New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 14 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE › Chapter XXI - OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES › Part 800 - Chemical Dependence Services-general Provisions › Section 800.4 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The following terms are defined for purposes of all Parts of
				  Chapter XXI of this Title, unless a term is defined and indicated as applicable
				  only for purposes of a specific Part.
(a) "Addiction disorder" means substance use
				disorder as defined in this Part and/or gambling disorder as defined in this
				Title and/or problem gambling as defined in this Title.
(b) "Addiction services" means examination,
				evaluation, diagnosis, care, treatment, or rehabilitation of persons with
				substance use disorder, gambling disorder, or problem gambling and their
				families or significant others.
(c)
				"Approved medication" means any medication approved by state and federal
				authorities for the treatment of substance use disorder.
(d) "Clinical staff" is staff who provide
				services directly to patients as prescribed in a treatment/recovery plan;
				clinical staff includes licensed medical staff, credentialed or licensed staff,
				non-credentialed staff, and student interns.
(e) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of
				the Office of Addiction Services and Supports unless otherwise
				indicated.
(f) "Diagnosis" for
				purposes of admission, treatment and level of care transition planning
				(discharge planning) means the identification criteria contained in the most
				current editions of both the International Classification of Diseases, and the
				Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.
(g) "Full Opioid agonist" means
				methadone.
(h) "Medical Director".
(1) Each program must have a physician
				designated by the program governing authority to be the medical director. The
				medical director shall be a physician licensed and currently registered as such
				by the New York State Education Department and shall have at least one year of
				education, training, and/or experience in substance use disorder services. The
				medical director is a physician who has overall responsibility for the
				following (this overall responsibility may not be delegated):
(i) medical services provided by the
				program;
(ii) oversight of the
				development and revision of policies, procedures and ongoing training for
				matters including, but not limited to, routine medical care, specialized
				services, specialized medications, medical and psychiatric emergency care,
				screening for, and reporting of, transmissible infections and infection in
				accordance with law, public health education including prevention and harm
				reduction;
(iii) collaborative
				supervision with the program director of non-medical staff in the provision of
				substance use disorder services;
(iv) supervision of medical staff in the
				performance of medical services;
(v) assisting in the development of necessary
				referral and linkage relationships with other institutions and agencies
				including, but not limited to, general or specialty hospitals and nursing
				homes, health-related facilities, home health agencies, hospital outpatient
				departments, diagnostic and treatment facilities, laboratories and related
				resources;
(vi) ensuring program
				compliance with all federal, state and local laws and
				regulations.