Pennsylvania Statutes Title 71 P.S. State Government § 1690.106. Drug or alcohol abuse services in correctional institutions, juvenile detention facilities and on probation and parole

(a) The services established by this act shall be used by the Department of Corrections and the Department of Public Welfare for drug and alcohol abusers or drug and alcohol dependent offenders, including juveniles, placed on work release, probation, parole, or other conditional release. The department shall coordinate the development of and encourage State and appropriate local agencies and departments including the Department of Corrections and Board of Probation and Parole, pursuant to the State plan, to establish community based drug and alcohol abuse treatment services and of drug and alcohol abuse treatment services in State and county correctional institutions.

Medical detoxification and treatment shall be provided for persons physically dependent upon alcohol or controlled substances at correctional institutions and juvenile detention facilities or in available appropriate medical facilities.

(b) The conditional release of any drug or alcohol abuser or drug or alcohol dependent person convicted of any Commonwealth offense may be conditioned on the person's agreement to periodic urinalysis or other reasonable means of detecting controlled substances or alcohol within the body.

(c) The Department of Corrections and Board of Probation and Parole and appropriate local agencies may transfer an offender placed on conditional release from one treatment service to another depending upon his response to treatment. The decision whether to retain or to restrict or to revoke probation or parole or other conditional release after failure to conform to a schedule for rehabilitation shall be made on the basis of what is most consistent with both the rehabilitation of the individual and the safety of the community. All reasonable methods of treatment shall be used to prevent relapses and to promote rehabilitation. The department shall provide periodic reports and recommendations to the Department of Corrections and Board of Probation and Parole and appropriate local agencies on persons being treated pursuant to this section.