135.130 - SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FACILITY FOR PERSONS ON PROBATION.

        135.130  SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FACILITY FOR
      PERSONS ON PROBATION.
         1.  The director shall establish and operate a facility for the
      purpose of providing a structured treatment program for persons with
      a substance abuse problem who are on probation and under the
      supervision of a judicial district department of correctional
      services.  The department shall enter into an agreement pursuant to
      chapter 28E with the department of corrections for assistance in
      establishing security for the facility.  The department, in
      consultation with the department of corrections, shall adopt rules
      pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.  The rules
      adopted shall include rules related to the treatment requirements of
      the program.
         2.  A substance abuse treatment facility advisory council is
      established within the department to advise and make recommendations
      to the director regarding the establishment and operation of a
      facility for persons with a substance abuse problem who are on
      probation and to assist with the implementation of treatment programs
      that are proven to be effective for offenders.  The substance abuse
      treatment facility advisory council shall consist of the directors of
      the eight judicial district departments of correctional services and
      one representative each from the judicial branch, the Iowa department
      of public health, the department of corrections, and the governor's
      office of drug control policy.
         3.  The department, in consultation with the department of
      corrections and the advisory council, shall adopt rules pursuant to
      chapter 17A to establish and operate the facility.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         2001 Acts, ch 184, §7
         Referred to in § 135.11, 901B.1