Sec.54-56g-6. Program approval

(a) Application procedure

1. An agency, organization, corporation, partnership or individual which applies for approval of an Alcohol Education and Treatment Program shall have its physical facilities and its plan for providing a group interaction program approved by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission.

2. The agency, organization, corporation, partnership or individual which applies for approval shall submit the following information to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission:

(A) The name and address of the agency, organization, corporation, partnership or individual making application.

(B) The address of each location where evaluations, the Drinking Driver Attitude Reassessment Course and Group Interaction will be held.

(C) The names and qualifications of the program administrator, participant evaluators, instructors and therapists.

(D) A description of the agency, organization, corporation, partnership or individual's history of dealing with persons with alcohol problems, persons who have been arrested or convicted of alcohol related traffic offenses and persons who have been referred by the courts or the Office of Adult Probation.

(E) A plan which describes how the agency, organization, corporation, partnership or individual will implement Group Interaction.

3. If any portion of the program will be subcontracted a draft which clearly indicates all the terms of the subcontract shall be submitted to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission. The subcontractor shall be responsible for submission of all information required by sections 5 to 13 inclusive for that portion of the program which he proposes to supply.

(b) Criteria for program approval

1. The agency, organization, corporation, partnership or individual seeking approval of its program shall offer the program in a geographical location where a need for new services has been determined to exist by the Office of Adult Probation.

2. The physical facilities the program will utilize shall:

(A) be sufficiently spacious to accommodate up to 40 persons for the Drinking Driver Attitude Reassessment Course and up to 15 persons for Group Interaction,

(B) meet all applicable local and state zoning, building, fire, health and safety regulations and standards,

(C) have sufficient furniture, equipment and supplies to accommodate the participants,

(D) be in a central location with adequate parking facilities to accommodate the program participants,

(E) have been inspected and found to meet the foregoing requirements by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission

3. The program must be able to hold a minimum of 6 Drinking Driver Attitude Reassessment Courses and 6 Group Interaction phases per year and have the ability to add up to 6 additional sessions of each if required to do so.

(Effective August 19, 1982)