Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 69-13-3 - Needs Assessment3.1. The Bureau will establish a mechanism through which a needs assessment is developed and administered to inform the selection criteria and processes for awarding Ryan Brown Fund grants.3.2. The Bureau will implement data-gathering strategies for achieving estimates of need and demand by region, if applicable and may utilize: 3.2.a. Direct measures (i.e., population surveys employing probability sampling), including but not limited to: 3.2.a.1. Persons in short-term treatment;3.2.a.2. Persons in long-term treatment;3.2.a.3. Persons in recovery residences;3.2.a.4. Infants exposed to drugs;3.2.a.5. Children removed from their family due to substance use;3.2.a.6. Overdose deaths;3.2.a.7. Opioid Antagonist administrations; and3.2.a.8. Opioid prescriptions.3.2.b. Indirect measures (i.e., assessments based on the impact of drug use and persons who use drugs on health, social service, and criminal justice systems); and3.2.c. Ethnographic study (i.e., information based on observation and/or description derived from individuals experiencing a substance use disorder).3.3. The Bureau will establish and implement a methodology, based on nationally recognized criteria, including but not limited to, criteria established by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), to quantify the usage of and need for inpatient, outpatient, and residential behavioral health services throughout the state, taking into account projected patient care level needs.