AB 597

This bill allows persons who are inmates in a correctional facility to obtain

certain alcohol and other drug assessments at a treatment center operated by the

Department of Corrections (DOC). Under current law, a person who is convicted of

certain offenses related to operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant

(OWI-related offense) is generally required to submit to and comply with an

assessment by an approved public treatment facility for examination of the person's

use of alcohol, controlled substances, or controlled substance analogs and for

development of a driver safety plan for the person. Approved public treatment

facilities are facilities that meet standards established by the Department of Health

Services (DHS).

Under the bill, DOC may establish and operate a treatment facility for the

purposes of providing court-ordered assessments and developing driver safety plans

for persons who are inmates of a correctional facility. The bill requires DOC to

comply with the standards and rules established by DHS for treatment facilities and

to obtain DHS approval of the treatment facility. The bill also requires a county,

tribal, or DOC treatment facility to accept and enforce compliance with a driver

safety plan that is established by another county, tribal, or DOC treatment facility.