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; 3. Take-home medication may be assessed and authorized, as appropriate, for a Sunday, or legal holiday as identified by Miss. Code § 3-3-7. 4. Take-home medication will not be allowed in short-term detoxification (i.e., withdrawal management up to 30 days); and 5. Requests for temporary special take-home medication shall be approved in writing by the State Opioid Treatment Authority prior to dispensing and administering medication to the person. N. Temporary take-home medication for emergency: The program shall develop, implement, maintain, and document implementation of written policies and procedures for the process to allow for temporary take-home medication for exceptional circumstances which shall include at a minimum: 1. The need for emergency take-home medication shall be clearly documented with verifiable information in the person’s record. 2. Requests for emergency take-home medication shall be approved in writing by the program’s Medical Director and shall not exceed a three (3) day medication supply at any one (1) time. 3. Requests for emergency special take-home medication shall be approved in writing by the State Opioid Treatment Authority prior to dispensing to the person. 4. Situations that might warrant emergency take-home medication include: (a) Death in the family; (b) Illness; (c) Inclement weather; and (d) Other similar uniquely identified situations. 5. Take-home medication will not be allowed in short-term detoxification. O. Since the use of take-home privileges provides opportunity not only for diversion, but also accidental poisoning, the Medical Director and the treatment team must make every attempt to ensure that the take-home medication is given only to people who will benefit from it and who have demonstrated responsibility in handling their medication(s). The program must have in writing and utilize a "call-back" procedure that requires a randomly scheduled drug test, or, with reasonable cause, the patient returns to the program with the amount of medication that should be remaining based upon prescribed dosing.