R523-3-3. Definitions

  (1) "Assessment" means an in-depth clinical interview with a licensed mental health therapist used to determine if a youth is in need of:

  (a) Substance use disorder treatment that is obtained at a substance use disorder program;

  (b) An educational series; or

  (c) A combination of Subsection R523-3-3(1)(a)and Subsection R523-3-3(1)(b).

  (2) "Educational series" means a court-ordered and evidence-based instructional series for youth with low criminogenic risk obtained at a substance use disorder program that is approved by the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health in accordance with Section 62A-15-105 designed to prevent the onset of substance use and/or mental health disorders and reduce criminogenic risk. (3) "Criminogenic Risk" means youth characteristics that are directly related to researched causation of delinquency.

  (4) "Criminogenic Need" means dynamic or changeable attributes of youth that are directly linked to delinquency that should be targeted to develop a comprehensive treatment plan.

  (5) "Level of Care" means the intensity of either substance use disorder services needed as defined by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) or the array of services needed to address a youth's mental health issues.

  (6) "Recovery" means a process of change through which youth improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.

  (7) "Recovery Support" means services or activities provided before, during or after completion of acute treatment services to enhance a youth's ability to either attain or retain their recovery from either mental health or substance use disorders.

  (8) "Screening" means a preliminary appraisal of a youth used to determine:

  (a) Criminogenic risk, and;

  (b) If the youth is in need of further assessment.

  (9) "Youth" for purposes of this rule are defined as any person under the age of twenty-one years of age.