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II. Approval of Discussion Notes / Announcements II. Announcements (Cont’d.) III. LabCorp Yanira Lima asked if there are any corrections to the Discussion Notes from the previous meeting held on October 9, 2008. There was one correction from Probation, clarifying that drug testing continues to be done on a random basis. The Discussion Notes will be corrected and posted on the Alcohol and Drug Program Administration’s (ADPA) Prop 36 website at www.lapublichealth.org/adpa, under the Discussion Notes section. Handouts: 1) Agenda 2) Proposition 36 CASC Listing (Updated) 3) Discussion Notes from Previous Meeting (October 9, 2008) 4) Prop 36 Monitoring Courts Directory (Updated) 5) Department of Corrections List (Updated) 6) Prop 36 Calendar(Updated) 7) ADPA Bulletin 08-04 “Timely Progress Reporting” 8) ADPA Bulletin 08-05 “Procedural Changes Misdemeanants” 9) HIV/AIDS Policies and Procedures (Oct. 30, 2008) 10) Roster Regions 5 & 8 Announcements: • In addition to the usual handouts, two bulletins from the Alcohol and Drug Program Administration (ADPA) were distributed. • ADPA Bulletin 08-04 “Timely Submission of Progress Reports” was recently distributed on November 17, 2008 and was designed to address the problem of treatment agencies were either consistently posting their Progress Reports to the Court late or not at all. • ADPA Bulletin 08-05 “The Misdemeanant Policy” was sent out on November 24, 2008, which directs the Community Assessment Service Centers to directly refer all misdemeanants into a Level I program. The procedural changes in this bulletin were made in response to another reduction in Prop 36 funding. • Kiah McIntyre conveyed to all treatment agencies that TCPX identification numbers (Treatment Court Probation eXchange) continue to be left off of some specimens which is a critical piece of information. As a result of the delays, when a sample ‘sits’ without being analyzed, this can cause a 2 To contact Kiah McIntyre call (800) 859-6046 ext 73213 To fax Ms. McIntyre, her number is
III. LabCorp (Cont’d.) IV. Court build-up of ammonia in the urine sample and this can result in a ‘validity’ problem in the results. • The LabCorp e-results, an on-line delivery system of test results directly to the secured site of the registered treatment provider – is being utilized by many providers. • A treatment providers inquired if ADPA and LabCorp is planning to return to the point of care test (POCT) type of drug testing. Answer: No. Even if a product could be found that would be ‘approved’ this would require that most of the agencies would have to undergo the process of becoming “CLIA” certified, which does not seem feasible at this time. • Ms. McIntyre announced that there will be training offered in lab-based drug testing, and the classes will probably be scheduled for some time in March. Notices will be sent out. • Ms. Lima and Ms. McIntyre surveyed the treatment providers as to whether the lab-based testing is working well. The ‘turn-around’ time for the agencies to receive results seems to be about 24-48 hours. No one had any complaints regarding this. • Judge Luna and Judge Tynan could not be present. • Judge Wright- Announced that he has been reassigned to another Court, and will no longer be hearing Prop 36 cases. • One treatment provider reported that the “Next Court Date” section in the client’s TCPX file is not reflecting the new date on the clients’ TCPX screens. Other providers stated they are also having this problem with the TCPX. • Public Defender- LabCorp was questioned as to their ability to respond to the need to document that a marijuana participant’s THC level is actually ‘coming down’ while they’re claiming abstinence. The Deputy Public Defender asked if obtaining confirmations on this type of drug testing result could be expedited by having the Judge fax a Minute Order directly over to LabCorp requesting the results rather than having it go through the 3 (858) 391-7175 fax.
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