SECTION 450:70-4-4.2. Staffing - Medical Director coverage

(a)   The OTP shall have written policy and procedure requiring the medical director be present, on site for two hours each week during normal dispensing hours for every one hundred (100) active patients in an OTP. In this instance, a designee cannot substitute for the medical director.

(b)   For this standard, substituting a program physician, physician assistant or certified nurse practitioner for the medical director is not sufficient.

(c)   Compliance with 450:70-4-4.2 may be determined by:

(1)   A review of policies and procedures,

(2)   Staff schedules,

(3)   Privileging documents,

(4)   Employee contracts,

(5)   Interviews with staff, and

(6)   Other facility documentation.

[Source: Added at 30 Ok Reg 1425, eff 7-1-13]