[§352D-4.5]  Substance abuse treatment
monitoring program.  (a)  To determine the effectiveness of substance abuse
treatment services and maintain accurate numbers of individuals receiving
publicly funded substance abuse treatment, the office shall comply with the
requirements of the statewide substance abuse treatment monitoring program
established by the department of health under section 321-192.5.  The office
shall collect data in accordance with section 321-192.5 from any provider of
substance abuse treatment that provides substance abuse treatment to youths
served through public funds administered by the office.



(b)  The office shall include in the contract
with any treatment provider all criteria established by the department of
health pursuant to section 321-192.5 to determine whether the treatment
provider is achieving success in treating individuals with substance abuse.



(c)  The office shall include the information
collected under subsection (a) as part of the annual report submitted pursuant
to section 352D-6.



(d)  This section shall not be construed to
abrogate an individual's right to privacy.  The office shall implement
sufficient protections to ensure that the identity of a recipient of substance
abuse treatment services remains strictly confidential and that aggregate data
collected pursuant to this section is used solely for the purpose of this
section. [L 2004, c 40, §25]