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New Intoxicated Driver Program coordinator outlines fees, assessment and county assistance
Summary
Levi Stevenson, recently designated as Kenosha County’s Intoxicated Driver Program coordinator, briefed the Human Services Board on assessment facility responsibilities, mandatory client-paid assessment fees and an existing county fund to assist uninsured or underinsured clients with treatment costs.
Levi Stevenson, the designated Intoxicated Driver Program (IDP) coordinator, told the Kenosha County Human Services Board he has completed required training and will act as the county’s coordinator for assessments and driver safety plans.
"The board must appoint a designated coordinator to be responsible for the intoxicated driver program on behalf of the board. Thank you. That's me now," Stevenson said, introducing his role and the program’s basic structure.
Stevenson explained that assessment facilities must be appointed by the board and licensed under DHS 7515 to conduct IDP assessments, and that assessors must attend DHS-approved training. He outlined client obligations: individuals ordered to undergo assessment generally must register with the assessment facility within 72 hours and must personally pay the mandatory assessment fee; the presentation cited a local assessment rate of roughly $350, a traffic safety class cost of about $312 and a multiple-offender program fee near $400.
County staff also maintain a fund to help uninsured or underinsured clients cover treatment costs when treatment is required by the assessment. Stevenson said staff are developing a financial-eligibility form and are contacting treatment providers to collect baseline data on uninsured and self-pay clients; he will return to the board with a proposed policy for approval.
Questions from members covered who sets assessment rates (the board approves rates based on provider data), whether insurance covers assessments (it does not; treatment may be covered), payment responsibility for youth and parental-consent limits under medical-consent rules (Stevenson noted age-of-medical-consent considerations and that assessors cannot share certain information without a waiver), and whether county assistance funds have been historically sufficient (staff said they do not recall ever running out of funds).
Why it matters: Bringing the coordinator role in-house and clarifying fee and eligibility protocols affects how individuals proceed through court-ordered assessments and the county’s obligations to ensure treatment access for financially vulnerable clients.
What’s next: Stevenson will return with provider data, a proposed financial-eligibility form and a recommended policy for board approval.
