Utah Admin. Code R523-9-2 - Definitions

(1) Evidence-based prevention includes programs, activities and strategies (hereinafter referred to as "interventions") that:

(a) Are included in private or federal registries that identify evidence-based interventions proven to result in sustained positive benefits to individuals or communities.

(b) Have been reported in peer-reviewed journals and with demonstrated positive effects on the primary targeted outcome; or

(c) Have documented effectiveness supported by other sources of information and the consensus judgment of informed experts, and meet the following criteria:

(i) The intervention is based on a theory of change that is documented in a clear logic or conceptual model; and

(ii) The intervention is similar in content and structure to interventions that appear in registries and/or the peer-reviewed literature; and

(iii) The intervention is supported by documentation that it has been effectively implemented in the past, and multiple times, in a manner attentive to scientific standards of evidence and with results that show a consistent pattern of credible and positive effects; and

(iv) The intervention is reviewed and deemed appropriate by the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health.

(2) Evidence-informed prevention includes programs, activities and strategies (hereinafter referred to as "interventions"):

(a) With documented effectiveness supported by other sources of information and the consensus judgment of informed experts; and

(b) Have been reviewed by the DSAMH and determined to meet the criteria for listing on Utah's Statewide Registry of Evidence-based Programs.

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Utah Admin. Code R523-9-2

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-2, effective 12/22/2015