N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 14 § 830.3

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

Section 830.3 - Definitions

As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) "Acupuncture therapist" means licensed, certified, or unlicensed clinical staff who have documented successful completion of acupuncture training for the treatment of substance use disorder in an educational program acceptable to the Education Department pursuant to Article 160 of the Education Law.

(b) "Telehealth" means the use of two-way real-time interactive telecommunication system for the purpose of providing addiction services at a distance.

(c) "Designated program" means a certified, approved or otherwise authorized program which has complied with the requirements of this Part and any applicable standards and guidance issued by the Office and has received an operating certificate designation indicating Office approval.

(d) For purposes of Telehealth, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Distant site" means the site at which the practitioner delivering the service is located at the time the service is provided via the interactive telecommunications system, which may include the practitioner's place of residence, office, or other identified space within the United States.

(2) "Originating site" means the site at which the patient is located at the time the service is being provided via the interactive telecommunications system, which may include the patient's place of residence, other identified location, or other temporary location out-of-state.

(3) "Practitioner" means:

(i) a prescribing professional eligible to prescribe buprenorphine pursuant to federal regulations;

(ii) other staff credentialed or approved by the Office providing addiction services consistent with their scope of practice and as authorized pursuant to this Part and Article 29G of the public health law.

(4) "Telecommunication system" means a dedicated secure interactive audio and/or video linkage system approved by the Office to transmit data between an originating and distant site for purposes of providing services delivered via telehealth.

(e) "Gender identity or expression" means a person's actual or perceived gender-related identity, appearance, behavior, expression, or other gender-related characteristics regardless of the sex assigned to that person at birth, including, but not limited to, the status of being transgender. One's gender identity may also innately reside somewhere in between the ends of the gender binary (man/woman) or somewhere outside the boundaries of the gender binary and can be fluid for some individuals. Gender identity and expression may be expressed in self-image, physical appearance, and with behavior.

(f) "Program Endorsement" means a designation offered pursuant to the requirements of this Part and any Standards and guidance issued by the Office. It is a demonstration of a program's proficiency in meeting additional standards identified by the Office.

(g) "Adolescent" for purposes of this Part, means an individual under the age of twenty-one (21).

(h) "Open access services" for purposes of this Part, means on demand access to addiction treatment services including immediate peer services, clinical assessments, connections to appropriate level of care and rapid access to approved addiction medication for substance use disorder.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 14 § 830.3

Adopted New York State Register January 24, 2018 /Volume XL, Issue 04, eff. 1/24/2018

Amended New York State Register December 18, 2019/Volume XLI, Issue 51, eff. 12/18/2019

Amended New York State Register February 16, 2022/Volume XLIV, Issue 07, eff. 2/16/2022

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