Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 13 - AGENCY OF HUMAN SERVICES › Sub-Agency 142 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; BOARD OF MEDICAL PRACTICE › Chapter 001 - RULES OF THE BOARD OF MEDICAL PRACTICE › Section 13 142 001 - RULES OF THE BOARD OF MEDICAL PRACTICE

Current through June, 2024
Section 1.0
				Authority
This rule is adopted pursuant to
				  18 V.S.A. §§
											102,
				  4807(c)
				  and
				  3 V.S.A.
				  §§ 801(b) (11),
				  3003.
Section 2.0 Purpose
The purpose of this rule is to establish the education,
				  evaluation, and treatment components of and appeals process for Vermont's
				  Impaired Driver Rehabilitation Program, or IDRP, as outlined in
				  23 V.S.A.
				  §
											1209a. Successful completion of IDRP
				  is required to restore a license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle that
				  has been revoked as a result of an impaired driving conviction. Individuals
				  ordered by a Vermont court, the Vermont Department of Corrections, or those
				  charged with an alcohol or drug related driving offense may also
				  participate.
Section 3.0
				Definitions
3.1 "Alcohol" means any alcohol,
				malt beverages, spirits, fortified wines, and vinous beverages, as defined in
				7 V.S.A. §
											2,
				and any beverage or liquid containing any of them.
3.2 "Assessment" means an evaluation and
				documentation of an individual's social, mental, and physical history, and
				status to determine whether reinstatement should be further conditioned on
				satisfactory completion of treatment.
3.3 "Clinical Evaluation" means an initial
				interview with a Clinical Evaluator.
3.4 "Clinical Evaluator" means a licensed
				clinician, or a clinician with a master's degree who is actively pursuing
				licensure as provided for in
				26 V.S.A. §
											3236, or other counselor designated by the
				Department who administers the clinical evaluation for IDRP.
3.5 "Completion Report" means a document
				issued from Clinical Evaluator or the Facilitator to the Department.
3.6 "Counselor" means a licensed clinician,
				or a clinician with a master's degree who is actively pursuing licensure as
				provided for in
				26 V.S.A. §
											3236, or other counselor whose scope of
				practice includes substance use disorder treatment and is approved by the
				Department.
3.7 "Department" means
				the Vermont Department of Health.
3.8 "DMV" means the Vermont Department of
				Motor Vehicles.
3.9 "Drug" means a
				regulated drug as defined in
				18 V.S.A. §
											4201; or any substance or combination of
				substances, other than alcohol, which affects the nervous system, brain, or
				muscles of a person so as to impair, noticeably and appreciably, a person's
				ability to drive a vehicle safely.
3.10 "Educational Component" means a
				curriculum focused on reducing impaired driving recidivism approved by the
				Department.
3.11 "Exit Interview"
				means the meeting between the IDRP participant and the Clinical Evaluator to
				assess whether the participant has satisfactorily completed the IDRP.
3.12 "Facilitator" means the instructor of
				the IDRP Education Component.
3.13
				"IDRP" means Vermont's Impaired Driver Rehabilitation Program.
3.14 "Impaired" means under the influence of
				intoxicating liquor or other drugs as provided in
				23
				V.S.A. §
											1201(a).
3.15 "Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor" or
				"LADC" means licensed in accordance with 26 V.S.A. chapter 62.
3.16 "License Reinstatement" means the action
				by the Department of Motor Vehicles to return to an individual the legal
				privilege of driving as provided in
				23 V.S.A.
				§
											1209a.
3.17 "License Suspension" means a suspension
				of a person's driver's license by the DMV for violating
				23
				V.S.A. §§
											1201 and
				1216
				by operating' a vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor or other
				substances.
3.18 "Participant"
				means an individual who is enrolled and attending the IDRP.
3.19 "Treatment" means the counseling or
				therapy required by the Clinical Evaluator to complete IDRP. Treatment must be
				provided by a licensed clinician, or a clinician with a master's degree who is
				actively pursuing licensure as provided for in
				26 V.S.A. §
											3236 or other counselor approved by the
				Department. Treatment may include without limitation outpatient therapy,
				intensive outpatient therapy and residential therapy.
3.20 "Treatment Information Form" means a
				document issued from the treatment provider to the Department by the Clinical
				Evaluator or counselor verifying that an individual has satisfactorily
				completed treatment.
3.21 "Under
				the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or other Substances" means those
				circumstances defined in
				23
				V.S.A. §§
											1201(a)
				and
				1216.