http://methadone.forumotion.net/federal-state-regulations-f6/-t1.htm Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:56:10 GMT 10 http://hitskin.com/themes/12/18/08/i_logo.jpg http://methadone.forumotion.net/federal-state-regulations-f6/-t1.htm http://methadone.forumotion.net/federal-state-regulations-f6/methadone-patients-against-hysteria-and-further-restrictions-t254.htm Admin Methadone Patients Against Hysteria and Further Restrictions We are Methadone Patients, Providers, Families and Friends AGAINST the Hysteria which is calling for Further Restrictions on the Prescribing of Methadone. [size=12]There has been much written of late about the rise in deaths due to the abuse of Methadone. We lament these deaths, but feel that there has arisen an hysteria that proposes to restrict futher the prescription of this life-saving medication to the detriment ... Federal & State Regulations Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:56:10 GMT http://methadone.forumotion.net/federal-state-regulations-f6/methadone-patients-against-hysteria-and-further-restrictions-t254.htm#448 http://methadone.forumotion.net/federal-state-regulations-f6/methadone-patients-against-hysteria-and-further-restrictions-t254.htm http://methadone.forumotion.net/federal-state-regulations-f6/refresher-on-federal-clinic-guidelines-for-nonpayment-of-fees-and-administrative-detoxification-t103.htm lilgirllost I know that the information is readily available on the Internet and if you were given a "HandBook" from your Opiate Treatment Program, I am sure the information was given to you then, too. However, I have recently been contacted by a patient with a question/problem about a situation they managed to find themselves in so I thought it would be a good time to provide us all with a "refresher" on the subject and to see if anyone would like to share their experiences with us. ... Federal & State Regulations Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:42:41 GMT http://methadone.forumotion.net/federal-state-regulations-f6/refresher-on-federal-clinic-guidelines-for-nonpayment-of-fees-and-administrative-detoxification-t103.htm#175 http://methadone.forumotion.net/federal-state-regulations-f6/refresher-on-federal-clinic-guidelines-for-nonpayment-of-fees-and-administrative-detoxification-t103.htm http://methadone.forumotion.net/federal-state-regulations-f6/maximum-take-home-medications-t43.htm Admin [b]Maximum Take-Home Medications [/b]Table 1. Schedule of Maximal Take-Home Medications per Federal Opioid Treatment Regulation 42 CFR 8.12 Patient Time in Treatment Maximum Take-Home Medication Permissible (not automatic) 1-90 days 1 time in treatment take-home a week, and 1 program closure-holiday take-home if the program is closed for business Sundays, including State and Federal holidays. 91-180 days 2 time in treatment take-homes a week, and 1 program closure-holiday take-home ... Federal & State Regulations Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:10:54 GMT http://methadone.forumotion.net/federal-state-regulations-f6/maximum-take-home-medications-t43.htm#57 http://methadone.forumotion.net/federal-state-regulations-f6/maximum-take-home-medications-t43.htm http://methadone.forumotion.net/federal-state-regulations-f6/hardship-exemptions-t42.htm Admin Hardship Exemptions Overview Section 8.12 of Federal Regulation 42 CFR sets forth Federal standards for the administration and management of opioid treatment. Included in the standards are a schedule of maximum allowable unsupervised use (i.e., take-home medications), and standards for the provision of detoxification treatment. On occasion, patients may need exceptions from the Federal opioid treatment standards due to transportation hardships, employment, vacation, medical disabilities, ... Federal & State Regulations Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:05:10 GMT http://methadone.forumotion.net/federal-state-regulations-f6/hardship-exemptions-t42.htm#56 http://methadone.forumotion.net/federal-state-regulations-f6/hardship-exemptions-t42.htm http://methadone.forumotion.net/federal-state-regulations-f6/observed-urines-t41.htm Admin Here is what the Federal Regulations say concerning urine testing: Testing for Drug Use (1) Programs use drug and alcohol screening and testing as aids in monitoring and evaluating a patient’s progress in treatment. (2) All treatment personnel in a medication-assisted treatment program understand the benefits and the limitations of toxicological testing procedures. (3) Programs collect all urine or other toxicological specimens in a therapeutic context that suggests trust and respect, ... Federal & State Regulations Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:03:18 GMT http://methadone.forumotion.net/federal-state-regulations-f6/observed-urines-t41.htm#55 http://methadone.forumotion.net/federal-state-regulations-f6/observed-urines-t41.htm