|

Federal Regulations & Documents

Code of Federal Regulations

42 CFR Part 8.

Opioid Drugs in Maintenance and Detoxification Treatment of Opiate Addiction.

Download PDF

42 CFR Part 2.

Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records.

Download PDF

Federal Register 17 January 2001, Vol. 66, No. 11, pages 4076-4102.(PDF Format)

Publication of Final Rule 42 CFR Part 2. Comments and DHHS Response.

New Take Home Regulations

Page 4098 from Federal Register describing new take home regulations.

Single State Agencies

List of Single State Agencies (SSA) on the internet.

State Opioid Treatment Authorities

U.S. Government Printing Office – Federal Digital System (FDsys)

Regulations and Accreditation Resources

CSAT Accreditation Page

The OTP Accreditation Program, CSAT Accreditation Guidelines and updates.

OTP Accrereditation Guidelines
2007.(PDF Format)

Publication of Fin240al Rule. Comments and DHHS Response.

CSAT’s OTP Certification Page

Information about the new certification process, deadlines, applications and directories.

CSAT Patient Exceptions Page

SMA-168-Exception Request and Record of Justification under 42 CFR § 8.12 and how to submit an Exception Request.

Patient Exceptions FORM SMA-168 Instructions for SMA-168

Download the Exception Form Request and Instructions.

Opioid Treatment Program Accreditation Bodies

List of current approved accreditation bodies with basic information.

CSAT Regulations index

State Methadone Authorities

List of SMA’s, State Director, Methadone Contact Person, Website, Regulation Page and other information.

Press Releases and Notices

Orlaam (levomethadyl acetate hydrochloride). FDA Medwatch Sept 9, 2003.

PRODUCT DISCONTINUATION NOTICE ORLAAM . Roxanne Letter  August 23, 2003.

Announcement of OTP Accrediting Organizations. CSAT Letter December 4, 2001.

FDA Announces Labeling Changes Following Cardiac Adverse Events With Addiction Drug. FDA Talk Paper April 20, 2001.

FDA Warns About Orlaam. FDA Alert April 20, 2001.

New Federal Regulations Issued to Improve Methadone Treatment. SAMHSA Press Release January 17, 2001.

Improving Quality and Oversight of Methadone Treatment.  CSAT Fact Sheet January 16, 2001.

Frequently Asked Questions About the Proposed New Methadone Regulations.  SAMHSA FAQ July 22, 1999.

New Federal Rules Proposed to Improve Quality and Oversight of Methadone Treatment.  CSAT Press Release July 22, 1999.

Federal Agencies

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment CSAT CSAT OTP Hotline 1-866-INFO-OTP

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA

National Institute on Drug Abuse NIDA

Accrediting Agencies

CARF – Accreditation

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations JCAHO

Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services COA

Washington Department of Social and Health Services Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse

State of Missouri Department of Mental Health Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Important Agencies & Links

Federal Register FR

American Association for the Treatment of Opiate Dependence AATOD

National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors NASADAD

Federal Regulation of Methadone Treatment 

Richard A. Rettig and Adam Yarmolinsky. National Academy Press, 1995 (Complete, browsable text of this book).

Similar Posts

  • Discharge From Treatment for Drug Use

    Admin 02/25/2022

    Policy Statement Number 3 May 1994 It must be emphasized that methadone maintenance treatment is a medical treatment for narcotic addiction. Recent research has found that abstinent former heroin users have irregularities within their immune and endocrine systems. However, these irregularities are normalized with methadone maintenance. This further underscores that methadone maintenance is a medical…

  • Methadone Medical Maintenance

    Admin 10/22/2022

    Policy Statement Number 1 April 1994 The National Alliance of Methadone Advocates supports the concept of Medical Maintenance and the prescribing of methadone outside of the methadone clinic setting. Medical Maintenance was initially implemented for patients who had achieved a high level of functionally in society and were hindered by the regulations that were conceived…

  • Methadone Awareness Test – Answer Five

    Admin 12/12/2022

    FALSE!   While a significant minority of methadone patients become alcoholic, over 98% were heavy or problem drinkers prior to their introduction to heroin. The statistics for cocaine abusers are similar. Methadone maintenance is not a treatment for non-opioid drug abuse. The patient who responds best to methadone maintenance treatment is one who has a…

  • Remember Us!

    Admin 06/03/2021

    The Writer Asks to Have Their Name Withheld for Fear of Retaliation Imagine — a young woman is in the Ladies Room stall, the Door is being held open by a worker whose job it is to observe the woman (any female patient) give a urine sample. This sample is tested for any drugs that…

  • Myths About Methadone by Emmett Velten-2

    Admin 10/11/2022

    Not just in substance abuse, mental health, and AIDS services do methadone patients face routine discrimination.  San Francisco MUNI will not allow methadone patients to drive its buses, even though an important legal ruling in New York overturned a similar policy (Beazer vs New York City Transit Authority, 1975). Not just in those instances but…

  • Tag: nursing

    Admin 05/11/2021

    Justice Department Finds that Indiana State Nursing Board Discriminates Against People with Opioid Use Disorder March 30, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 25, 2022 Indianapolis – Today, the Justice Department found that the Indiana State Board of Nursing (Nursing Board) violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (Ada) by prohibiting nurses who take medication to…