West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 69 - Health And Human Resources
Title 69 - LEGISLATIVE RULE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES
Series 69-07 - Regulations of Opioid Treatment Programs
Section 69-7-20 - Risk Management
Universal Citation: 69 WV Code of State Rules 69-7-20
Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
20.1. Each opioid treatment program shall:
20.1.a.
Obtain a voluntary, written, program-specific informed consent to treatment
from each patient at admission;
20.1.b. Inform each patient about all
treatment procedures, services, and other policies and regulations throughout
the course of treatment;
20.1.c.
Obtain voluntary, written, informed consent to the prescribed therapy from each
patient before dosing begins;
20.1.d. Inform each patient that:
20.1.d.1. The goal of medication assisted
therapy is recovery, stabilization of functioning and establishment of a
drug-free lifestyle;
20.1.d.2.
Detoxification from opioids over thirty to one hundred eighty days is a
treatment alternative to an ongoing, recovery-oriented plan of care, and that
under the detoxification protocol:
20.1.d.2.A. The strength of maintenance doses
of methadone should decrease over time;
20.1.d.2.B. The detoxification treatment
should be limited to a defined period of time; and
20.1.d.2.C. The participant is required to
work towards a drug-free lifestyle;
20.1.d.3. At each review of the
individualized treatment plan of care, in full consultation with the patient,
the program will discuss present level of functioning, course of treatment and
future long-term recovery goals; and
20.1.d.4. A patient may choose to withdraw
from or be maintained on the medication as he or she desires unless medically
contraindicated.
20.2. Each opioid treatment program shall inform every patient regarding legal requirements and program policies concerning the report of suspected child abuse and neglect as well as other forms of abuse such as violence against women.
20.3. Each opioid treatment program shall inform every patient as to federal confidentiality regulations (42 CFR Part 2) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended.
20.4. Each opioid treatment program shall:
20.4.a. Promulgate
and make available a written description of patient rights and
responsibilities;
20.4.b. Follow
due process procedures and observe any applicable medical protocols for any
involuntary terminations of patients; and
20.4.c. Monitor credentialing of all staff to
ensure that they maintain current credentials for performing their assigned job
duties.
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