By signing ADP Form 8045, the program physician acknowledges and accepts these conditions when submitting the request. The Department can only grant temporary exceptions to those regulations under its jurisdiction, and does not have the means to determine with certainty how other laws may apply. The Department cautions that its approval of take-home narcotic medication supplies does not exempt either the program physician or the patient from the drug possession laws of any destination or the qualifications for operating vehicles. Therefore, the program has the responsibility to counsel the patient that possession of the take-homes may conflict with other legal provisions. For example, a.
Laws regarding importation of methadone vary widely from country to country.
A urinalysis exception is only valid as long as the patient s condition that makes the exception necessary continues to exist. The Department has seen an increase in requests for urinalysis waivers tied to chronic or end-stage medical conditions. These same conditions also interfere with a patient s ability to attend the clinic. The reduced clinic attendance and elimination of drug-screens impacts a program s ongoing task to insure that a patient continues to be responsible in handling narcotic drugs. Therefore, the Department requests that the program physician review these exceptions on an annual basis and re-submit those that continue to be required.