West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 69 - Health And Human Resources › Title 69 - LEGISLATIVE RULE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES › Series 69-07 - Regulations of Opioid Treatment Programs › Section 69-7-30 - Required Services

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
30.1.Each
				opioid treatment program shall provide adequate medical, counseling,
				vocational, educational, recovery and other assessment and treatment services.
				These services must be available at the primary facility and the program
				sponsor or administrator must be able to document that these services are fully
				and reasonably available to patients.
30.2. Each opioid treatment program shall
				require every patient to undergo a complete, fully documented physical
				evaluation by a program physician or a primary care physician, or an authorized
				health care professional under the supervision of a program physician, before
				admission to the opioid treatment program. The full medical examination,
				including the results of serology and other tests, must be completed within
				fourteen days following admission.
30.3. Each patient accepted for treatment at
				an opioid treatment program shall be assessed initially and at least every 90
				days following the initial assessment by qualified personnel who shall
				determine the most appropriate combination of recovery-oriented services and
				treatment for the patient.
30.4.
				Within seven days of the admission of a patient, the opioid treatment program
				shall complete a post-admission initial assessment and an initial
				individualized treatment plan of care.
30.5. Random drug testing of all patients
				shall be conducted during the course of treatment at least monthly. Each opioid
				treatment program must provide adequate testing or analysis for drugs of abuse
				in accordance with generally accepted clinical practice.
30.6.Each opioid treatment program must
				provide adequate substance abuse counseling to each patient as clinically
				necessary and at the minimum levels as required by §31.8 of this rule.
				Counseling shall be provided by a program counselor, qualified by education,
				training or experience to assess the psychological and sociological background
				of patients, to contribute to the appropriate individualized treatment plan of
				care for the patient and to monitor patient progress.
30.7. Each opioid treatment program shall
				maintain current policies and procedures that reflect the special needs of
				patients who are pregnant. Prenatal care and other gender-specific services of
				pregnant patients must be provided either by the opioid treatment program or by
				referral to appropriate healthcare providers. Services rendered to pregnant
				patients shall comply with the requirements of §44 of this rule.
30.8. Each opioid treatment program must
				provide counseling on preventing exposure to, and the transmission of, human
				immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease and Hepatitis C disease for each patient
				admitted or re-admitted to maintenance or detoxification treatment. Services
				rendered to patients with HIV disease shall comply with the requirements of
				section 44 of this rule.
30.9.
				Services provided by an opioid treatment program should adhere to recovery
				initiatives promoted by federal and state laws, rules and regulations and the
				protocols and guidelines of approved authorities. Recovery initiatives include
				assistance in overcoming or managing a patient's addiction or other diseases;
				encouraging a patient to live in a physically and emotionally healthy manner;
				ensuring that the patient lives in a stable and safe place; engaging the
				patient in meaningful daily activities, such as job, school, volunteerism,
				family caretaking or creative endeavors; and assisting the patient in obtaining
				the independence, income and resources to participate in society and in
				developing relationships and supportive social networks.