Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 450 - Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Chapter 70 - Standards and Criteria for Opioid Treatment Programs
Subchapter 6 - Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services
Part 2 - LEVELS OF TREATMENT
Section 450:70-6-9 - Interim maintenance treatment services

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 450:70-6-9

Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024

(a) The OTP shall have documentation before providing interim maintenance treatment services indicating the written approval of both SAMHSA and ODMHSAS.

(b) The OTP shall have written policy and procedure stating the program sponsor may place an individual who is eligible for admission to comprehensive maintenance services in interim maintenance services if the individual cannot be placed in comprehensive maintenance treatment services within a reasonable geographic distance and within fourteen (14) days of application for admission to comprehensive maintenance treatment services.

(c) The OTP shall identify the maximum length of stay in interim opioid services is one hundred and eighty (180) days.

(d) The OTP shall provide a minimum of two (2) drug screens topersons served in interim maintenance during the one hundred and eighty (180) days of interim services.

(e) The OTP shall have written policies and procedures outlining all criteria for transfer from interim maintenance to comprehensive maintenance services. These transfer criteria shall be in writing and shall include, at a minimum, a preference for pregnant women in admitting persons served to interim maintenance and in transferring persons served from interim maintenance to comprehensive maintenance treatment.

(f) The OTP shall have policy and procedure ensuring interim maintenance services shall be provided in a manner consistent with all applicable Federal and State laws and regulations.

(g) The interim maintenance services program shall meet and/or possess all applicable Federal and State certifications, licensures, laws and regulations.

(h) The OTP shall have written policy and procedure stating all rules and requirements for comprehensive maintenance services apply to interim maintenance services with the exception of:

(1) Opioid agonist medication is required to be administered daily and under observation. Unsupervised or take home dosing is not allowed.

(2) A primary LBHP, Licensure Candidate or CADC does not need to be assigned.

(3) Interim maintenance is limited to one hundred and eighty (80) days in any twelve (12) month period.

(4) By day one hundred and twenty (120), a plan for continuing treatment beyond one hundred and eighty (180) days shall be developed and documented in the clinical record.

(5) Educational, rehabilitative and therapy services are not required. However, information pertaining to locally available, community-based resources for ancillary services shall be made available to persons served in interim maintenance.

(5) An initial treatment plan and periodic updates are not required.

(i) Compliance with 450:70-6-9 may be determined by:

(1) A review of policies and procedures,

(2) Treatment records,

(3) Interviews with staff, and

(4) Other facility documentation

Added at 24 Ok Reg 2634, eff 7-12-07 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1454, eff 7-1-13

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