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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 450. Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
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Chapter 70. Standards and Criteria for Opioid Treatment Programs |
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Subchapter 4. Services Support and Enhancement |
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Part 1. STAFF SUPPORT |
SECTION 450:70-4-4.1. Staffing - Transportation, dispensing and responsibility
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- (a) The OTP shall have written policy and procedure to ensure that only appropriately trained and licensed medical personnel shall be allowed access to, transportation of, dispensing of, administration of, or responsibility for approved opioid agonist or partial agonist medications.(1) Access to medication deliveries to an OTP shall be received, secured and inventoried by program personnel specifically designated for this task.(2) Acceptance of delivery of scheduled drugs must be made only by a licensed practitioner employed at the OTP or other authorized individuals designated in writing who must sign for all scheduled drugs. Staff who are currently or previously experience a significant opioid use disorderare not allowed to perform this function.(3) The OTP shall have one staff member to have primary responsibility for receiving, securing and inventorying medications.(4) The OTP also shall identify additional program personnel who have authority to receive, store and inventory the medication at times when the individual designated to have primary responsibility is not available.(5) The OTP shall maintain a written list of all designated personnel who have been authorized to receive, store and inventory the medication. This list shall be updated whenever a change in designated personnel occurs.(b) Transportation of opioid medications by OTP staff shall also:(1) Be limited to OTP patients in residential treatment, hospital, long term care or jail, and(2) Always done with an appropriate chain of custody form, such as the one available through the Division of Pharmacologic Therapies within SAMHSA.(c) Compliance with 450:70-4-4.1 may be determined by:(1) A review of policies and procedures,(2) Personnel records,(3) Privileging documents,(4) Training records,(5) Interviews with staff, and(6) Other facility documentation.