Alabama Laws

Medication-Assisted Treatment with Methadone (MAT) Laws

Question:

Does the jurisdiction require a central registry of OTP patients?

Answer:
Yes
This answer is derived from 2 section of law
Citation:
  • citation 1: see full citation
    (i) The State Opioid Treatment Authority shall establish written guidelines, incorporated herein by reference, for participation in a central registry process to aid in the prevention of multiple enrollment of a client in more than one Opioid Maintenance Therapy Program at the same time. Each OMT Program shall provide written documentation of adherence to the State Opioid Treatment Authority guidelines that shall, at a minimum, include the following specifications: see full law
  • citation 2: see full citation
    (21) Central Registry - A system which is used by two (2) or more providers to share information about clients who are applying for or presently involved in detoxification or maintenance treatment using methadone or other opiate replacements, for the purpose of preventing the concurrent enrollment of clients with more than one OMT provider. see full law