the original penalty or sentence for the offense. (2) Adopt objective admission criteria. (3) Use the pre-plea rather than the post-plea model. (4) Ensure due process protections. (5) Incorporate evidence-based health measures, not simply abstinence, into substance abuse problem-solving court program goals to ensure that the underlying health issue is addressed instead of merely being punished. (6) Improve overall treatment quality and employ opioid maintenance treatments for substance abuse problem-solving court programs as well as other evidence-based therapies. 3158. Evaluation of problem-solving court programs The Judicial Conference shall ensure that each Federal problem-solving court program, not later than 1 year after the date of its commencement of operations, adopts a plan to measure its success in reducing recidivism and costs. 3159. Definitions In this chapter— (1) the term problem-solving court program means a judge-involved intensive intervention, supervision, and accountability process in which a defendant participates, either before conviction, sentencing, or other disposition or upon being sentenced to a term of probation or upon release from a sentence of incarceration, that may include substance abuse, mental health, employment, and veterans’ programs