pa-56-43-1551: State drug treatment program

Summary

The Department of Corrections (department) proposes to amend Chapter 97 (relating to State intermediate punishment drug offender treatment program) to read as set forth in Annex A. This proposed rulemaking implements 61 Pa.C.S. Chapter 41 (relating to State drug treatment program) (act). Statutory Authority The proposed amendments to Chapter 97 are authorized under section 506 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 186) regarding rules and regulations. Proposed amendments to Chapter 97 are also authorized under 61 Pa.C.S. § 4106 (relating to written guidelines and regulations), which authorizes the department to promulgate regulations to implement the act. Specifically, this section directs the department to develop written guidelines for participant selection criteria and the establishment of program selection committees within each diagnostic and classification center of the department and address suspensions and expulsions from the program. Effective Date This proposed rulemaking will be effective upon final-form publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin . Background and Need for Amendments Prior to the act of August 11, 2009 (P.L. 147, No. 33) (Act 33 of 2009), State intermediate punishment (SIP) was a State sentence under 42 Pa.C.S. former Chapter 99 regarding State intermediate punishment, which established the Drug Offender Treatment Program (DOTP). Under SIP: (1) a defendant was committed to the custody of the department; (2) the department evaluated/assessed...

The agency’s own summary, as published.