California Code of Regulations
Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services
Division 4 - Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
Chapter 4 - Narcotic Treatment Programs
Subchapter 5 - Patient Treatment
Article 2 - Patient Attendance and Absence
Section 10295 - Patient Attendance Requirements
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
A patient shall report to the same program to which he or she was admitted unless prior approval is obtained from the patient's medical director or program physician to receive services on a temporary basis from another narcotic treatment program. The approval shall be noted in the patient's record and shall include the following documentation:
(a) The patient's signed and dated consent for disclosing identifying information to the program which will provide services on a temporary basis;
(b) A medication change order by the referring medical director or program physician permitting the patient to receive services on a temporary basis from the other program for a length of time not to exceed 30 days; and
(c) Evidence that the medical director or program physician for the program contacted to provide services on a temporary basis has accepted responsibility to treat the visiting patient, concurs with his or her dosage schedule, and supervises the administration of the medication, subject to Section 10210(d).
1. Change
without regulatory effect renumbering and amending parts of former section
10188 to
10295 filed 6-3-91 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 91, No. 34).
2. Amendment of article 2 heading,
repealer of subsection (a) and subsection (b) designator and amendment of former
subsection (b) filed 3-15-96 as an emergency; operative 3-15-96 (Register 96, No.
11). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-13-96 or emergency
language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3.
Amendment of article 2 heading, repealer of subsection (a) and subsection (b)
designator and amendment of former subsection (b) refiled 7-8-96 as an emergency;
operative 7-12-96 (Register 96, No. 28). A Certificate of Compliance must be
transmitted to OAL by 11-12-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation
of law on the following day.
4. Amendment of article 2 heading, repealer
of subsection (a) and subsection (b) designator and amendment of former subsection
(b) refiled 10-23-96 as an emergency; operative 10-29-96 (Register 96, No. 43). A
Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-26-97 or emergency
language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5.
Amendment of article 2 heading, repealer of subsection (a) and subsection (b)
designator and amendment of former subsection (b) refiled 2-11-97 as an emergency;
operative 2-24-97 (Register 97, No. 7). A Certificate of Compliance must be
transmitted to OAL by 6-24-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of
law on the following day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 2-11-97
order transmitted to OAL 3-4-97; disapproved by OAL and order of repeal as to
2-11-97 order filed 4-15-97 (Register 97, No. 16).
7. Amendment of
article 2 heading, repealer of subsection (a) and subsection (b) designator and
amendment of former subsection (b) filed 4-15-97 as an emergency; operative 4-15-97
(Register 97, No. 16). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by
8-13-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
8. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-15-97 order, including
amendment, transmitted to OAL 6-2-97 and filed 6-13-97 (Register 97, No.
24).
9. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 4-19-2006
pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2006, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 11755, 11835, 11839.3 and 11839.20, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 11839.3 and 11839.20, Health and Safety Code.
