Section 0940-05-42-.26 - HOURS OF OPERATION(1) A Facility's hours of operation shall accommodate persons involved in activities such as school, homemaking, child care and variable shift work. (a) Dosing and counseling shall be available at least six hours per day from Monday through Friday and at least three hours on Saturday. On Sundays, dosing shall be available at least three hours and counseling may be provided in order to accommodate a service recipient's schedule.(b) All clinics shall be open seven days per week and 365 days per year with the exception of being closed on four nonconsecutive days for holidays. Facilities shall notify the SOTA and service recipients of the date of any holiday when the Facility will be closed at least 14 days in advance of the holiday.(c) Any Facility may also be closed for one mandatory training day, if required by the SOTA.(d) Facilities shall offer comprehensive services, including, but not limited to, individual and group counseling, and referral services, at least six days per week. Medical exams shall be provided on days when new admissions to the clinic occur.(e) Any service recipient in comprehensive maintenance treatment may receive a single take-home dose for each day that the clinic is closed for business, such as holidays, not to exceed two consecutive days.(f) Facilities shall provide the SOTA with at least two weeks' notice prior to any change in Facility hours.(g) A Facility that intends to voluntarily close shall notify TDMHSAS no later than 90 days prior to closure. In order to assure continuity of care, any Facility which closes, either voluntarily or involuntarily, shall comply with all directions received from the TDMHSAS regarding the orderly transfer of service recipients and their records.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-42-.26
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.