OAR 137-087-0075: Post-Release Services

(1) Service Eligibility. A BIP may provide post-release services to a participant only after his release for program compliance. (2) Cost of Services. Whenever possible, a BIP shall offer post-release services at little or no cost for former participants to encourage long-term and on-going participation in such services. (3) Elements of Services. Post-release services may include but are not limited to: (a) Occasional attendance of the group or class the former participant has left; (b) Periodic individual meetings with BIP staff to assess maintenance and to review the Accountability Plan developed pursuant to OAR 137-087-0050; (c) Periodic group or class meetings of typical or extended length conducted specifically for post-release men; and (d) Regularly scheduled group or class meetings on an on-going basis. (4) Limit on Role of Services. Attendance in a post-release group or class shall not substitute for re-enrolling in a BIP or as the primary intervention when there is a new legal charge, court mandate to complete a BIP, or when the participant or partner reports physical violence.