Drug courts established under IC 12-23-14.5 are eligible to provide the following services to drug court participants:

• Screening for eligibility and other appropriate services
• Clinical assessment
• Education
• Referral
• Service coordination and case management

Other key functions of a drug court include monitoring, chemical testing, and judicial interaction. A certified drug court may not provide direct treatment or rehabilitation services unless the drug court is certified by the Division of Mental Health and Addiction and the court that established the drug court determines that existing community resources are inadequate to respond to the needs of the drug court.

According to IC 12-23-14.5-14, a person is eligible to participate in a drug court only if:

• the person meets all of the criteria established by the drug court;
• the judge approves the admission of the person to drug court; and
• the offense for which a person is referred to drug court is not any of the following:
• a forcible felony (as defined in IC 35-41-1-11), or
• any offense that a local drug court committee agrees to exclude from participation.

The subsection (3)(B) local drug court committee must include the drug court judge, the local prosecuting attorney, and a local criminal defense attorney.