1. (a) Any OTP providing medication assisted recovery services shall provide both short- and long-term withdrawal management as defined in 450:70-6-7 and 450:70-6-8.

2. (b) The OTP shall have written policy and procedure defining the protocols developed, implemented, and complied with for withdrawal management. Protocols shall:

   1. (1) Promote successful withdrawal management;
   2. (2) Require that dose reduction occur at a rate well tolerated by the person served;
   3. (3) Require that a variety of ancillary services, such as mutual support groups, be available to the person served through the agency or through referral;
   4. (4) Require that the amount of therapy/rehabilitation services available to the person served be increased prior to discharge; and
   5. (5) Require that a person served be re-admitted to the agency or referred to another agency at the first indication of relapse unless it is an administrative withdrawal process.
   6. (6) There is no minimum time in treatment requirement for persons served receiving buprenorphine when granting take-home privileges.

3. (c) Compliance with 450:70-6-5 may be determined by:

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

Added at 24 Ok Reg 2634, eff 7-12-07

Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1425, eff 7-1-13

Amended at 34 Ok Reg 1830, eff 10-1-17

Amended at 36 Ok Reg 1164, eff 11-1-19

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