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 3 - Treatment Services
Section 10310 - Procedures for Collection of Patient Body Specimens
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Each program shall set forth in its protocol a plan for collection of patient body specimens for testing or analysis of samples for illicit drug use that describes the procedures to be used for:
(b) Each program shall ensure that patient body specimens are collected in sufficient quantity to permit retesting or analysis of samples, if necessary.
(c) Each program shall describe in its protocol the method to be used to validate collection of patient body specimens and sample testing or analysis procedures.
(d) Each program providing maintenance treatment shall describe in its protocol a plan for collection of patient body specimens which incorporates the elements of randomness and surprise and/or requires daily collection.
(e) A test or analysis for illicit drug use shall be performed at least monthly for every patient in maintenance treatment.
(f) In programs providing detoxification treatment, a test or analysis for illicit drug use shall be performed at the time of admission and any other time deemed necessary by the attending physician.
1. Change
without regulatory effect renumbering and amending parts of former section
10286 to
10310 filed 6-3-91 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 91, No. 34).
2. Amendment of section heading and
section 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language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.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 section heading and section 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OAL by 11-12-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the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 section heading and section 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repealed by operation of law on the following day.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
section heading and section 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 section heading and section 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 of subsections (a), (a)(3), (b),
(c) and (e), 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.
