2318.1 A substance abuse treatment facility or program shall provide or arrange for access to services free from all barriers. Specifically:

1. (a) The program shall provide equal opportunity to qualified handicapped individuals; and
2. (b) No barriers (architectural, communication, procedural and the like) to the delivery of services shall exist.

2318.2 A substance abuse treatment facility or program shall establish policies and procedures that support accessibility to all qualified individuals. Established policies and procedures shall stipulate that individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome have equal access to services.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9341 (November 24, 2000), adopting Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 7708, 7725 (September 22, 2000).