9-2-2702. Definitions.

(a) As used in this act:

(i) "Best practices" means intentional methods, procedures or systems that produce consistent, cost-effective prevention or treatment outcomes, which have been validated in replicated randomized control group studies or high quality time series studies, published or reported in reputable scholarly sources. In the absence of high quality research studies, a practice or approach may be selected on the basis of the consensus of prevailing scientific opinion or theory-based procedures published in peer-reviewed journals, until the best practices data are available;

(ii) "Cross training" means acquisition of skills to implement or use prevention, intervention or treatment procedures from different roles, disciplines or perspectives with the intent of improving overall, effective treatment or prevention outcomes. Cross training does not include the acquisition of licensure in another discipline;

(iii) "Patient" means any individual or client for whom confidential medical or psychological records are kept as a part of the provision of treatment or prevention services;

(iv) "Programs and facilities" means coordinated and planned activities or services that receive financial consideration from any source including third party payments or grants for the provision of treatment of prevention services and scientifically related problems, provided however, the term does not include public workshops, public speeches, courses or workshops not holding themselves out as intending to provide therapeutic services;

(v) "Provider" means any individual, partnership, corporation or organization that receives financial consideration from any source including third party payments or grants for the purpose of treatment or prevention services targeting substance abuse or other scientifically related problems such as delinquency, school failure, mental illness or criminal behavior;

(vi) "Therapeutic community" means a comprehensive, research based method of substance abuse and cognitive behavioral treatment, effectively preparing the client for reentry into society;

(vii) "This act" means W.S 9-2-2701 through 9-2-2704.