Opioid treatment program requirements

All licensed opioid treatment programs must comply with the following: 1. Patients must receive appropriate, comprehensive behavioral therapy from a licensed clinical professional, such as a licensed addiction counselor, a licensed independent clinical social worker, a licensed psychologist, or a licensed psychiatrist who is providing intervention beyond pharmacological management. 2. The opioid treatment program may continue medication-assisted treatment as long as the patient derives benefit from the treatment, desires to continue treatment and the physician or health care professional agrees to continue the treatment. A fixed length of time in treatment is not required as indefinite medication-assisted treatment may be clinically indicated. The medical director shall consider other medications during the course of treatment. 3. Federally approved pharmacological treatments for opioid addiction may be dispensed only by a licensed opioid treatment program. 4. The opioid treatment program shall establish comprehensive education and training requirements for physicians and other health care professionals, pharmacists, and licensed alcohol and drug abuse and behavioral health counselors affiliated with the opioid treatment program, which include relevant aspects of behavioral therapy and pharmacological treatment. 5. The opioid treatment program shall establish written rules of conduct for patients, which include a clear description of violations that may result in a patient's discharge from the treatment program. These rules must require a patient to participate in urinalysis as the opioid treatment program may direct.