1. (a) The OTP shall have written policy and procedure describing practices in accordance with the principle that take-home doses of methadone and buprenorphine are a privilege given only to those persons served who will benefit from them and who have demonstrated responsibility in taking methadone or buprenorphine as prescribed including:

   1. (1) Programs must educate the person served regarding safe transportation and storage of methadone, as well as emergency procedures in case of accidental ingestion.
   2. (2) Before take-home privileges are allowed, the person served must have a lock box for transportation of methadone and home storage.
   3. (3) The program shall address the responsibilities of persons served granted take-home medications. The policies shall include methods of assuring appropriate use and storage of medication by persons served.

   4. (4) The program shall address the disposal of take-home bottles for methadone to include;

      1. (A) Requiring take-home bottles to be returned to the OTP and to require labels to be intact and the consequences for not returning bottles described.
      2. (B) Allowing disposal of take-home bottles to include procedures to insure the ability of the OTP to check for diversion by requiring persons served to submit used take-home bottles in "call backs."

2. (b) Compliance with 450:70-4-8.4 may be determined by:

   1. (1) A review of policies and procedures,
   2. (2) Treatment records, and
   3. (3) Other facility documentation.

Added at 40 Ok Reg 1079, eff 9-15-23