N.J. Admin. Code § 10:161B-11.13

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 8, April 15, 2024

Section 10:161B-11.13 - Extended take-home medications

(a) Clients in opioid treatment programs who have 24 and 36 consecutive months of stability in treatment, and who have been determined and documented as eligible by the multidisciplinary team, may be approved for extended take-homes as follows:

1. A Phase V client who has had no positive drug screening results within the last twenty-four consecutive months may be permitted up to a 14-day supply of take-home medication, provided the client meets the criteria for stability and functioning contained in the standards set by accrediting agencies as determined and documented by the multidisciplinary team.

2. A Phase VI client who has no positive drug screening results within the last 36 consecutive months may be permitted up to a 30-day supply of take-home medication, provided the client meets the criteria for stability and functioning contained in the standards set by accrediting agencies as determined and documented by the multidisciplinary team.

3. Clients receiving up to 14 or up to a 30-day supply of daily take-home doses who have a positive drug screen shall be assessed by the multidisciplinary team. This shall be documented and shall include a medication call back, drug screen and appropriate clinical interventions, which shall be documented in the client record. Any client who has been determined to have mishandled take-home medication shall no longer be eligible for take-homes until he or she has again met the initial criteria for take-homes, and been reviewed and approved by the multidisciplinary team.

4. Clients on extended take-homes who have had two positive drug screenings within a 12-month period shall no longer be eligible for extended take-homes. Extended take-homes may be restored when the client has had 12 consecutive months of negative drug screening results and the multidisciplinary team has reviewed his or her progress in treatment and has recommended restoration of extended take-homes. Following restoration of extended take-homes, a positive drug screen shall result in the removal of extended take-homes until the client has had 12 consecutive months of negative drug screening results and been approved by the multidisciplinary team for reinstatement of extended take-homes. If the two positive drug screenings are within 90 days, all weekday take-homes shall be removed in accordance with 10:161B-11.12.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:161B-11.13