Upper Kittitas County District Court

		
		
                                 LCrRLJ 7.2(f)
               REQUIREMENTS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY ASSESSMENTS


    When, as a part of a sentence or other disposition, a chemical dependency
assessment is required, the alcohol/drug evaluator must be a certified Chemical
Dependency Professional (CDP) or a CDP trainee (CDPT) under supervision of a
CDP.  The evaluator shall prepare a written report of the assessment that shall
include a description of the steps taken to insure compliance with the
requirements of WAC 388-805-310.  The written report shall also include the
following information:

    1. A description of the sources used to establish the defendant's legal
history.  At a minimum, these sources must include a Defendant's Case History
(DCH), a Washington Department of Licensing driver's record abstract, and
police reports describing the current offense.  The police reports shall
contain, at a minimum, a description of the offense and the defendant's blood
or breath alcohol level and any other drug levels at the time of arrest.

    2. A description of sources used to document the defendant's history of
alcohol and other drug treatment or education.  At a minimum, these sources
shall include any available drug/alcohol evaluations prepared by a CDP or CDPT
concerning the defendant. The defendant shall notify the evaluator of any prior
alcohol/drug evaluation and sign any releases necessary to make such
alcohol/drug evaluations available to his or her current evaluating agency.

    3. A description of the method used to notify the defendant of the
assessment results.  The defendant shall be supplied with a copy of his
alcohol/drug evaluation along with any treatment/education recommendations made
by the CDP or CDPT.  If the assessment results are mailed to the defendant, the
report shall state the address to which the assessment was mailed and the date
of mailing.


[Adopted effective September 1, 2011]