Okla. Admin. Code § 450:70-3-5.16

Current through Vol. 41, No. 19, June 17, 2024

Section 450:70-3-5.16 - Assessment and record content - Initial dosing

(a) OTPs shall develop and maintain written policies and procedures that are adequate to ensure that the following dosage form and initial dosing requirements are met:

(1) Methadone shall be administered or dispensed only in oral form and shall be formulated in such a way as to reduce its potential for parenteral abuse.

(2) For each new person served enrolled in a program, the initial dose of methadone shall not exceed thirty (30) milligrams and the total dose for the first day shall not exceed forty (40) milligrams, unless the program physician documents in the clinical record that forty (40) milligrams did not suppress opiate abstinence symptoms.

(3) Any increase above forty (40) milligrams shall be based on the physician's medical judgment and documented in the chart.

(4) Buprenorphine may be administered in tablet or sublingual form.

(5) Initial and later treatment dosing shall be determined by the medical director and according to best medical practice.

(b) Compliance with 450:70-3-5.16 may be determined by:

(1) A review of policies and procedures,

(2) Treatment records, and

(3) Other facility documentation.

Okla. Admin. Code § 450:70-3-5.16

Added at 30 Ok Reg 1437, eff 7-1-13

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 34, Issue 24, September 1, 2017, eff. 10/1/2017

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 22, August 1, 2023, eff. 9/15/2023