA…

All initial scheduling shall be done by the Intoxicated Driving Program or an Intoxicated Driver Resource Center. If scheduling is done by the Intoxicated Driving Program, the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center shall advise the Intoxicated Driving Program of the number of clients…

Persons who are convicted of refusing a chemical test, but who are not convicted of intoxicated driving, are required to participate in the Intoxicated Driving Program/Intoxicated Driver Resource Center program of education, evaluation, and referral to any education or treatment …

(a) A rescheduling of a client for attendance at the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center may be granted for the following reasons only: 1. Health emergency, either personal or family; 2. Death in the family within 10 days prior to scheduled appointment; 3. Documented work emergenc…

(a) A person convicted for a second offense pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-50 et seq. or N.J.S.A. 12:7-46 or 12:7-34.19et seq. shall be imprisoned at a jail or workhouse or an Intoxicated Driver Resource Center or inpatient program for at least 48 consecutive hours and satisfy the oth…

(a) A client may be transferred from one county's program to another with the consent of the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center Director. The recipient Intoxicated Driver Resource Center shall not be responsible for any administrative client details until a transfer form is recei…

If a 48 hour program sends a second offender to treatment, the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center in the client's home county shall monitor treatment. All client records shall be sent to the monitoring county. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-3.6 Amended by R.1995 d.183, effective…

Third and subsequent offenders shall be referred to the 12 hour Intoxicated Driver Resource Center for evaluation, referral to treatment and/or self-help group participation, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 10:162-4.2, and N.J.A.C. 10:162-4.5. Third and subsequent offenders shall be monitor…

(a) During the first offender program or the 48-hour program, IDRC staff shall distribute to each client, for completion, the Intoxicated Driver Program Questionnaire ("evaluation instrument"), which is a self-administered drinking and driving inventory that addresses the followi…

(a) The purpose of the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center screening is to identify clients who may have a substance use disorder or who need a structured intervention into their alcohol or drug use. (b) A referral for further evaluation by the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center o…

(a) Any Intoxicated Driver Resource Center/Intoxicated Driving Program initial evaluation and referral to treatment shall be approved by a counselor. (b) If a counselor decides not to refer a client who meets any of the above criteria in N.J.A.C. 10:162-4.2(b) then documentation …

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-4.4 Repealed by R.1995 d.183, effective 4/3/1995. See: 27 New Jersey Register 274(a), 27 New Jersey Register 1420(a). Formerly "Evaluation of client progress".

(a) In determining the need for substance use disorder treatment and identifying the appropriate level of care, the affiliated treatment agency shall: 1. Make a determination based upon the ASAM criteria and a DSM diagnosis; 2. Utilize a SAMHSA-approved, evidence-based, validated…

(a) The Intoxicated Driver Resource Center shall provide each client referred for evaluation with a list of affiliated treatment agencies. The list shall reflect the following items: 1. Name of program; 2. Location; 3. Days/times of operation; 4. Type of treatment and type of cou…

(a) In order for an Intoxicated Driver Resource Center client to receive substance use disorder treatment at a DOH-licensed substance use disorder treatment agency or by a licensed healthcare practitioner/professional, the IDRC and the DOH-licensed substance use disorder treatmen…

Upon receipt of a complaint, notification, or allegation of a violation of law, rule, or affiliation agreement by affiliated treatment agencies, the Intoxicated Driving Program shall refer and report such complaint, notification, or allegation to the applicable IDRC, county desig…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-5.3 Repealed by 50 N.J.R. 1489(a), effective 7/2/2018

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-5.4 Repealed by 50 N.J.R. 1489(a), effective 7/2/2018

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-5.5 Repealed by 50 N.J.R. 1489(a), effective 7/2/2018

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-5.6 Repealed by 50 N.J.R. 1489(a), effective 7/2/2018

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-5.7 Repealed by 50 N.J.R. 1489(a), effective 7/2/2018

(a) Each Intoxicated Driver Resource Center client or DUI offender sentenced by a court to treatment in place of jail shall receive an individual intake evaluation, preferably with his or her counselor of record. The purpose of the intake is to make an independent evaluation of t…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-6.10 Repealed by 50 N.J.R. 1489(a), effective 7/2/2018

Each client may be requested to have one counseling session with a member of his or her family or a friend. The counselor may make every effort, with the client's consent, to involve the family in the treatment process, including one session on family aspects of alcohol and drug …

Client transfers from one treatment program to another are permitted, if approved by the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center, and if a client is in compliance and a conflict between a program and a client has progressed to the point that treatment is jeopardized. Other valid reaso…

(a) In releasing a client from treatment, the counselor is making a professional judgment about the client's alcohol/drug behavior. The client should be in control of his or her problem. For clients with a substance use disorder, this will mean abstinence; for clients who do not …

(a) The Intoxicated Driver Resource Center or Intoxicated Driving Program, as appropriate, and the treatment program must conclude that the client is appropriate for treatment before treatment commences. If the treatment program, after performing a proper evaluation under this ch…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-6.15 Repealed by 50 N.J.R. 1489(a), effective 7/2/2018

(a) The Division shall not be responsible for any treatment costs for any treatment or treatment agency evaluation costs for a client unless the client provides proof that he or she is an eligible recipient, and the grantee or sub-grantee providing such services indicates what pe…

Each Intoxicated Driver Resource Center shall update its approved treatment lists quarterly and shall send a copy of the list to the Intoxicated Driving Program. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-6.17 Recodified from N.J.A.C N.J.A.C. 8:66A-6.17 by R.2005 d.351, effective 10/17/2005…

(a) The Intoxicated Driver Resource Center may give credit for attendance in treatment after arrest, if the treatment was at an approved facility; such time served does not exempt offenders from Intoxicated Driver Resource Center detention requirements. (b) The Intoxicated Driver…

The client intake form and the results of the evaluation by the treatment program shall be sent to the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center within seven working days after the intake with the records release authorization. The client's full name, address and phone number, driver li…

The length of treatment shall be for a duration of time that is clinically necessary. The level of care identified for a client must be supported by ASAM criteria and a DSM diagnosis Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-6.3 Amended by 50 N.J.R. 1489(a), effective 7/2/2018

(a) The purpose of the treatment plan is to provide information and personal insight to the client so that he or she will recognize the extent of his or her substance use disorder and acquire the basic tools to begin recovery and maintain sobriety, if such a goal is part of the p…