Section 290gg · Repealed. Pub. L. 106310, div. B, title XXXIII, 3301(c)(4), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1209

(1) to ensure, to the extent practicable, that the program has the capacity to provide the services to all individuals who seek and would benefit from the services;

(2) as appropriate, to provide education on obtaining employment and other matters with respect to assisting the individuals in preventing any relapse into substance abuse, including education on the appropriate involvement of parents and others in preventing such a relapse;

(3) to provide services in locations accessible to substance abusers and, to the extent practicable, to provide services through mobile facilities;

(4) to give priority to providing services to individuals who are intravenous drug abusers, to pregnant women, to homeless individuals, and to residents of publicly-assisted housing;

(5) with respect to women with dependent children, to provide child care to such women seeking treatment services for substance abuse;

(6) to conduct outreach activities to inform individuals of the availability of the services of the program;

(7) to provide case management services, including services to determine eligibility for assistance under Federal, State, and local programs providing health services, mental health services, or social services;

(8) to ensure the establishment of one or more offices to oversee the coordination of the activities of the program, to ensure that treatment is available to those seeking it, to ensure that the program is administered efficiently, and to ensure that the public is informed that the offices are the locations at which individuals may make inquiries concerning the program, including the location of available treatment services within the national capital area; and

(9) to develop and utilize standards for certifying the knowledge and training of individuals, and the quality of programs, to provide treatment services for substance abuse.

(A) The Secretary may not make the grant under subsection (a) of this section unless the applicant involved is an organization of the general-purpose local governments within the national capital area, or another public or nonprofit private entity, and the applicant submits to the Secretary assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that, with respect to the communities in which services will be offered, the local governments of the communities will participate in the program.

(B) The Secretary may not make the grant under subsection (a) of this section unless—

The grantee under subsection (a) of this section may provide the services required by such subsection directly or through arrangements with public and nonprofit private entities.

The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) of this section unless the applicant for the grant agrees, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the applicant in carrying out the purpose described in such subsection, to make available (directly or through donations from public or private entities) non-Federal contributions toward such costs in an amount not less than $1 for each $2 of Federal funds provided under the grant.

Non-Federal contributions required in paragraph (1) may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services. Amounts provided by the Federal Government, or services assisted or subsidized to any significant extent by the Federal Government, may not be included in determining the amount of such non-Federal contributions.

The Secretary shall independently evaluate the effectiveness of the program carried out under subsection (a) of this section and determine its suitability as a model for the United States, particularly regarding the provision of high quality, patient-oriented, coordinated and accessible drug treatment services across jurisdictional lines. The Secretary shall consider the extent to which the program has improved patient retention, accessibility of services, staff retention and quality, reduced patient relapse, and provided a full range of drug treatment and related health and human services. The Secretary shall evaluate the extent to which the program has effectively utilized innovative methods for overcoming the resistance of the residents of communities to the establishment of treatment facilities within the communities.

The Secretary may require the grantee under subsection (a) of this section to evaluate any aspect of the program carried out under such subsection, and such evaluation shall, to the extent appropriate, be coordinated with the independent evaluation required in paragraph (1).

Funds made available under subsection (h) of this section may not be utilized to conduct the independent evaluation required in paragraph (1).

The Secretary shall make a determination of the appropriate criteria for carrying out the program required in subsection (a) of this section, including the anticipated need for, and range of, services under the program in the communities involved and the anticipated costs of the program. Not later than 90 days after July 10, 1992, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report describing the findings made as a result of the determination.

Not later than 2 years after the date on which the grant is made under subsection (a) of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report describing the extent to which the program carried out under such subsection has been effective in carrying out the purposes of the program.