New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-A - Former Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention
Chapter He-A 300 - CERTIFICATION AND OPERATION OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS
Part He-A 304 - CERTIFICATION AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAMS
Section He-A 304.24 - Drug Screens
Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) An OTP shall perform, or have performed, drug screens of clients as described in this section.
(b) All new clients shall have a minimum of a drug screen upon admission and randomly every week thereafter for the first 3 months of treatment.
(c) After the first 3 months of treatment, all clients shall have a minimum of one drug screen performed randomly every month.
(d) All required drug screens shall include, at a minimum, the following substances or their metabolites:
(e) A drug screen shall be considered positive for illicit substances only if the substance identified is not being used under the supervision of and as directed by a licensed practitioner.
(f) When a client disputes the results of a positive drug screen, the screen shall only be considered positive after confirmatory testing by a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certified laboratory.
