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016.04.2-XIII. SPECIAL STAFFING

AR ADC 016.04.2-XIIIArkansas 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-XIII
016.04.2-XIII. SPECIAL STAFFING
Currentness
The Program shall conduct a special staffing to determine an appropriate response whenever a patient has two (2) or more urinalysis in a one (1) year period that are positive for drugs other than methadone/LAAM. The Medical Director shall use test results as a guide to change treatment approaches and not as the sole criteria to force a patient out of treatment. When using test results, the Medical Director shall distinguish presumptive laboratory results from definitive laboratory results.
Patients in Phase II, Level III having a positive drug screen for other than methadone/LAAM will be placed in Phase II, Level II to be completed in its entirety prior to moving back to Phase II, Level III.
Patients in Phase III or IV having a positive drug screen for other than methadone/LAAM will be placed in Phase II, Level III to be completed in its entirety prior to moving back to Phase III.
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 016.04.2-XIII, AR ADC 016.04.2-XIII
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