Your attorney may recommend a DWI Assessment Provider.

Please be advised that you do have a right to contact any licensed DWI Assessment/Treatment Provider you choose.

At CHOICES, our customers are treated as individuals, not as "stereotyped" alcoholics or addicts. If you are determined to have a Substance Abuse handicap, your individuality and treatment as a "Human being" first, will not be compromised.

At CHOICES Substance Abuse Services you will be treated with respect and in a strictly confidential setting.

To have one's driver license re-instated, after the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) revocation period, the following administrative sanctions must have been completed.

• Substance Abuse assessment
• Completion of ADETS or a recommended treatment level
• Paid State mandatory fees: $100.00 - assessment, $160.00 - ADETS. Treatment providers charge additional fees that vary among agencies.

• In a licensed substance abuse facility; not in the courthouse or a place of business.
• In person by a qualified or certified substance abuse professional.
• Using both a standardized instrument and a clinical interview.
• Taking the breath/chemical test reading and one's prior driving record into account and
• Using the DSM IV criteria to form a clinical impression.
• You are required to bring your court papers to the assessment.
• The assessor must have a copy of your "Complete Driving History" from DMV.

• Shall be made consistent with the American Society of Addiction Medicine criteria.
• If there is not a DSM diagnosis, the client may be referred to education (ADETS) or short-term treatment. NOTE: Offenders failing to submit to a breath/chemical test and those registering over 0.14% are ineligible to attend ADETS and must be referred to a level of treatment.
• The provider is required to inform you of other local providers who offer the service you need.
• The provider may not charge a fee to transfer your case to another in-state provider.
• Providers may charge for special services and for handling out of state cases.

• Clients have a right to professional and ethical services based upon their identified level of need.
• Clients may be asked to sign treatment contracts. Both the provider and the client are expected to honor such contracts.
• Each client must have a certified substance abuse counselor available to them.
• Treatment groups shall be conducted by trained therapists, be limited to 20 clients and be conducted for the scheduled period of time.