[§353G-2]  Definitions.  As used in this
chapter unless the context requires otherwise:



"Assessment" means an ongoing process
through which a substance abuse professional collaborates with a client and
other persons to gather and interpret information necessary for planning
treatment and evaluating the client's progress.



"Assessment program" refers to a
not-for-profit corporation, government agency, or other entity accredited by
the department of health to provide substance abuse services, or to a substance
abuse professional certified pursuant to section 321-193.



"Drug or alcohol dependent" means in
a state of physical or psychological dependence, or both, arising from the use
of a controlled substance or alcohol on a continuous basis that is characterized
by behavioral and other responses, including but not limited to a strong
compulsion to take the controlled substance or alcohol on a recurring basis,
regardless of consequence, in order to experience its psychotropic effects or
to avoid the discomfort of its absence.



"Repeat offender" means any inmate in
a state correctional center or facility who meets the requirements of section
353G-3(a).



"Substance abuse or additional
treatment" means any type of drug or alcohol treatment ordered by the
department of public safety, the Hawaii paroling authority, or the agency
responsible for monitoring a person's compliance with the terms and conditions
of parole or other release from a correctional center or facility to address a
person's drug or alcohol dependence or other substance abuse or addiction
treatment.



"Substance abuse program" or
"treatment program" means a program concerned with education,
prevention, or treatment directed toward achieving the prevention of substance
abuse, or the social, mental, and physical restoration of substance abusers. 
The term "program" is synonymous with facility, agency, unit, and
organization.



"Test" or "drug test" means
a test conducted in a medically safe and appropriate manner to determine the
presence or absence of alcohol or controlled substance metabolites, or to
determine the recent or historical use of alcohol or a controlled substance by
the subject of the test. [L 1998, c 152, pt of §2]