§ 12-23-21-3 — Requirements; eligibility; application procedure

Indiana § 12-23-21-3

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 23: ADDICTION SERVICES
• Ch. 21: Physician Medication Assisted Treatment Training

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(a) Physician training in medication assisted
treatment must include the following:
(1) Waiver training.
(2) Training in the use of a federal Food and Drug Administration
approved long acting, nonaddictive medication for the treatment
of opioid dependence.
(3) Treatment protocols containing best practice guidelines for the
treatment of opiate dependent patients as developed under IC 12-23-18-7.5(b).
(b) A physician licensed under IC 25-22.5 is eligible to participate
in the reimbursement pilot program established under this chapter if the
physician meets all of the following requirements:
(1) At least twenty-five percent (25%) of the physician's practice
is providing obstetrics and gynecology services to pregnant
women.
(2) The physician has not received the waiver training and meets
all of the requirements for obtaining the training.
(3) The physician agrees to and receives the training in
medication assisted treatment.
(c) The division shall determine the number of physicians approved
for reimbursement under the reimbursement pilot program based on the
availability of funds. The division shall apply for and seek any grants
or funding available to fund the reimbursement pilot program.
(d) The division shall establish the procedure a physician must
follow in order to apply for and receive reimbursement under the
reimbursement pilot program.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.168-2017, SEC.3.