Overview+of+SMART+and+Drug+Courts+in+Maryland

Each drug court in Maryland is set up as its own agency in SMART. Therefore, the Wicomico District Court is separate from the Wicomico Circuit Court, the Montgomery County Juvenile Court is separate from the Adult Court, and so on. Generally, courts have just one facility in SMART. There are a few, such as Baltimore City Circuit Court and Baltimore County Juvenile Court, that have more than one facility. These multiple facilities may signify separate offices, or separate courts (FDI vs. Circuit in the Baltimore City Court).
 * __The Court Itself﻿__**

__**Partner Agencies**__ Each of these drug courts has at least one partner agency which is also set up as a separate agency in SMART. Every court has at least one treatment provider that is part of the drug treatment court. These treatment providers are all set up in SMART if they receive any state or federal funding. Approximately 99% of drug court clients are seen by an agency that is in SMART.

Treatment agencies report some data to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration each month. These data report admissions, enrollments, disenrollments and discharges. For drug courts, there are different types of data that are entered and shared with the the individual drug courts as well as the Office of Problem Solving Courts. These data are as follows:
 * Treatment encounters - date of service, duration, type of service etc. No encounter notes need to be entered or shared
 * Drug test results - if the treatment provider coordinates this testing
 * Case management summary note - summarizes client progress between hearing dates
 * ASI or TAP assessment - a few courts also ask to be able to view these assessments

Parole and Probation is a partner agency for the Baltimore City Drug Courts. Department of Juvenile Services is a partner agency for the juvenile drug courts. Check with the individual courts or the Drug Court trainer for additional information concerning what these agencies share with their respective court.

__**Sharing of Information**__ For information to share from the drug court to its partner agencies, the court must enter a "consent" in SMART, stating that the client agrees to share information to each partner. There must be one consent per client for each partner agency.

Similarly, each partner agency must issue a "consent" in SMART which states that the client agrees to share certain information with the drug court.

Sometimes, there are additional agencies, such as Parole and Probation or Department of Juvenile Services involved. These agencies too must issue consents to other partners and should have information shared with them.

This client by client sharing of information ensures that HIPAA and 42CFR Part II are complied with, but allows the court to see how a client is faring in treatment and also with his or her supervision agency (if applicable.)
 * __ Results of Sharing of Information __**