D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 22-A6300
The Department of Behavioral Health ("Department") is the Single State Agency ("SSA") responsible for the development and promulgation of rules, regulations, and certification standards for prevention and treatment services related to the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs ("ATOD") in the District of Columbia ("District").The Department is responsible for the inspection, monitoring, and certification of all District of Columbia substance use disorder ("SUD") treatment and recovery support service providers.
The purpose of these rules is to establish service and certification requirements for operating a SUD treatment or recovery program in the District of Columbia.
Providers seeking certification shall specify the age ranges of the clients they will be serving. Providers serving youth shall be known as Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Expansion Program ("ASTEP") providers.
The SUD treatment framework in this chapter is based on levels of care established by the American Society of Addiction Medicine ("ASAM").
No person or entity shall own or operate a program that offers or proposes to offernon-hospital SUD treatment services without being certified by the Department pursuant to this chapter. This chapter does not apply to Health Maintenance Organizations, physicians, and other licensed behavioral health and medical professionals in individual or group practice.
The Department shall issue one (1) certification for each provider that is valid only for the programs, premises, and Level(s) of Care stated on the certificate. The certificate is the property of the Department and must be returned upon request by the Department.
The Department's staff, upon presentation of proper identification, has authority to enter the premises of a certified SUD treatment or recovery program during operating hours to conduct announced or unannounced inspections and investigations.
Providers certified as Levels 1 - 3, except Medically Monitored Inpatient Withdrawal Management ("MMIWM"), may also receive a special designation as a program serving parents with children, subject to §6326 of this chapter.
Each certified provider shall comply with all the provisions of this chapter consistent with the scope of the authorized Level of Care.
D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 22-A6300