DUI Offenders Alcohol Treatement Programs in Louisville, Kentucky

Alcohol Education/Treatment Programs

If you plead guilty or are found guilty of any DUI offense in the Commonwealth of Kentucky you must enroll, attend, and complete an Alcohol Education/Treatment program. You must complete the counseling program before the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will allow the reinstatement of your driver's license. Failure to enroll, attend and complete a Court approved program may result in the Judge holding you in contempt for failure to comply with the Court's orders. The Court has the power to sentence you for up to six months in the County Jail or until you comply with the Court's order if you fail to complete your Alcohol Education/Treatment program as directed.

After a finding of guilt and upon leaving the courtroom, offenders in Jefferson County are ordered to report to the Jefferson County Court Monitoring Program located in the basement of the Hall of Justice. The Court Monitoring Program will have you complete some paperwork and collect a $25.00 (cash or money order) processing fee from you. The Court Monitoring Center (CMC) employees will give you a list of approved Alcohol Education/Treatment providers. The CMC staff will collect your fee and give you a sealed envelope to give to your Alcohol/Treatment provider within 10 days. If you open the envelope or fail to give the envelope to an approved provider within 10 days you will not be in the program and you may be held in contempt by the Court.

Alcohol Education/Treatment Programs

Approve Programs

Attached is a list of approved Alcohol Education programs in Jefferson County. These programs are recognized by the courts and the Jefferson County Court Monitoring Center. While all programs will charge a fee for attendance, some programs will provide a sliding scale based on the clients ability to pay. Remember, if you fail to follow the requirement of the Court Monitoring Center and the orders of the Court, you will not be able to secure a new license and you will be subject to the contempt powers of the court. The attached list of alcohol education and treatment providers are recognized by Kentucky courts and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet as satisfying the alcohol education/treatment program minimum requirements mandated by the Kentucky DUI statute:

List of Inpatient Alcohol Programs

intensive programs

Sometimes clients and their families need recommendations for an inpatient treatment program. I recommend Hazelden (http://www.hazelden.org/) and the Betty Ford Clinic (http://www.bettyfordcenter.org/) as two of the longtime leaders in drug and alcohol abuse residential counseling. The websites for these nationally recognized programs provide significant information regarding treatment options and information. In addition, Alcoholic Anonymous has an impressive website with lots of information. http://www.aa.org The local AA contact information can be secured by contacting:

Greater Louisville Intergroup Inc (Louisville, KY)
332 W Broadway
Room 620
Louisville, KY 40202
United States
Phone:(502)582-1849
Site: www.louisvilleaa.org
Email: alcoholicsano178@bellsouth.net

If a friend or family member needs help with his or her alcoholism, I urge you to visit Al-Anon of Kentucky and Southern Indiana: http://www.kyal-anon.org/

If the problem is narcotics addiction, I recommend Louisville Area Narcotics Anonymous http://www.nalouisville.org/ or (502) 499-4423.

Hospitals - Inpatient Alcohol Drug Detox Rehab Treatment Centers in Kentucky

Drug Addiction Alcohol Abuse Rehab Treatment Programs

Hospital based programs generally offer some form of detox from alcohol or drugs. Hospital drug and alcohol programs generally do not offer residential, 30 day type programs. They usually have some form of intensive outpatient program, referred to as IOP's. Hospital based alcohol and drug addiction programs usually accept most forms of insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid. While the hospital programs are not recognized as DUI Alcohol Education/Treatment Programs, Judges routinely accept these program in lieu of programs required under KRS 189A. 

Residential Inpatient Alcohol Drug Detox Rehab Treatment Centers in Kentucky

Drug Addiction Alcohol Abuse Rehab Treatment Programs

If someone uses and abuses alcohol and or drugs every day, it is generally considered appropriate to go into a program on a full-time basis. These types of programs are designed to have a person lives full time and participate in drug alcohol treatment all day, every day. All of them require some form of payment, either insurance and or self pay. While the hospital programs are not recognized as DUI Alcohol Education/Treatment Programs, Judges routinely accept these program in lieu of programs required under KRS 189A.  

Client Interview Form - Print out for review and completion

DUI Client Interview - Print out for review and completion

DUI First Offenders Diversion Program (FODP) Info Sheet

DUI Alcohol Education Treatment Programs