Authority: IC 12-23-1-6; IC 12-23-18

Affected: IC 12-23-18-5.7

Sec. 32. An OTP shall do the following:

1. (1) Participate in and meet the requirements of all quality assurance efforts required by the division.

2. (2) Prepare and maintain current quality assurance and quality control plans that include the following:

   1. (A) An annual review of program policies and procedures.

   2. (B) At least an annual review and evaluation of patient outcomes, including, but not limited to, a review of random samples of the following:

      1. (i) The records of patients, including pregnant patients, currently in treatment.

      2. (ii) The records of patients who voluntarily withdrew from treatment, including the following:

         1. (AA) Patients who completed medically supervised dosage reduction.
         2. (BB) Patients who left treatment against medical advice.
   3. (C) The records of patients who have undergone a medically supervised dosage reduction as a result of involuntary discharge from the program.

3. (3) Use the results of the reviews and evaluations for the following purposes:

   1. (A) To modify the OTP's provision of services as appropriate.
   2. (B) To increase the efficacy of the OTP's services.

(Division of Mental Health and Addiction; 440 IAC 10-4-32; filed Dec 30, 2009, 2:00 p.m.: 20100127-IR- 440080412FRA; readopted filed May 10, 2016, 11:24 a.m.: 20160608-IR-440160134RFA; readopted filed Nov 9, 2022, 4:31 p.m.: 20221207-IR-440220292RFA)