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Driving Under the Influence Program
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Education Questions
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- If a client receives assessment or education services in a licensed facility that is not a certified DUI program, will the assessment and education services count toward fulfilling the requirements for other DUI convictions?
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- No. Kentucky Administrative Regulation 908 KAR 1:310 Section 3(a) states: "A licensed entity desiring to provide DUI assessment or education services shall be certified by the division as a DUI program before providing a service at any location."
Note: DUI clients must be assessed by a certified DUI assessor in a certified DUI program, utilizing the Kentucky DUI Assessment Instrument. DUI clients appropriate for education must receive from a certified DUI instructor in a certified DUI program either of the approved curricula: (1) the Kentucky Alcohol or Other Drug Education Program (KAODEP) 20-hour education curricula or (2) Prime for Life Risk Reduction Program (PRI) 20-hour education curricula. - Q.
- May education programs be less than 90 days long?
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- Yes. The delivery standards in administrative regulation 908 KAR 1:310 Section 7(2) for both the Kentucky Alcohol and Other Drug Education Program (KAODEP) and the Prime For Life (PRI) curricula allow for the delivery of the 20-hour education program in less than 90 days.
Since KRS 189A restricts education to first offenders, and KRS 189A.040(1)(c) allows for release from the program prior to 90 days for a first offender who has completed the recommended program based on an assessment, it is clear that an education program can be completed in less than 90 days. Ninety days is the maximum length of an education or treatment program for a first offender. - Q.
- With regard to the restriction in the regulation that allows for the PRI 20-hour program to be given in three weeks, where is the evidence to demonstrate what is effective and what is not?
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- The Prevention Research Institute bases the recommended PRI delivery standards on experience of PRI instructors across the country. PRI recommends that the first 12 hours of the curriculum be taught two to three times per week for two to three hours per session. The remaining eight hours are prescribed to be taught less often – for example, one time per week. This allows a participant extended time to integrate the information into his or her personal life.
These recommended delivery standards are in compliance with administrative regulation 908 KAR 1:310 Sections 7(2)(a)3.a.–b., which mandate that the 20-hour curriculum shall be delivered no more than three hours per day and three times per week.
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