Section 0940-05-42-.20 - CENTRAL REGISTRY(1) All facilities shall participate in the department's Central Registry.(2) Service recipients shall be informed of the Facility's participation in the Central Registry; and, prior to initiating a central registry inquiry, the Facility shall obtain the service recipient's written consent.(3) To prevent simultaneous enrollment of a service recipient in more than one OTP, within 72 hours of admission the Facility shall initiate a clearance inquiry by submitting to the approved Central Registry the name, date of birth, anticipated date of admission or discharge and any other relevant information required for the clearance procedure or as required by the SOTA. No person who is reported by the Central Registry to be participating in another such Facility shall be admitted to an OTP, or in the event a dual enrollment is found, the service recipient shall be discharged from one OTP in order to continue enrollment at another OTP. The SOTA shall be notified within 24 hours of any service recipient who is found by an OTP to be simultaneously enrolled in another OTP.(4) Reports received by the Central Registry shall be treated as confidential and shall not be released except to a licensed Facility or its designated legal representative or as approved by the SOTA, or as required by law. Information made available by the Central Registry to facilities or their designated legal representatives or as approved by the SOTA shall also be treated as confidential.(5) If a Facility operates within 75 miles of an OTP in an adjoining state, the SOTA may direct the Facility to share service recipient information with the OTP in the other state to prevent simultaneous enrollment of persons in more than one OTP facility.(6) The Facility shall develop policies and procedures to address a service recipient's multiple enrollment and cumulative time in all prior opioid replacement treatment episodes with other opioid treatment programs or Facilities in Tennessee as well as procedures for contacting opioid treatment programs or Facilities in an adjoining state if within 75 miles of a Tennessee OTP.(7) Within five days of completion of the service recipient's IPP, the OTP shall submit to the Central Registry such information as is required by the SOTA and the department.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-42-.20
Original rule filed September 20, 2012; effective December 19, 2012.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-1601, 4-4-103, 33-1-302, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, 33-2-301, 33-2-302, and 33-2-404.