(1) Providers of medication-assisted treatment services for opiate addiction may not be licensed unless they provide supportive rehabilitation programs. Supportive rehabilitation programs include, but are not limited to, counseling, therapy, and vocational rehabilitation. see full law

(6) Service providers that provide medication-assisted treatment for substance abuse other than opiate dependence shall provide counseling services in conjunction with medication-assisted treatment. see full law

(c) “Coordinated system of care” means the full array of behavioral and related services in a region or community offered by all service providers, whether participating under contract with the managing entity or by another method of community partnership or mutual agreement. see full law

(3) “Coordinated specialty care program” means an evidence-based program for individuals who are experiencing the early indications of serious mental illness, especially symptoms of a first psychotic episode, and which includes, but is not limited to, intensive case management, individual or group therapy, supported employment, family education and supports, and the provision of appropriate psychotropic medication as needed. see full law

b. For medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction, blood and urine samples shall be taken within seven (7) calendar days prior to placement or two (2) calendar days after placement. A drug screen shall be conducted at the time of placement. If there are delays in the procedure, such as problems in obtaining a blood sample, this shall be documented by a licensed nurse in the individual record. The initial dose of medication may be given before the laboratory test results are reviewed by the physician. The results of the laboratory test shall be reviewed, signed and dated by the physician, or in accordance with the medical protocol established in subsection 65D-30.004(7), F.A.C. see full law