§ 12-23-18-1 — Rules

(a) Subject to federal law and consistent with
standard medical practice in opioid treatment of drug abuse, the
division shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish and administer
an opioid treatment diversion control and oversight program to identify
individuals who divert opioid treatment medications from legitimate
treatment use and to terminate the opioid treatment of those
individuals.
(b) Rules adopted under subsection (a) must include provisions
relating to the following matters concerning opioid treatment programs
and patients who receive opioid treatment:
(1) Regular clinic attendance by the patient.
(2) Specific counseling requirements for the opioid treatment
program.
(3) Serious behavior problems of the patient.
(4) Stable home environment of the patient.
(5) Safe storage capacity of opioid treatment medications within
the patient's home.
(6) Medically recognized testing protocols to determine legitimate
opioid treatment medication use.
(7) The opioid treatment program's medical director and
administrative staff responsibilities for preparing and
implementing a diversion control plan.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.11-2003, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.116-2008, SEC.3.