A regular schedule of status hearings shall be used to monitor participant progress. NPC assessment Program policy and procedure manual Result from NPC assessment: _____ Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation:
The drug court team shall collaboratively develop, review, and agree upon all aspects of drug court operations. The team shall create a policy manual and update it annually. Program policy and procedure manual -And- Acknowledgement form or MOU Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 4 Standard 1-17 State Mandate The drug court has a written consent/release of information form; participants provide voluntary and informed consent about what information will be shared between team members. Participant consent/release form Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 5 Standards 2-4, 5-2 State Mandate The prosecutor agrees that a positive drug test/admission of drug use will not result in a filing of additional drug charges, will work with the team to decide on a response. MOU Program policy and procedure manual Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation:
6 Standard 2-7 State Mandate All participants shall receive a Participant Handbook upon accepting the terms of participation and entering the drug court (receipt acknowledged by signed form/in drug court file). Participant handbook Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 7 Standard 3-4 State Mandate Participant eligibility requirements/criteria and intake and referral standards be defined objectively, agreed upon by all members of the drug court team, included in writing as part of policies and procedures, and communicated to potential referral sources Program policy and procedure manual Is an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 8 Standard 3-8 State Mandate
If serving multiple risk levels, provide separate tracks, including separate group treatment services NPC assessment Result from NPC assessment: _____ Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 9 Standard 4-8 Mandate Overall duration and dosage of treatment on assessment. (ex – high need: 6-10 hours/week during initial phase, 200 hours of counseling over 9-12 months). Minimum length of drug court determined by judge/team and in policy and procedure manual. NPC assessment Program policy and procedure manual Result from NPC assessment: _____ Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 10 Standard 4-12 State Mandate
Participants shall be matched to services according to their needs. Placement guidelines developed by team with expertise of treatment provider. Program (treatment provider) answer to certification question [criteria: matched to service based on assessed need, guidelines developed by team with treatment provider] Treatment provider certification question #2 Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 11 Standards 4-21 a & c Mandate The drug court shall only utilize treatment providers in accordance with State of New Mexico Substance Abuse Counselor Act (licensed/certified in accordance with NM law). Providers shall provide the drug court with copies of all clinical staff licenses. Treatment licenses/certifications Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 12 Standard 4-22 State Mandate
In a program that allows use of MAT, participants may be prescribed psychotropic or addiction medicine as needed but only by an appropriately licensed medical professional. Name, credentials and contact information of medical professional on team or partnering with team MOU Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 13 Standard 4-29 State Mandate The treatment provider shall maintain for each participant documentation including but not limited to assessments and treatment plans, progress notes, services provided, attendance records and drug test results (if applicable). Letter from treatment provider affirming they maintain this documentation for all participants Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 14 Standard 5-3 State Mandate Each drug court shall adopt written policies and procedures that document its drug testing protocols and that follow the Standards. Program policy and procedure manual Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 15 Standard 5-5 Mandate
Drug tests shall utilize urinalysis as the primary method of drug testing NPC assessment Program policy and procedure manual Result from NPC assessment: _____ Is an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 16 Standard 6-1 Mandate The drug shall have a formal system of responses to participant behavior, including therapeutic responses, incentives/rewards and sanctions, established in writing and in the PPM. The drug court provides these guidelines to team members. Program policy and procedure manual Is an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 17 Standard 6-6 State Mandate
The drug court judge makes final decisions concerning the imposition of incentives or sanctions that affect a participant's legal status or liberty, after taking into consideration the input of the other drug court team members and discussing the matter in court with the participant or the participant's legal representative. The judge relies on the expert input of trained treatment professionals when imposing treatment‐related conditions. MOU Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 20 Standard 8-2 State Mandate Each drug court shall use the electronic database specified by the AOC for collection of participant demographic and program activity data. Programs are responsible for collecting all information necessary to calculate the approved performance measures, along with as much information identified by the data elements listed in Appendix J as the AOC database and local resources allow. AOC reviews electronic data Program policy and procedure manual Performance measures Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 21 Standards 9-3 & a State Mandate
1-7 {part of this standard is mandatory} [counts as 6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 The drug court team shall include the following roles/agencies: prosecuting and defense attorneys, court coordinator, case manager, probation/surveillance, and law enforcement (separate code for each role, though one person may fulfill more than one role) NPC assessment 1-Prosecutor Yes No Notes: Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 2-Defense Yes No Notes: 3-Program Manager/ Coordinator Yes No Notes: 4-Law Enforcement Yes No Notes: 5-Case Manager Yes No 6-Probation Yes No Notes: 1-11c 7 Establish MOU to establish continuity of all legal policies, including confidentiality, other necessary standards NPC assessment Result from NPC assessment: _____ Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: Team members attend pre-court staff meeting and status hearing staff meeting: Prosecution, defense, coordinator, law enforcement, case manager, probation on team (separate code for each role) NPC assessment 8-Prosecutor Yes No Notes: 9-Defense Yes No Notes: 10-Coordinator Yes No Notes: 11-Law Enforcement Yes No Notes: 12-Case Manager Yes No Notes:
13-Probation Yes No Notes: Status hearing: Prosecution, defense, coordinator, law enforcement, case manager, probation on team (separate code for each role) 14-Prosecutor Yes No Notes: 15-Defense Yes No Notes: 16-Coordinator Yes No Notes: 17-Law Enforcement Yes No Notes: 18-Case Manager Yes No Notes:
1-15 21 Drug court ensures that participants from historically disadvantaged groups (based on race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation/identity, disability, religion, socioeconomic status) receive equal access, retention, treatment, dispositions, and incentives/sanctions) Program answer to certification question Certification question #1 Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 1-16 22 Drug courts will follow confidentiality laws/practices (described in Standards, Appendix D) Program answer to certification question Program policy and procedure manual MOU Client release form Certification question #2 Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 1-18 23 Drug court information/records remain confidential, except as authorized for disclosure (by state law, standards, for research/evaluation) as allowed by federal law (HIPAA, CFR 42 part 2) Program answer to certification question Program policy and procedure manual MOU Certification question #2 Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 1-19 24 Drug courts shall comply with federal confidentiality laws (PHSA 42 USC 290dd-2 and 290ee-3, and 42 CFR part 2) Program answer to certification question Program policy and procedure manual MOU Certification question #2 Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation:
1-20 25 Drug courts should receive training on federal/NM confidentiality requirements and how they affect drug court practitioners and contractors [online training via CCI] Program answer to certification question Program policy and procedure manual Training completion certificates downloaded from CCI Certification question #2 Is an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 2-1 26 Prosecution/defense participate in design, implementation, and enforcement of screening/eligibility and case processing policies and procedures MOU Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 2-3 27 Prosecution/defense attend staff meetings NPC assessment Result from NPC assessment: _____ Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 2-3 28 Prosecution/defense attend status hearings NPC assessment Result from NPC assessment: Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 3-1 29 Drug court eligibility requirements (from list in standards) and ONLY within stated criteria Program signs form attesting to criteria Program policy and procedure manual Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation:
3-6 30 Program should target individuals who are moderate to high risk and high need NPC assessment Result from NPC assessment: _____ Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 3-7 31 Use standardized/ objective/ validated risk and need screen/ assessment; use for eligibility and of care, service planning; use tools validated for historically disadvantaged groups when available NPC assessment Certification application Result from NPC assessment: _____ Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 3-14 32 Drug courts maintain appropriate caseload/census based on capacity to effectively serve all participants in compliance with standards (review if reach 125 participants with one judge to ensure available services and staff time) NPC assessment Result from NPC assessment: _____ Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 4-3 33 Treatment services are provided in a gender appropriate and culturally competent manner NPC assessment Program (treatment provider) answer to certification question Result from NPC assessment: Treatment provider certification question #1 Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation:
4-4 34 Drug courts should provide a continuum of services through partnership with primary treatment provider (detox, outpatient, intensive outpatient, day treatment, residential). Team identifies staff overseeing case management services. NPC assessment Result from NPC assessment: _____ Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 4-6 35 Drug courts offer comprehensive range of services, based on assessed need. Required: substance abuse treatment, domestic violence counseling, criminal thinking intervention, trauma-informed services, mental health assessment/counseling NPC assessment Result from NPC assessment: _____ Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 4-9 36 Drug courts incorporate phase/level system NPC assessment Result from NPC assessment: _____ Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 4-10 37 Drug courts focus on relapse prevention and aftercare services NPC assessment Result from NPC assessment: _____ Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation:
4-11 38 Drug uses manualized, behavioral/cognitive behavioral, evidence based treatment, implemented with fidelity. NPC assessment Certification application: Treatment manual or link to website with EBP info Result from NPC assessment: _____ Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 4-13 39 Participants meet weekly with case manager/provider in first phase NPC assessment Result from NPC assessment: _____ Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 4-15 40 Participants should be reassessed and treatment may be adjusted based on new results. Program (treatment provider) answer to certification question [3 criteria: individualized, reassess, treatment plan modified] Treatment provider certification question #3 Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 4-16 41 Participants NOT incarcerated to achieve clinical or social service objectives, such as access to detoxification or sober living, unless danger to self or others NPC assessment Result from NPC assessment: _____ Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 4-17 42 Graduation determined by judge in collaboration with team, and on condition participant has satisfied established minimum criteria Program policy and procedure manual Is an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation:
4-18 43 Discharge/termination shall occur with approval of judge in collaboration with team Program policy and procedure manual Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 4-19 44 Every treatment provider has a quality assurance program to evaluate quality of care and promote efficient and effective services. Certification application: Description of QA protocols from treatment provider Treatment provider certification question #4 Is an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 4-20 45 Drug courts should ensure accountability of treatment provider to incorporate services and training consistent with the drug model and treatment best practices. Program answer to certification question Application from selected contractor(s) Contract with treatment provider(s) Certification question #3 Is an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 4-30 46 When treatment provider is providing drug testing, they develop and implement plan for random testing Treatment provider drug testing protocols MOU Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation:
4-32 47 Treatment provider provides written reports of clients’ assessments, attendance at treatment sessions, progress on a monthly incident reports, treatment plans, and discharge summary NPC assessment MOU with treatment provider Result from NPC assessment: _____ Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 5-4 48 Drug testing is random/unpredictable, no less than twice per week, on weekdays, weekends, and holidays. Drug testing maintained until participant has shown significant progress in meeting target behaviors including relapse prevention skills NPC assessment Program policy and procedure manual Result from NPC assessment: _____ Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 5-5 49 Drug courts may utilize variety of alternative testing methods to supplement UAs (breath, hair, saliva, patch, electronic monitoring) NPC assessment Result from NPC assessment: Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation:
6-4 55 promotion is predicated on the achievement of realistic and defined behavioral objectives, such as completing a treatment regimen and remaining drug-abstinent for a specified period of time. Sanctions and incentives may change over time as participants advance through the phases of the drug court. The frequency of drug and alcohol testing is not reduced until after other treatment and supervisory services have been reduced without a resulting relapse. Program policy and procedure manual Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 6-5 56 If a participant is terminated from the drug court because adequate treatment is not available, the participant does not receive an augmented sentence or disposition for failing to complete the drug court. Program answer to certification question Program policy and procedure manual Certification question #4 and endorsement from attorneys Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation:
6-10 59 Responses to participant noncompliance should come as close in time as possible to the targeted behavior, but at most within one week. NPC assessment Program policy & procedure manual Result from NPC assessment: _____ Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 6-11 60 Responses to behavior (incentives, sanctions, and therapeutic responses) must be certain, fair, and of the appropriate intensity. All responses should focus on specific behaviors and be administered with a clear direction for the desired behavior change. Program answer to certification question Certification question #5 Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 6-12 61 Team relies on medical input to determine whether prescriptions are medically indicated and whether alternatives are available Program policy and procedure manual MOU with providers Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation:
6-14 63 Sanctions should be implemented in a way for the participant to understand the consequence of noncompliance with drug court rules without being viewed simply as punitive. Participants should be told what behavior the team expects of them and offered help to accomplish it, rather than just being told the behavior they should not engage in. Sanctions are delivered without expression of anger, ridicule, foul or abusive language, or shame. Program policy and procedure manual Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 6-19 64 Drug courts must use jail/detention sanctions sparingly and with the intention of modifying participant behavior in a positive manner. Jail/detention sanctions longer than 5 continuous days are outside of best practices. NPC assessment Result from NPC assessment: _____ Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 6-22 65 A period greater than 90 continuous days of negative drug test results shall be required before a participant is eligible to graduate from the drug court. NPC assessment Result from NPC assessment: _____ Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 7-3 66 The drug court judge should serve a term of at least 2 years. NPC assessment Result from NPC assessment: _____ Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation:
8-1 75 Data needed for drug court monitoring and management should be kept in electronic data systems, be easily obtainable and maintained in useful formats for regular review by drug court teams and management. NPC assessment Result from NPC assessment: _____ Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 8-5 76 Each drug shall collect in the court's drug court automated database a minimum required set of data elements. These data elements are listed in Appendix K. State access to data/review of program data for completeness [future] Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 8-10 77 A program check related to drug court best practices should be conducted at least annually. Best practice table/checklist (most recent one) Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 8-11 78 Feedback from review of participant data should be used to make modifications to drug court operations, procedures and practices. Program answer to certification question Certification question #7 Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation:
9-3 79 Recommended training align with state and national standards and practices endorsed by the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) and the National Drug Court Institute (NDCI). Treatment practices must be evidence-based practices endorsed by NREPP, SAMSHA or culturally based practices deemed effective and appropriate. Program Policy and Procedure Manual Training logs Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation:
9-7 82 The judge receives specialized training in legal and constitutional issues, judicial ethics, behavior modification, and community supervision. The judge attends annual training conferences and workshops. NPC assessment Program policy and procedure manual Training logs/certificates from trainings Result from NPC assessment: _____ Is an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: NM Standards & Certification Requirement Language in standard How standard will be measured Confirmation Standard met? BEST PRACTICE ITEMS {These 17 items are encouraged} 1-4 1 Staff [not including judge, 7-3] are assigned to the drug court for a minimum of 2 years to ensure stability and continuity of day-to-day operations and strengthen collaborative relationships between the key professionals. Program policy and procedure manual MOU Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 3-10 2 Participants being considered for drug court shall be promptly advised about the program, including the requirements, scope and potential benefits and effects on their case. Program policy and procedure manual MOU Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation:
8-8 12 Participant satisfaction should be monitored on a regular basis (including at drug court entry and graduation) through the use of surveys, including exit surveys at the time of graduation or termination. Participant satisfaction survey or summary of results Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 8-9 13 Monitoring of participant progress, success, and satisfaction should include a comparison of historically disadvantaged groups to the other participants, to identify—and work to address—any areas of inequity in drug court access, treatment, responses to behavior, and dispositions. Monitoring/data report comparing groups of participants based on demographic characteristics (such as gender, race/ethnicity, etc.) Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Relevant Page Number(s) ____________________ Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: 8-11 14 Feedback from participant surveys and findings from evaluations should be used to make modifications to drug court operations, procedures and practices Participant survey or summary Copy of evaluation report (if available) with recommendations and response from program on any implemented and how Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No Title(s) of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation:
10-2 16 The drug court should establish a Policy Committee (see definition in Appendix B) to oversee the operations of the court and to establish a written plan. The plan should address sustainability of the court’s operation, resources, information management, and evaluation needs. The written plan shall include implementation tasks and timeframes to ensure compliance with the Drug Court Standards. The plan should incorporate the goals of participant abstinence from alcohol and illicit drugs and the promotion of behavior in the interest of public safety. The Policy Committee should meet quarterly. Members of the Policy Committee are to be drawn from the participating agencies. Recommended membership includes: prosecuting attorney, defense attorney, community corrections agency or juvenile probation department, the court, law enforcement, child welfare, and treatment. Program policy and procedure manual Committee list of names, affiliations, contact information Most recent agenda/minutes I Is there an attachment(s) to support this requirement? Yes No of the attachment(s) Relevant Page Number(s) Yes Not Currently Item Pending Recommendation: