222.465 Client -outcome study -- Follow -up reports. (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 le ngth 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 progra ms 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 subs tance use patterns, employment status, educational status, and involvement in the criminal justice system. ve regulations of the cabinet. The follow -up report shall measure the client's current subs tance 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 wh o refuse to participate in the follow -up report or who cannot reasonably be located shall be noted in the follow -up report. Effective: June 27, 2019 History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 128, sec. 25, effective June 27, 2019. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 334, sec. 13, effective July 15, 1994. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 254, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1990.
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