New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 321 - SPECIALIZED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
Part 10 - OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAMS
Section 8.321.10.19 - ADMISSION
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. The program sponsor shall ensure through policy and procedure that an individual is only admitted for opioid dependency treatment after the program medical director determines and documents that:
B. A program sponsor shall ensure that an individual requesting long-term or shortterm opioid treatment withdrawal treatment who has had two or more unsuccessful opioid treatment withdrawal treatment episodes within a 12-month period is assessed by the program medical director for other forms of treatment.
C. The OTP shall ensure that each patient at the time of admission:
D. A program sponsor shall ensure that the program medical director or medical practitioner designee conducts a complete, fully documented physical examination of an individual who requests admission to the program before the individual receives a dose of opioid dependency treatment medication, and that the physical examination includes:
E. A program sponsor shall ensure that the results of a patient's physical examination are documented in the patient record.
F. A patient may not be enrolled in more than one OTP program except under exceptional circumstances, such as residence in one city and employment that requires extended absences from that city, which must be documented in the patient chart by the medical directors of both programs:
G. The HCA may establish an internet-based central registry of all persons in New Mexico who are current patients of a New Mexico OTP program, for the purpose of creating a system that prevents patients from surreptitiously receiving medication from more than one OTP. Each OTP as a condition of approval to operate shall participate in the central registry as directed by the HCA.