Alabama Administrative Code › Title 610 - ALABAMA BOARD OF NURSING › Chapter 610-X-13 - VOLUNTARY DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM › Section 610-X-13-.04 - Board Recognized Substance Use Disorder Treatment Providers

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) It is within the
			 Board's discretion to recognize treatment providers for substance use
			 disorders.
(2) The Board-recognized
			 substance use disorder treatment provider shall meet the following criteria:
(a) Conduct or provide for, by a qualified
			 provider, assessment, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of substance abuse
			 or dependence, utilizing DSM-IV-TR or DSM-V criteria by a qualified provider
			 that includes mental disorder diagnoses; factors including psychosocial,
			 contextual and environmental factors: level of functioning; and
			 disability.
(b) Issue treatment
			 recommendations based on ASAM Criteria.
(c) Conduct, during the initial phase of
			 treatment, biological testing and screening for drugs, chemicals, and alcohol
			 that are analyzed by qualified medical and laboratory personnel. A drug screen
			 that is positive during treatment requires confirmation, at the applicant or
			 licensed nurse's expense, from a laboratory approved by the Board. The
			 treatment provider shall notify the Board's designee(s) of any drug screen
			 deemed positive.
(d) Communicate,
			 in a timely manner, with authorized Board designee(s), through electronic
			 communications and written reports:
1.
			 Compliance or noncompliance with treatment requirements.
2. Data necessary to determine applicability
			 of terms and conditions of and compliance with the VDAP Agreement, including,
			 but not limited to, all information required in this section, as well as
			 reports regarding attendance at treatment and aftercare/continuing care and
			 results of any biological testing or screening for drugs, chemicals, and
			 alcohol.
3. Changes in treatment
			 plan based on the progress of the licensed nurse or applicant.
(e) Provide individualized written
			 plan(s) of care including assessment and diagnosis, treatment goals, discharge
			 criteria, guidelines for continuing recovery, and recommendations for return to
			 nursing practice.
(f) Certification
			 by the State Department of Mental Health or approved by a Board-recognized
			 approving body.
(g) Conduct or
			 provide for Continuing Care/Aftercare for a minimum one day per week for twelve
			 months or longer if required by the treatment provider following completion of
			 treatment.
(h) Incorporate an
			 abstinence philosophy into treatment and require, at a minimum, the applicant
			 or licensee's attendance at a minimum of three (3) abstinence-oriented support
			 group meetings per week during treatment.
(i) For programs offering only intensive
			 outpatient treatment, provide at a minimum 100 hours of treatment per episode,
			 excluding continuing care, at least three (3) days per week in the initial
			 phase of treatment.
(j) Provide all
			 written records requested by the Board in a timely manner. Failure to respond
			 to requests for written records may result in removal of the Board-recognized
			 treatment provider from the list of Board's resources.