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016.04.2-IV. DEFINITIONS:

AR ADC 016.04.2-IVArkansas Administrative Code

West's Arkansas Administrative Code
Title 016. Department of Human Services
Division 04. Division of Behavioral Health
Rule 2. Methadone/Laam Treatment Program Standards
Ark. Admin. Code 016.04.2-IV
016.04.2-IV. DEFINITIONS:
Currentness
The following definitions apply to Programs:
A. Administrative Detoxification
Administrative Detoxification is the gradual, medically controlled withdrawal of methadone/LAAM from a patient for violation or infraction of a Program policy.
B. Alcohol and Drug Management Information System (ADMIS)
Alcohol and Drug Management Information System (ADMIS) is the management information system for the collection and reporting of patient related data prescribed by the State Authority.
C. Applicant Screening
Applicant screening is the act of determining eligibility for treatment.
D. Counselor
A Counselor is one of the following:
(1) A Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor or Advanced Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor as recognized by the Arkansas Substance Abuse Certification Board;
(2) Licensed Associate Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselor or Licensed Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselor as recognized by the Arkansas State Board of Examiners of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors;
(3) Any person licensed at a Masters Degree level or above in the behavioral health field licensed by the State of Arkansas, and who by virtue of education, training or experience, provides treatment, which includes advice, opinion, or instruction to an individual or in a group setting to allow opportunity for a person to explore his or her problems related directly or indirectly to alcohol and or other drug abuse or dependence;
(4) An individual who has at least a Bachelor's Degree in a behavioral science, and who by virtue of education, training or experience, provides treatment, which includes advice, opinion, or instruction to an individual or in a group setting to allow opportunity for a person to explore his or her problems related directly or indirectly to alcohol and or other drug abuse or dependence.
E. Definitive Laboratory Results
Definitive Laboratory Results are confirmatory tests done by a National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) certified laboratory.
F. Detoxification Treatment
Detoxification Treatment means the dispensing of a narcotic drug in decreasing doses to an individual to alleviate adverse physiological and psychological effects of withdrawal from the continuous or sustained use of a narcotic drug and as a method of bringing the individual to a narcotic drug-free state within such period.
G. Family
Family means individuals who claim relationship to the client either by heredity or by law.
H. Licensure
Licensure is the process by which ADAP determines if a person, partnership, association or corporation may operate an alcohol and drug abuse treatment program.
I. Licensure Standards for Alcohol and/or Other Drug Abuse Treatment Programs
Licensure standards for alcohol and/or other drug abuse treatment programs are the standards developed by ADAP, which licensed treatment programs shall meet.
J. Medical Director
A Medical Director is a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of Arkansas who assumes responsibility for the administration of medical services performed by the Program, including ensuring that the Program is in compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding the medical treatment of narcotic addiction with a narcotic drug.
K. Methadone/LAAM Maintenance
Methadone/LAAM Maintenance means the dispensing of methadone/LAAM for more than 180 days in the treatment of an individual for dependence on heroin or other morphine-like drugs.
L. Narcotic Dependent
A Narcotic Dependent is an individual who physiologically needs opiate or a synthetic opiate to prevent the onset of signs of withdrawal.
M. Presumptive Laboratory Results
Presumptive Laboratory Results are screening test results that have not been confirmed by a National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) certified laboratory.
N. Program
A Program is an entity that:
(1) Administers or dispenses an approved narcotic drug to a narcotic addict for maintenance or detoxification treatment; and
(2) Provides a comprehensive range of medical and rehabilitative services; and
(3) Is approved by the State Methadone Authority and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)/Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT); and
(4) Is registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration to use a narcotic drug for the treatment of narcotic addiction; and
(5) Is open at least six (6) days a week.
O. Program Sponsor
A Program Sponsor is a person (or representative of an organization) who is responsible for the operation of a Program and who assumes responsibility for its employees, including practitioners, agents or other persons providing services at the Program (including its medication units) and is knowledgeable of substance abuse treatment issues.
P. Services
Services are program components rendered to patients which shall include, but are not limited to:
(1) Medical evaluations; and
(2) Counseling; and
(3) Rehabilitative and other social programs (e.g., vocational and educational guidance, employment placement) which shall help the patient become a productive member of society.
Q. Significant Other
A Significant Other is an individual who has an intimate relationship with another, but who is not related by heredity or law.
R. State Methadone Authority (SMA)
State Methadone Authority means the Director, or designee, of the Arkansas Department of Health/Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, or its successor.
S. Take-Home Medication
Take-Home Medications refer to those doses of methadone consumed by the patient under conditions of no direct observation by a medical provider.
Current with amendments received through May 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 016.04.2-IV, AR ADC 016.04.2-IV
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