R523-3-6. Standards for Substance Use Disorder and Co-occurring Mental Health Assessments

  (1) Assessments shall be conducted by a licensed mental health therapist using a standardized instrument(s) and process that has been evaluated by the scientific community and determined to be reliable and valid for the purpose of assessing youth.

  (2) Assessments shall identify: relevant information to the youth's use of substances that will assist in determining the need for placement in services based on the ASAM Dimensions as outlined in the ASAM Criteria, 2013 Edition, or most current ASAMH criteria.

  (3) Assessments shall focus on the youth's substance use severity, mental health status, legal problems, physical condition, educational functioning, living situation and the criminogenic risk factors that predict the likelihood of re-offense.

  (4) Based on the screening and the assessment, the assessor shall recommend needed services, and supervision requirements that address the youth's clinical and criminogenic needs.

  (5) Examples of validated substance use disorder assessment instruments for youth include but are not limited to: The Global Appraisal of Youth Needs (GAIN), Teen Addiction Severity Index (T-ASI) and the Personal Experience Inventory (PEI).