1. (a) The OTP shall have written policy and procedure stating persons served involved in maintenance management will enter withdrawal management:

   1. (1) Only when initiated as administrative withdrawal or when requested by the person served and approved by the OTP medical director; and
   2. (2) When planned and supervised by the medical director or a program physician.

2. (b) The OTP shall have written policy and procedure stating that before a person served begins managed withdrawal, the person served must be:

   1. (1) Informed by the agency medical director, a program physician or a staff member that:

      1. (A) The person served has the right to leave opioid treatment at any time,
      2. (B) The risks of managed withdrawal and
      3. (C) Signs and symptoms of relapse.
   2. (2) The person served will receive a schedule for medical withdrawal management developed by the medical director or a program physician with input from the person served.

3. (c) Compliance with 70-6-5.1 may be determined by a review of the following:

   1. (1) Policy and Procedures,
   2. (2) Review of treatment records, and
   3. (3) Any other supporting facility documentation.

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

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

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

Amended at 42 Ok Reg, Number 20, effective 9-1-25