415-056-0035 Definitions (1) "Approval" means the Letter of Approval issued by the Division to indicate that the substance abuse prevention program has been found in compliance with all relevant federal and Oregon laws and Oregon Administrative Rules. (2) "Community Mental Health Program (CMHP)" means the entity responsible for planning and delivery of services for individuals with substance use disorders or a mental health diagnosis, operated in a specific geographic area of the state under an intergovernmental agreement or direct contract with the Division. (3) “Coordinator” means the designated county or tribal program coordinator hired to oversee prevention services. (4) "Cultural Competence" means the process by which individuals and systems respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, languages, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, disabilities, religions, genders, sexual orientation, and other diversity factors in a manner that recognizes, affirms, and values the worth of individuals, families, and communities and protects and preserves the dignity of each. (5) “Director” means the Division Director or designee. (6) "Division" means Division of the Oregon Health Authority. (7) "Evidenced-Based Practices" (EBP) means practices for which there is consistent scientific evidence that produce positive outcomes. An EBP must meet the criteria set forth by the Division. (8) "Gender-Specific Services" means services that comprehensively address the needs of a gender group and foster positive gender identity development. (9) “Letter of Approval” means the “Approval" as defined in OAR 415-056-0035. (10) "Institute of Medicine Model" means the framework that defines the target groups and activities addressed by various prevention efforts and includes the following: (a) Promotion: Strategies that typically address the entire population. Strategies are aimed to enhance individuals’ ability to achieve developmentally appropriate tasks (competence) and a positive sense of self-esteem, mastery, well-being, and social inclusion and strengthen their ability to cope with adversity; (b) Universal Prevention: Universal strategies address the entire population with messages and programs aimed at preventing or delaying the substance abuse. (c) Selective Prevention: Selective prevention strategies target subsets of the total population that are deemed to be at-risk for substance abuse by virtue of the membership in a particular population segment; and (d) Indicated Prevention: Indicated prevention strategies are designed to prevent the onset of substance abuse in individuals who do not meet criteria for addiction but who are showing early danger signs. (11) "Local Alcohol and Drug Planning Committee" (LADPC) means a committee appointed or designated by a board of county commissioners. The committee identifies needs and establishes priorities for substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery services in the county. Members of the committee must be representative of the geographic area and include a number of minority members to reasonably reflect the proportion of need for minority services in the community. (12) "Minority" means a participant who’s cultural, ethnic, or racial characteristics constitute a distinct demographic population, including but not limited to members of differing cultures, languages, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, disabilities, religions, genders, or sexual orientations. (13) "Minority Program" means a program that is designed to meet the unique prevention needs of a minority group and that provides services to individuals belonging to a minority population as defined in these rules. (14) "Participant" means an individual who receives services under these rules. (15) "Prevention Provider" means a governmental entity, an organization or federally recognized tribe that undertakes to establish, operate, or contract for prevention services. (16) "Prevention Service" means an integrated combination of strategies designed to prevent substance abuse and associated effects regardless of the age of participants. (17) "Strategy" means activities targeted to a specific population or the larger community that are designed to be implemented before the onset of problems as a means to prevent substance abuse or detrimental effects from occurring. The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention's strategies are defined below: (a) Information Dissemination: This strategy provides knowledge and increases awareness of the nature and extent of alcohol and other drug use, abuse and addiction, as well as their effects on individuals, families, and communities. It also provides knowledge and increases awareness of available prevention and treatment programs and services. It is characterized by one-way communication from the source to the audience with limited contact between the two; (b) Education: This strategy builds skills through structured learning processes. Critical life and social skills include decision making, peer resistance, coping with stress, problem solving, interpersonal communication and systematic and judgmental abilities. There is more interaction between facilitators and participants than in the information dissemination strategy; (c) Alternatives: This strategy provides participation in activities that exclude alcohol and other drugs. The purpose is to identify and offer healthy activities and to discourage the use of alcohol and drugs through these activities; (d) Problem Identification and Referral: This strategy aims at identification of individuals who have indulged in illegal or age-inappropriate use of tobacco or alcohol and those individuals who have indulged in the first use of illicit drugs in order to assess if the individual's behavior can be reversed through education; (e) Community Based Processes: This strategy provides ongoing networking activities and technical assistance to community groups or agencies. It encompasses neighborhood-based or industry led, grassroots, empowerment models using action planning and collaborative systems planning; and (f) Environmental: This strategy establishes or changes written and unwritten community standards, codes, and attitudes, thereby influencing alcohol and other drug use by the general population. (18) “Tribal Authority” means an individual or group identified by the tribe that approves the prevention plan. Examples include a Tribal Council, Health Director, or Prevention Supervisor. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 430.256 & 413.042 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 430.256 - 430.415 History: ADS 1-2018, amend filed 03/01/2018, effective 03/01/2018 ADS 1-2012, f. & cert. ef. 2-9-12