Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services, the agency in Ohio that is responsible for granting certification (that which allows them to operate) to drug & alcohol treatment institutions, recently did a three-year renewal certification on KHK. KHK received its renewal despite 38 "deficiencies".
From the ODADAS Program Certification Review List February 9,
2005.
Kids Helping Kids, Milford OH
General Deficiencies: (1 thru 10 out of a total of 38)
1. The program did not have an employment recruitment/selection
process, as required by OAC 3793:2-1-03(O)(4)
2. The program did not have a policy and procedure stating that they
will require a criminal background check by BCII and, if current Ohio
residency is less than 5 years, by the FBI, as required by OAC 3793:2-
1-013(R)(3).
3. The program did not have an admission policy and procedure that
required a valid substance related disorder diagnosis(DSM) for youth
admitted to levels I-III, as required by OAC 3793:2-1-05(E)(1).
4. The program did not present a policy/procedure for terminating
client services that addressed terminating against the advice of the
program, as required by OAC 3793:2-1-05(G)(

. Please note that this
deficiency was previously cited during the last certification survey.
5. The program did not have procedures for the release of client
information, as required by OAC 3793:2-1-05(G)(9).
6. The program did not have procedures for obtaining an assessment
for each client admitted to the program including acceptance fo an
assessment performed within 90 days of the admission date by another
certified program (or assessment containing comparable elements), as
required by OAC 3793:2-1-05(G)(10). Please note that this deficiency
was previously cited during the last certification survey.
7. The program did not have documentation that an Ohio-licensed
dietician had reviewed/approved the program's dietary
policies/procedures, menus and special diets, as required by OAC
3793:2-1-05(H)(3).
8. The program did not have a policy prohibiting clients from having
controlled substances in their possession at the program site/while
involved in program activities unless authorized by a physician for
medical necessity, as required by OAC 3793:2-1-05(I)(3)(d).
9. The program did not have procedures for obtaining/accounting for
medications from clients at admission/upon entering the program and
return of same at discharge, as required by OAC 3793:2-1-05(I)(3)(e).
10. The program did not have a policy/procedure for maintaining
client records that included the complete confidentiality statements
from the rule, as required by OAC 3793:2-1-06(D)(1)(b) and (c).