N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 14 § 816.8

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 38, September 18, 2024

Section 816.8 - Additional requirements for medically supervised outpatient withdrawal and stabilization services

(a) Unless otherwise authorized by the Office medically supervised outpatient services may be delivered only by an OASAS certified provider of residential, inpatient and outpatient services in order to assure appropriate continuation in treatment.

(b)Required services.

(1) All providers of outpatient medically supervised services must, at a minimum, provide the following services in addition to those otherwise required by this Part:

(2) patients must be seen by the physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant or registered nurse daily unless otherwise specified by the physician based on the patient's physical and psychiatric conditions; and

(3) The provider of services must provide or make available a twenty-four (24) hour telephone crisis line.

(c)Staffing.

(1) Each outpatient medically supervised service shall have a service director who is a qualified health professional as defined by this Title. Such service director shall have at least two years of full-time work experience in the substance use disorder treatment field prior to appointment as service director and may also serve as director of another service provided by the same program governing authority.

(2) Counselors. In every program there must be an adequate number of counselors sufficient to carry out the objectives of the program and to assure the outcomes of the program are addressed. The Office shall review factors in determining whether the program's outcomes are being addressed, which may include but shall not be limited to:

(i) retention of patients in treatment;

(ii) patients' stability and progress in treatment.

(3) Progress notes shall be documented no less often than once per visit.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 14 § 816.8

Adopted New York State Register March 27, 2019/Volume XLI, Issue 13, eff. 3/27/2019

Amended New York State Register September 14, 2022/Volume XLIV, Issue 37, eff. 10/1/2022